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December 10, 2024
PTI at the crossroads
Author says PTI founder is setting unrealistic targets for a party that is not in position to carry them out
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November 24, 2024
Trump’s economic nationalism
Economic nationalism remains potent political narrative, influencing both Republican and Democratic platforms
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August 13, 2024
The rising tide of students
Bangladesh has a long history of mass movements challenging incumbent governments
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July 15, 2024
France turns left
Left alliance came on top but is still not in a position to form the government
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July 09, 2024
The Labour victory
Labour and Liberal Democrats are real winners of this election while Conservatives and Scottish National Party are real losers
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June 06, 2024
How heavy lies Nawaz’s crown?
Before we talk about the challenges faced by Nawaz Sharif in his new role, let’s start with how lucky he is as a politician
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April 21, 2024
Is privatization the answer?
Crew members disembark from a Pakistan International Airways flight at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan. — AFP/FileThe newly elected coalition...
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April 02, 2024
Putin’s Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the US of fueling ‘the potential for conflict in Asia, Africa and Latin America.’ —...
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February 26, 2024
Politics at stake
The PML-N-led coalition government will have more than 200 members in the National Assembly
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February 14, 2024
Decoding the 2024 election
In Punjab, the PML-N has emerged as the largest party by winning 71 National Assembly seats out of 141
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February 06, 2024
Who will win the 2024 elections?
However, despite all unpredictability and uncertainty that still surrounds this political exercise, two things have become clear now
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January 29, 2024
Who will win Punjab?
So in a House of 336, Punjab will send 176 members to NA these seats are crucial to form government in Islamabad
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January 22, 2024
Hasina back at the helm
This election was just an electoral exercise without much substance
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January 09, 2024
Still thinking
A majority of voters who want to cast their ballots in the elections have already decided whom to vote for
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January 02, 2024
Strengthening dynasties
Dynastic politics is not a new phenomenon in our politics. Political dynasties are well entrenched in our political system. But Pakistan is not the...
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December 17, 2023
Paint it saffron?
Last month, India held state elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Mizoram and Rajasthan, and the results show that the BJP still...
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December 05, 2023
Battle for Balochistan
Political developments in Balochistan have caught the attention of the national media. While the province is hardly mentioned in debates in the...
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November 14, 2023
Elections around the corner
Representational image of a voter casting her vote during an election. — AFP/FileThe Election Commission of Pakistan has announced it will hold...
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November 06, 2023
Workers’ protests in Bangladesh
Garment workers block a road during a protest demanding the increase of their salaries, in Dhaka on November 2, 2023. — AFPStrikes and protests by...
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October 30, 2023
Levelling the field
Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari while addressing a party rally in this picture released on September 11, 2023. —...
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October 24, 2023
The Nawaz factor
Former Prime Minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif smiling with a pigeon sitting on his hand during a massive power show in Lahore on his return...
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October 15, 2023
Palestine and imperialism
Hamas launched a well-planned and organized attack on Israel. The scale and speed of the October 7 Hamas attack shocked Israel. Hamas fired...
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October 02, 2023
Targeting young voters
Young voters are likely to play a decisive role in the upcoming general elections in Pakistan. According to data released by the Election Commission...
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September 23, 2023
When living gets tough
The people of Pakistan are neck-deep in a sea of rising poverty, soaring inflation and high unemployment. They were expecting some relief from the...
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August 28, 2023
The rise of bigotry
A religiously motivated violent mob in Jaranwala, Faisalabad attacked, vandalized and set houses and churches of the Christian community on fire on...
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August 15, 2023
Coups in West Africa
The July 26 military coup in Niger has escalated the already existing tensions in the West African region. General Abdurrahman Tchiani, the head of...
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August 01, 2023
Electoral reforms
A joint session of parliament passed the Elections Bill 2023 last week. Through this bill, the coalition government has made 54 amendments in the...
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July 24, 2023
Where should people go?
Most analysts believe that if Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and coalition partners decide to dissolve the National Assembly a few days before August...
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July 16, 2023
The rise of BRICS
Initially, Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2006 formed BRICS as a relatively informal grouping of rapidly growing countries seeking to improve...
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July 10, 2023
What are the French protesting?
Last week saw France in the grip of another wave of mass protests which swept across the country following the killing of 19-year-old...
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June 19, 2023
Ukraine’s attack
Ukraine has launched its much-awaited counteroffensive against Russia with the aim to recapture the areas occupied by Russia and force Russian...
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June 04, 2023
Battle for southern Punjab
There are more than 48 national and 100 provincial assembly seats in the three divisions of southern Punjab. The overwhelming majority of seats in...
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May 30, 2023
High-risk strategy
Since his ouster from power in April 2022, former prime minister Imran Khan adopted a high-risk strategy to regain power and outmaneuver his...
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May 21, 2023
Erdogan’s popularity
The May 14 Turkish presidential election has failed to produce a clear winner in a close race. Turkish President Erdogan and opposition candidate...
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May 15, 2023
IMF and imperialism
Pakistan is desperately looking for the completion of the ninth review of the IMF programme to get $1.1 billion tranche from. The government is...
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May 02, 2023
The worker’s struggle
International Workers' Day on May 1, also known as Labour Day or May Day, is a day to remember the achievements of the working class and to...
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April 02, 2023
What’s going on in France?
France is in the grip of mass protests and strikes that have erupted against the controversial pension reform plan. The Macron government wants to...
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March 22, 2023
How to escape the long arm of the law
The message from Zaman Park, Lahore is loud and clear: Imran Khan is a popular leader and thus needs ‘special treatment’. The courts should wait...
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March 06, 2023
Elections on the cards?
President Arif Alvi has finally announced April 30 as the date for general elections in Punjab. The Election Commission of Pakistan had earlier...
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February 27, 2023
Modernize the workforce
Skilled labour plays an important role in the devolvement of any country. An educated and skilled workforce increases productivity and attract both...
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February 22, 2023
Will ‘Keynesianism’ return?
Keynesian economics dominated economic theory and policy after the Second World War until the mid-1970s. Neoliberal economists launched a vicious...
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February 14, 2023
Austerity by the rich
Another austerity drive is on the cards as Pakistan tries to strike an agreement with the IMF for the release of a $1.2 billion tranche. The country...
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January 24, 2023
Landslide victory
As expected, the PPP has dominated the Sindh local government elections in 13 out of 16 districts. It has won the elections in the district councils...
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January 16, 2023
Who will win the narrative battle?
The battle for Punjab has entered a decisive phase. Not only did Chief Minister Punjab Parvez Elahi successfully win the vote of confidence from the...
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January 09, 2023
A marriage of inconvenience
There is no doubt that the alliance between the PTI and the PML-Q is a marriage of inconvenience. Both parties have serious differences on many...
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January 03, 2023
A failed model
Millions in Pakistan are feeling the pain of a deepening economic crisis. The working and lower middle classes in Pakistan and around the world have...
