Tag: Politics
Ethics in politics
The private life of men who aspire to hold public office is open to public scrutiny in democratic countries to ensure that they do...
Politics of opportunism
If Imran Khan wants to be seen as an instrument of change for better, then he has to ensure that remnants of Musharraf’s unconstitutional...
Khosa asks political parties to join hands
Stressing upon unity among politicians, Punjab Governor Latif Khosa said on Saturday that all political parties should jointly work for stability of the country...
Mariam Nawaz enters politics?
Rumours continued to make rounds on Friday concerning the entry of Mariam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif, into...
Imran’s avowed 1,000
Imran has initiated his campaign for change, an end to corruption and a clean and efficient administration at a highly opportune moment. Both PPP...
Politics, more politics
A friend is visiting from London and our home has been witness to incessant discussions about what may or may not happen in the...
Imran and the establishment
Allama Iqbal is back in business. But this time, he is not being quoted by some Iqbal Scholar; instead it is our very own...
November can be month for change of government: Pir Pagara
PML-F chief Pir Pagara has said November can be month for change of government besides change of weather.
He was talking to a delegation...
Politics of protests
Pakistan is a country where democracy is struggling to make its roots strong and deeper. But there are many hindrances on its way to...
Politicians against politicians
Pakistan’s political leaders are their own worst adversaries. They undermine their reputation and adversely affect the prospects of democracy by their actions. If Pakistan’s...
Nisar adds fuel to the fire
With all major political parties already up in arms against each other, their leaders continue to ignite the situation by levelling allegations and counter-allegations...
PML(N)’s confused politics
Pakistan Muslim League (N) is the second largest political party in Pakistan in terms of votebank and in terms of seats in Assembly. In...
Pakistan’s path of denial
I used to the think the Pakistani people were completely deluded; they kept electing the same parties, kept disregarding corruption, inefficiency and general stupidity...
Crooks or Robin Hoods
Pakistan these days is being haunted by Robin Hoods of another kind, who rob the two million tax-payers of this unfortunate country, to benefit...
School of Politics and Int’l Relations opens at QAU
The School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR) was inaugurated at the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) here on Tuesday. Strategic Plans Division (SPD) DG Lt...
The emerging threat?
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has made it clear to the politicians having the “March Syndrome” that the PPP-led coalition will not only sweep...
Power politics
Everybody’s been talking of the Imran Khan spanner thrown into the works of Punjabi politics. It is being surmised that since his support base...