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The packing up order for 18 INGOs by the interior ministry, without a charge-sheet and vague accusations of acting against the state, indicates the...
Tough competition is expected in the by-polls next Sunday as PPP sides with the PML-N
PML-N is eyeing the possibility of cooperation with the PPP to form a more effective opposition, but the relationship has been flaky so far
The appointment and subsequent ouster of Atif Mian from the economic advisory council exposes the government’s vulnerability to the pressure...
The cracks in opposition, reflected in the president’s election, are permanent and peculiar to the multi-party political system that Pakistan is...
Overseas Pakistanis in the Middle East are eager to cast vote electronically
With the PML-N and PPP posturing as two separate entities, who will play the role of de facto opposition in the next five years?
Election observers suggest the formation of a parliamentary commission to probe rigging allegations
Ousted after 10 years in power in Punjab, will the PML-N remain intact?
No less than 143 independent candidates with jeep as their symbol are vying for National Assembly seats and many more in the provincial assembly
With just 10 days to the general elections, the future of Nawaz Sharif and his political party PML-N remains mired in confusion
The ECP may have set a bar on expenses incurred on election campaigns, there are signs that candidates are on a spending spree albeit extra...
Very few professionals and ordinary party workers have been awarded party tickets
Internal rifts, backlash and defiance from local party leaders and workers have hit many political parties, particularly the PTI and PML-N
Although the number of registered voters has increased, the real test is to translate it into turnout this time
Political parties have developed to reflect and accommodate various fissures in broader Pakistani society
The act of preserving historic buildings owned by Ahmadis was checked by the local clerics of Sialkot, who oddly absolve themselves from the...
Come election 2018, the real contest will be in Punjab but after Nawaz Sharif’s statements one does not know if PML-N will retain its majority
The assassination attempt at Ahsan Iqbal is ominous and hints at the difficult times to come for politicians as they gear up for the forthcoming...
Dr Shakil Afridi, considered as a major obstacle to the improvement of ties between the US and Pakistan, is in the news again
