Will the youth vote in 2018?
Will the youth vote in 2018? Young voters can change the outcome of the July 25 general elections. But to do this they will need to come out in large…
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40% budget will goes to debt repayment
The debt servicing and repayments casting Pakistan heavily as 40% federal budget will be spent for this purpose in the next financial year. The allocation for debt servicing is on…
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…
Pakistan needs strong army, independent judiciary and people’s democracy
Pakistan needs strong army, independent judiciary and people’s democracy Pakistan needs institutional harmony to move forward. Institutional confrontation is not in anyone’s interest. Pakistan needs strong military, independent judiciary, strong…
Pakistani Rupee to lose further value
Pakistani Rupee to lose further value amid falling foreign reserves Pakistani Rupee will continue the downward trend not only during 2018 but also in 2019. The Rupee has already lost…
Who represents whom?
The PPP is a strange political party. It has the ability to hugely disappoint or surprise one. If Bilawal Bhutto can take a bold stance against using religion as a…
Perils of privatisation
The government of Pakistan has embarked on a fresh programme to privatise the remaining state-owned enterprises and properties. Our country has already gone too far along the road of privatisation,…
Bad old days
The Trump administration made both its National Security Strategy and the National Defence Strategy public in December and January respectively. The new documents clearly reflect the priorities, intentions, aims and…
Troubled ties
The deteriorating relations between two longstanding allies – Pakistan and the US – reflect a growing conflict of interests. Mutual relations and alliances are built on common interests and goals.…
This broken system
A Supreme Court bench headed by Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar has directed the Sindh government to provide clean drinking water to the people of Sindh. The honourable…
No end in sight
The final outcome of the Islamabad sit-in doesn’t come as a surprise. The reason for this outcome is simple. What else can you expect from a visionless, confused and directionless…
Principled realism
President Trump’s policy of ‘principled realism’ is neither principled nor realistic. The so-called new Afghan policy is a clear manifestation of this. In his speech to outline the so-called new…