Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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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Netizens Question Pashtun MNA...

Netizens on Monday questioned Member National Assembly and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader Ali Wazir's imprisonment after the court had...

PTM Workers Face Crackdown,...

Ahead of civil rights group Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM)'s rally against enforced disappearances outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad,...

How To End Pakistan’s...

For the last fifty years, Pakistan’s macroeconomic management has been among the poorest in the world. This is most...

AJK Govt Forces Female...

MUZAFFARABAD: In a regressive move, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has made it compulsory for female students and...

Locals Claim One Civilian...

Locals have claimed that one civilian was killed and three were abducted during a military operation in Awaran, Balochistan,...

Video: PTI Supporter Says...

LAHORE: A disturbing video showing a passionate supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) outside party Chairman Imran Khan’s residence in...

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