What the voters want
For former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, voters want respect for their votes and elected representatives. So he has launched a movement for the sanctity of the vote. The PML-N will…
Tag: Corruption
A flawed narrative
Imran Khan is undoubtedly a popular leader and a crowd-puller. He was a household name as a cricketer before he entered into the world of politics. Khan and his supporters…
Power struggle in the kingdom
What is happening in Saudi Arabia at the moment is a mere power game. A young and ambitious crown prince is trying to outmanoeuvre potential rivals and competitors. We have…
The message is clear
The voters sent a clear message to all the political forces involved in electoral politics through the NA-120 by-polls: mend your ways. If you are not interested in our issues,…
War of ideas
As the political jugglery and circus around the Panama leaks and corruption in Islamabad continued, a terrorist attack in Lahore left 26 people including, eight policemen, dead and more than…
Accountability and corruption
The JIT’s findings have dealt a severe blow to the Sharif family. The JIT framed serious charges against the prime minister and his children. Even though the prime minister had…
Heading for another political showdown
Will opposition be able to bring down the government through street power? The political juggling between the government and opposition parties on Panama Papers came to an end. Now opposition parties…
The Politics of Corruption and Accountability
By Khalid Bhatti 29/04/2016 Pakistan is among the few countries in the world where everybody wants to make others accountable and answerable but when others raise question about the same…
8 million people affected by devastating floods
Feudal lords and politicians’ criminal decisions led to disaster More than 8 million people have been affected by the devastating floods in Sindh province, Pakistan. Many people believe that the…
Swat Valley nightmare
By Khalid Bhatti 12/08/2009 In April 2009, the Pakistani government announced that it would carry out military action against Pakistani Taliban militants in the Swat district in the North West Frontier…
Pakistan after the earthquake
Pakistan after the earthquake 06/12/2005 The devastating earthquake caused widespread destruction in the northern areas of Pakistan and Pakistani Administered Kashmir (PAK) on 8 October. Khalid Bhatti, of the Socialist Movement…
Political crises and General Musharraf’s ‘democracy’
By Khalid Bhatti 16/01/2005 Opposition parties divided but regime relies on US imperialism The leading Pakistani journalist and political commentator, Ayaz Amir, writing in ‘Dawn’ (3 January 2005), explains the…