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Tag: Punjab province

Posted inOpinion

Imran Khan’s fate and the ‘curse of the electables’

by W. Tariq April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been ousted from power through a no-confidence vote in Parliament, a move he claims to have been orchestrated by the political opposition at the behest of the United States.  Although he has not blamed the military, the country’s most powerful institution, his supporters on the streets and on […]

Posted inOpinion

Yet another episode in Pakistan’s Game of Thrones

by Imad Zafar December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
Pakistan’s National Assembly passed a bill on October 2 allowing ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to be reelected as leader of  the ruling PML-N. Photo: Reuters
Posted inOpinion

Pakistan’s ‘absconder’ dilemma

by Fawad Kaiser February 28, 2020February 28, 2020
Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has been accused of wanting to devastate his rivals running Sindh state. Photo: AFP / Muhammad Reza / Anadolu
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Pakistan’s never-ending game of changing pawns

by Imad Zafar January 24, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Sport of shooting championed in Pakistan

by Atta Rasool Malik October 4, 2019February 18, 2020
Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inChina, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey

Resurgence of Sharif’s PML-N a change on the political chessboard

by Imad Zafar October 15, 2018
Police are present as Shahbaz Sharif, the younger brother ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and the President of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leads a protest in Lahore, Pakistan on July 13, 2018. This comes as PML-N supporters try to reach the airport to protest in favor of Nawaz Sharif, attempting to welcome him and his daughter Maryam Nawaz back from London. All routes going towards the airport are now blocked by containers.
Posted inAfghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

The ‘generals’ man’ wins Pakistani election

by Imad Zafar July 27, 2018July 28, 2018
Police are present as Shahbaz Sharif, the younger brother ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and the President of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leads a protest in Lahore, Pakistan on July 13, 2018. This comes as PML-N supporters try to reach the airport to protest in favor of Nawaz Sharif, attempting to welcome him and his daughter Maryam Nawaz back from London. All routes going towards the airport are now blocked by containers.
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Sharif and Maryam have won first round of nerve-racking battle

by Imad Zafar July 16, 2018July 16, 2018
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Photo: Economic Times
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Pakistanis tiring of elections manipulated by establishment

by Imad Zafar June 28, 2018
Former chief justice Nasir-ul-Mulk has taken the oath as Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister. Photo: AFP
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan finalizing caretaker government to hold transparent elections

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid June 1, 2018February 18, 2020
Nawaz Sharif (left) and Imran Khan (right), opponents now, share a platform in 2007. File Photo: AFP / Arif Ali
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan may see engineered elections in the wake of agitation movements

by Imad Zafar May 18, 2018
Pakistani flag. Photo: Flickr Commons
Posted inAfghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan at a crossroads: seeking peaceful solutions

by Rahim Nasar May 16, 2018
Human trafficking is a global plague, including in Pakistan. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Too little recognition of human trafficking in Pakistan

by Atta Rasool Malik January 15, 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 Pakistani man pushes a cart carrying water in jerry cans in a slum area of Karachi on October 25, 2017. Photo: AFP/Rizwan Tabassum
Posted inPakistan, South Asia, World

Judges put scandal of Pakistan’s toxic water under microscope

by F.M. Shakil December 9, 2017February 18, 2020
Photo: iStock / Getty
Posted inChina, European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

How China’s marble exploits hurt Pakistan’s value-added economy

by F.M. Shakil November 22, 2017February 18, 2020
Shahbaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab province. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Mahmood
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Another Pakistan fiasco: Punjab’s ‘parallel public sector’

by F.M. Shakil November 11, 2017February 18, 2020

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