The writer is resident editor of The News in Peshawar. He can be reached at rahimyusufzai@yahoo.com
Afghan President offers three-month ceasefire to the Taliban which they have neither accepted nor rejected but have announced freeing of Afghan...
Like his predecessors who deployed cricket diplomacy to decrease tensions, Imran Khan needs to leverage his legendary status to dig out India and...
Did Imran Khan falter in his choice of chief minister for KP?
KP voters have given a second chance to PTI. Does that mean they have high expectations?
Those sceptical of Imran Khan’s intentions and his powers vis-à-vis Pakistan’s powerful military would like to wait and see if the new prime...
There has been a pro-PTI wave driven by the youth, who have been loyal fans of the cricketer-turned-politician largely because of his never-say-die...
It’s clear militants timed the attacks with the election campaign when politicians contesting the polls are exposed and vulnerable, and public...
Even if the opinion polls prove to be correct, the PTI would still need partners to gain a decisive majority in the Provincial Assembly to be able...
It is time efforts are made to empower the elected government to hold elections instead of entrusting this task to an almost powerless caretaker...
The killing of Fazlullah in a US drone strike has provided Islamabad with an opportunity to remind Washington and Kabul that it has done and...
The rise of Fazlullah from chairlift operator to designated global terrorist
Political parties are demanding elections in Fata but there isn’t enough time now to hold the polls for the KP Assembly in the tribal districts on...
Most political parties, human rights groups and analysts have enthusiastically supported and celebrated the conclusion of the constitutional process...
Two strange bedfellows, Maulana Fazlur Rahman and Mahmood Khan Achakzai, have opposed the 31st Amendment Bill and the challenge isn’t over yet
Pakistan would come under renewed pressure from the Saudis not to offer any help to Tehran while Iran would expect Pakistan to at least remain...
The next elected government will now make and implement the final decision on the merger of Fata, and hopefully whichever party comes into power...
Five big public meetings in different parts of the country on April 29 made an early start in the election campaign
The fledgling Afghan Air Force, trained and equipped by the United States, carried out the latest airstrike on a mosque-cum-madrassa in Kunduz
Most of the nationalist political parties are not in a position to bag considerable number of seats, except in KP and Balochistan
The outcome of the Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caused some shocks amid allegations of horse-trading
