Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Yousuf Nazar

The writer is former Citigroup Head of Emerging Market Investments, author and columnist. He worked with Benazir Bhutto during the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy during 1977-81 as a student union leader.

It’s Time For Chief Justice Bandial To Step Down

It is now Pakistan’s parliament versus eight Supreme Court (SC) judges in the worst and most bitter confrontation between the two branches of the government the country has ever experienced. Neither is willing to blink in a high-stake power struggle which may lead to...

Editorial: Diagnosing What Ails Pakistan

On March 23, we launched a series of in-depth articles titled “Is There A Way Forward For Pakistan?” with contributions from distinguished writers including rights activists, feminists, lawyers, diplomats, parliamentarians, and academics. The history of Pakistan is a series of crises. The country has been...

Pakistan: Is there A Way Forward?

The key lesson from the success stories in Asia is sobering and simple:  It is the people, stupid! We must invest in people and empower them, especially women. Pakistan cannot move forward without a major course correction. Pakistan's citizens, especially the young and women, must take...

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Balochistan Minister Accused Of...

Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Provincial Minister Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran has been accused of murdering a woman and her...

‘Leading By Example’: PPP...

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has removed Sariya Rana from the position of Information Secretary Peoples Youth Organization (PYO) Central...

Reporters Without Borders Fears...

Global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed fears that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-supporting anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan, whose whereabouts...

Democratizing Pakistan: It’s Not...

This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?". Read more about the...

Ahmadis At Risk Of...

In an apparent attempt to further harass the persecuted Ahmadi community residing in Rabwah, the Punjab government has formed...

‘Police Vigilantism’: How to...

This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the...

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