Raja Omer Shabbir

  • Moment of truth

    Prime Minister Imran Khan is a reality now. His rapid ascent from the political periphery to the PM’s office has left both his detractors and...

  • Chronic leadership crisis

    Chronic leadership crisis

    The stature of all mainstream political leaders in Pakistan has dwarfed in front of people. There is a severe crisis of leadership in the country...

  • Our perception problem

    One doesn’t have to be a diplomat based in Washington to know that Pakistan is facing bit of an image problem internationally. In fact the...

  • A maze to the start

    In a recent newspaper column in the Turkish daily, ‘YeniSafak’, a Turkish columnist called former prime minister Nawaz...

  • A zero-sum game

    Our prime minister is a slow-starter. PM Nawaz has had two chances to clear his name. But he has failed both times. Two is also the number of times...

  • Carousel of mistrust

    The scene is darker than night and blacker than Vantablack. The opposition rubs its hands in glee and smacks its lips. The government is beleaguered...

  • A reformed narrative

    We say that Pakistan is a constitutional democracy but our history betrays the authenticity of this claim. The political process has been on flimsy...