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Tag: Ishaq Dar

Opposition leader Imran Khan waves to supporters at a celebration rally after the Pakistani Supreme Court disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif from office, in Islamabad on July 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Mahmood
Posted inOpinion

Focus on Pakistani elite behind ‘accountability’ farce

by Imad Zafar May 4, 2021May 4, 2021

The “accountability” drive in Pakistan that started with the ouster of prime minister Nawaz Sharif was always a farce, and time has proved that its only purpose was to remove Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) from power. From convicting Sharif and his aides in controversial and hasty judicial decisions to putting the likes […]

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Muzzled democracy, press mean chaos for Pakistan

by Imad Zafar October 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Pakistani establishment facing historic challenge

by Imad Zafar September 3, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

A chat with PML-N’s self-exiled finance supremo

by Imad Zafar June 19, 2019February 18, 2020
Don Quixote and Sancho panza riding through fields in La Mancha Spain
Posted inMiddle East, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

The Don Quixote of Pakistan has worsened the crisis

by Imad Zafar October 10, 2018October 10, 2018
Nawaz Sharif's remarks on the Mumbai attacks have seen him accused of being 'anti-Pakistan'. Photo: Reuters / Mian Khursheed
Posted inMiddle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Political uncertainty remains after Pakistan PM’s dismissal

by Adnan Aamir January 8, 2018
A file photo of Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, seen during a news conference in Islamabad on May 25, 2017. Dar is on 'sick leave' and also fighting corruption charges. Photo: Reuters/Faisal Mahmood
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Pakistani rupee hits all-time low with minister under a cloud

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid December 17, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inPakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan’s finance minister on hop as money-laundering case re-opens

by F.M. Shakil November 17, 2017February 18, 2020
A Pakistani stockbroker is reflected on a monitor as he watches share prices during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi.
Photo: AFP / Rizwan Tabassum
Posted inChina, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Political chaos crippling Pakistani markets, investment climate

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid October 12, 2017February 18, 2020
Supporters of opposition leader Imran Khan's PTI political party attend a celebration rally in Islamabad on July 30, 2017, after the Pakistani Supreme Court disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Mahmood
Posted inAfghanistan, China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Political instability aggravates Pakistan’s economic woes

by Gary Kleiman August 30, 2017
Nawaz Sharif's remarks on the Mumbai attacks have seen him accused of being 'anti-Pakistan'. Photo: Reuters / Mian Khursheed
Posted inPakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan in turmoil as PM Sharif ousted over corruption claims

by Asif Shahzad July 28, 2017February 18, 2020
An ice cream vendor pours chocolate syrup on an ice cream cone in Peshawar, Pakistan July 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Fayaz Aziz
Posted inChina, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Data suggest Pakistan faces prospect of financial meltdown

by F.M. Shakil July 24, 2017February 18, 2020
Representational image. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

South Asia’s draining debt trap trials

by Gary Kleiman June 25, 2017June 25, 2017

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