Free-for-all as PML-N fails to put its act together
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government definitely needs to put its act together. It’s always embarrassing when a sitting government can’t maintain quorum, which means gathering a mere one-fourth members of the National Assembly.…
When the cat is away, PML-N returns to old ways
ISLAMABAD: It was back to old ways after Parliamentarians had approved changes in the Constitution besides making tall claims to wipe off religious terrorism from the country. Thursday was almost an anti-climax.…
Parliament gives ‘Yes vote’ in bitter-sweet mood
ISLAMABAD: Once again, Pakistan embarked on the experiment of invoking military courts to try civilians as the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament gave their consent to the changes in laws and…
‘Giuliani moment’ for Nawaz or a pit of snakes?
Islamabad: It made sense for the PML-N government to postpone voting on the 21st constitutional amendment, even if it was necessitated by circumstance. We could see chink in the so-called national consensus.…
Mountains crossed as everybody giggles
ISLAMABAD: It was as quick as it could be. They came, tabled the Bill, and adjourned the National Assembly till Monday. Political parties showed a rare unanimity in tabling the 21st Amendment…
Nawaz in power seat as everything revolves around him; Oh really?
ISLAMABAD: With the fulcrum of political activity moving to the Prime Minister House, the parliamentary debate over the Peshawar aftermath seemed meaningless. Yet this did not deter backbenchers like Omer Ayub to…
Will we see our future being discussed behind closed doors?
ISLAMABAD: What a farce! PPP’s Khursheed Shah chose to speak on oil prices just when we expected his ilk to enlighten us on how they want to sort out Taliban mess in…
The handshake that saves Saarc from Modiaarc
The 18th Saarc Summit was saved from being declared as an utter failure by one small gesture—a handshake between Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi. The entire hall stood up in…
Guessing game over Nawaz-Modi meeting
KATMANDU: Let’s face it: the regional cooperation envisioned in SAARC charter cannot materialise meaningfully without Pakistan and India resolving their major differences. This is reminded, once again, by the state of…
Man from Chakri brings Parliament to deadlock–once again
Islamabad—Chaudhary Nisar faces an unenviable situation for any politician. Anybody with weaker nerves would have given up politics and long gone home. But not our man from Chakri! He stood his ground…