Nepali rapper turned mayor is young people’s favourite in political crisis
- 10-Sep-2025
KATHMANDU: Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, an unusually youthful elected official in Nepali politics dominated by seasoned legislators, has emerged as a favourite among young people to represent them in an interim government. The capital’s 35-year-old mayor, a former rapper who often appears on Instagram and in public wearing a dark blazer and sunglasses, is in […]
Mired in multiple crises
- 17-Aug-2024
We have celebrated the 77th anniversary of our independence of Pakistan on 14 August. As usual, there were rallies, official functions, speeches gloating over the small successes while shying away from the blunders committed by us during these long years. The 14 August should actually be a day of reckoning and introspection. The day should remind us of our national failures rather than the […]
Kuwait emir dissolves parliament in new political crisis
- 11-May-2024
Kuwait’s emir on Friday dissolved parliament and assumed some government duties barely six weeks after elections in the wealthy Gulf oil state that has seen repeated political crises, state media reported. The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said “an emiri order was issued to dissolve the national assembly and suspend some articles of the constitution for […]
When will Pakistan finally come out of crisis?
- 05-Sep-2023
It is always a crisis situation in Pakistan and there is hardly anything that could be done to reverse this unfortunate spiral. Currently, though the activities in the country have created tremendous noise but to many discerning observers there is an eerie silence beneath the hectic exterior. The country is completely in the grip of […]
A Voice In Wilderness
- 16-Aug-2023
We own a country of 230 million people. We have a strong and large army; possess nuclear weapons, rich resources including vast agricultural lands and a reasonably large industrial base; a well-recruited and well-trained civil service; and a large network of higher educational institutions. We produce hundreds of PhDs, professors, economists, engineers, and technology experts, […]
Ex-AJK PM Sardar Tanveer Ilyas blames Imran Khan for current political crisis
- 31-May-2023
LAHORE: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sardar Tanveer Ilyas blamed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan for current political crisis, ARY News reported. As per details, the former AJK prime minister said that he has old terms with the PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. He blamed PTI chief […]
All Is In Turmoil, Mr. Prime Minister
- 26-Apr-2023
Beloved Pakistan is stuck in a political, economic and constitutional quagmire. No institution–the executive, the parliament, the judiciary, the Election Commission of Pakistan and the establishment–seems to be able to pull it out of this ever-deepening morass, other than a bold and decisive move by you as the leader of the country. The nation is […]
Justice Athar Minallah says PTI MNAs’ resignations escalated political crisis
- 07-Apr-2023
ISLAMABAD: Justice Athar Minallah said in his detailed dissenting note on Punjab and KP election sou motu that PTI MNAs’ resignations escalated a political crisis in Pakistan, ARY News reported on Friday. As per details, Justice Athar Minallah issued a 25-page detailed dissenting note in the supreme court sou motu on Punjab and KP elections […]
Pakistan’s Worsening Economic and Political Crisis
- 03-Apr-2023
Once again, in its short history, Pakistan is today confronted with multiple crises that can jeopardize its existence as an independent and sovereign country. The economic meltdown, political anarchy and terrorism are the imminent threats that Pakistan has to grapple with on an emergent basis. The tragedy is that the current rulers have no clear-cut […]
Aamir Zulfiqar Khan appointed new IG Punjab amid ‘political crisis’
- 22-Dec-2022
LAHORE: The federal government has appointed Aamir Zulfiqar Khan as new Punjab Inspector General (IG) after Faisal Shahkar refused to continue serving amid political crisis in the province, ARY News reported on Friday. According to details, the Establishment Division issued a formal notification stating that Aamir Zulfiqar Khan has been appointed as the new Punjab […]