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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicPakistan Politics

Topic: Pakistan Politics

Pakistani speaker asks parliamentarians to claim lost cash. 12 come forward

The ordeal began when Speaker Ayaz Sadiq picked up ten PKR 5,000 notes from the chamber floor, waved them in the air and asked whose it is.

‘Spirituality, black magic, interference’—Economist report on Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi ignites row

Report claims Bushra Bibi exercised extraordinary influence over Khan during his tenure as Pakistan PM & also on govt decisions. PTI slams allegations, rivals say they're ‘accurate’.

Pakistan halts Cholistan canal project amid Indus treaty pause. Why it faces a dual crisis

Project involves construction of 6 canals to irrigate desert land, 5 of which will draw water from Indus & 1 from India-controlled Sutlej. Its launch was met with domestic outrage.

Watch CutTheClutter: What’s the Al-Qadir scam that led to 14-year jail term for Imran Khan

In Episode 1590 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at key players in the Al-Qadir Trust case, Khan’s past convictions, & why he remains defiant.

When Imran Khan took on Pakistani military and failed—What did ‘the revolution’ leave in its wake?

Salman Masood’s ‘Fallout’ delves into the tumultuous political journey of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan.

Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif back in Pakistan after 4-yr exile. Why he left, why he returned & the road ahead

Sharif has faced it all — convictions, military coups and corruption cases. He has twice lived in exile and now returns in the hope of leading the country a fourth time.

SubscriberWrites: Economic collapse, internal security, & extremism fuelling political turmoil in Pakistan

The present political conundrum is the latest outburst of this crisis that commenced in 2022, writes Mudasir Dar.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.