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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicPakistan Politics

Topic: Pakistan Politics

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.

Pakistan former President Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai

Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf has died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dubai, Pakistani local media reported on Sunday.

Im, not so dim: Why it had to be a reckless Imran Khan to threaten Pakistan’s Establishment

Most of us saw Imran Khan as a unique character, most unlike the usual subcontinent cricket star. There has always been a risk-taking edge to him bordering on the reckless.

Pakistan has a grocery list for Taliban – free Kashmir, flag on Lal Quila, maybe even pudina

Taliban stan crowd in Pakistan is growing. They want the flag everywhere but not at home.

Asif Ghafoor’s political meddling reinforces perception that Pakistan is being militarised

Curiously, Ghafoor’s warning to Pashtuns has come days after PM Imran Khan publicly endorsed the demands of the movement.

The making and unravelling of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Born to be Hanged, Syeda Hameed’s biography of Bhutto, is a valuable contribution to the existing corpus of research on political figures of South Asia.

Foreign cricketers refuse to play in Pak & their National Day hosts second foreign president

Also, Pakistan gets first woman opp leader, China gives Pakistan a pair of new eyes for its missiles and Sindh's climate change crisis continues.

On Camera

Are flight bomb threats pranks or conspiracy? Cost of ‘hoax’ to Indian aviation is real

Over 510 flights have been hit by hoax bomb threats in the past couple of weeks. Despite arrests and suspicions of Sikh radical links, authorities still have no clear answers.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.