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Global Watch | Why Pakistan is a fundamentally flawed nation-state
Pakistan, since its inception, has struggled to observe the basic norms of civility in its public life. Leaders and political parties hound each other as a bureaucratic-military nexus took over the state of Pakistan from the very beginning
As Imran Khan troubles Pakistan Army, India should fortify LoC, watch its neighbour descent into turmoil
The Pakistani military dispensation may attempt to divert attention from the country's fragile state by either increasing tensions along the Line of Control or carrying out terrorist attacks within India
Imran Khan’s endgame has begun: Supreme Court relief is momentary, political pain is permanent
Imran Khan may have got some relief in the Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday, but it’s a temporary respite. This week’s protests and acts of vandalism aimed at the army have actually sealed his fate in Pakistani politics
Bilawal Bhutto should apologise for his Modi comments ahead of his scheduled India visit
Whatever may be India’s domestic controversies it is simply unacceptable that a foreign minister of another country should be allowed to spew such venom against an elected prime minister
Not Shehbaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari expresses desire to see THIS person as Pakistan PM
The ex-Pakistani president said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan’s removal was necessary to safeguard the nation
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif accuses Imran Khan of taking country into bloodshed
The minister said the PTI had sought dissolution of the Assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Imran, himself, had said he did not want to sit with thieves and dacoits
Terror alert at Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel evokes memories of 2008 bombing
The US and the UK have issued an advisory to all its staff to avoid the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. This warning serves as a reminder of the 2008 blast in which a truck carrying approximately 600 kg of explosives blew up at the hotel’s entrance, killing more than 50 people and injuring another 266
Will Pakistan PM decide who will remain army chief?
Both the better part of the last seven decades, the generals of the Pakistan Army have either ruled directly by imposing martial law or have done so in a more indirect by controlling the civilian governments
Former Pak PM Imran Khan reached out to Zardari for reconciliation ahead of no-trust vote: Leaked audio claims
The PTI immediately dismissed the audio as ‘fake’ and said the conversation has nothing to do with reality’
Pakistan's next PM Shahbaz Sharif meets Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto; discusses political situation of the nation
During the meeting, PPP leadership congratulated Shehbaz Sharif and thanked him for his efforts in his capacity as the Leader of the Opposition to ensure the success of the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan
Pakistan: Ahead of no-confidence motion, Imran Khan uses profane language, threatens Opposition
The Pakistani prime minister verbally attacked Opposition members Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Asif Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif while addressing a public meeting at Dir Scouts Ground in Balambat
Asif Ali Zardari and Yusuf Gilani indicted; Nawaz Sharif declared proclaimed offender in Toshakhana graft case
The case is about alleged relaxation of rules by Gilani for the benefit of Zardari and Sharif to buy vehicles gifted by foreign countries
Pakistan in flux, Imran in trouble as Nawaz prepares to exit stage left; time for new blood to enter politics
One may wish Nawaz Sharif a very speedy recovery. This is not a man who has ever gone down without a fight. But it may be, that it is time for a new generation to enter the political mess that is Pakistan.
Asif Ghafoor's audacious public dismissal of Imran Khan's waivers to Kartarpur pilgrims demolishes idea that army, govt are on 'same page'
Instead of informing the government and requesting a change in procedure, for whatever complicated reason it had in mind, the Pakistan Army simply announced that pilgrims would indeed need a passport.
Donald Trump's 'mediation' offer gives Pakistan handle to stoke Kashmir conflict, divert attention from domestic challenges
Even before Imran Khan left Washington, on 23 July, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was celebrating the opening of doors in Washington.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi heckled over press freedom; Canadian journalist blames Pakistan for Twitter account suspension
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was heckled by a Canadian journalist who blamed Pakistan for suspension of his Twitter account.
Pakistan pulls plug on broadcast of jailed ex-president Asif Ali Zardari's interview midway; journalists decry media gag
However, Mir was also criticised for resorting to interview Zardari who is in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau and was allowed to attend the session of Parliament where he gave interview to Mir.
Former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari produced before court; anti-corruption body demands physical remand
Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari was produced before an accountability court on Tuesday by the anti-graft body seeking his physical remand, a day after he was arrested from his residence in the fake bank accounts case.
NAB arrests Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari in money laundering case after Islamabad HC rejects extension of pre-arrest bail
Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari was arrested on Monday from his residence in Islamabad in a fake bank accounts case by the country's top anti-corruption body, officials said.
Asif Ali Zardari, accomplices grabbed Pakistan govt-run companies through dubious means, reveals JIT report
Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari and his accomplices grabbed government entities through dubious means, said a Supreme Court-appointed investigative team probing fake bank accounts