Zahid Malik MQM’s supremo Altaf Hussain’s statement on 22nd of August that his Party would openly support the patriotic Generals if they took any martial law type action against the corrupt politicians and feudal lords, created a sensation across the country. The epicentre of the statement was London residence of the MQM Chief, where the [...]

Over the years, more and more people in positions of relative power and authority assume those positions because of connections or outright bribes and once employed, hone their skills of sycophancy and develop connections to assure promotions or lucrative appointments Sometimes things look so bad that even an optimist like me has a hard time [...]

Politics at the moment is about power, not about serving the people. It seems that the president knows the difference well, but he is content to pursue his own plan even if it means handing over the reins to the PML-N at the end of his five years Within the last two weeks Pakistan has [...]

If persistence of Baloch nationalism points towards limited success of the Pakistani national project, the dilution of Pashtun nationalism shows that Pakistani identity can co-opt regions by making them economic and political stakeholders in a united Pakistan Punjab’s nationalism is often subsumed in Pakistani nationalism, but there have been instances in the recent past when [...]

State and nation alignment is an ideal that very few, if any, states in the world meet. As a result, when overly centralised states like Pakistan try to erase social and political differences within a diverse society like theirs, in the name of creating a ‘true Pakistani’, the project is bound to be challenged Pakistan [...]

ISLAMABAD: Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf has donated Rs 10 million for the flood affectees, Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain, All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief coordinator and former federal minister said on Sunday. He made these remarks while addressing a press conference. Hussain said that both the federal and provincial governments had failed to provide [...]

By Tahir Hasan Khan The daughter of former prime minister Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and President Asif Ali Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, has forayed into politics formally after attending a meeting with party members on Wednesday. Bakhtawar is being groomed to take control over the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) as per the wishes of her father. The [...]

SENIOR Member All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) and former Federal Minister Dr Sher Afgan has said that there was a democratic government and an independent judiciary in Pakistan; therefore, politicians should bring allegations against former President Musharraf to court instead of bad mouthing him. Addressing a press conference at Lahore Press Club, he said that [...]

Kaira says survey based on presumptions 53 pc Pakistanis see India as biggest threat Nawaz popularity rating 71pc WASHINGTON: Only one in five Pakistanis view their president, Asif Ali Zardari, favourably while the country’s army chief gets a more positive rating, according to a new opinion poll released Thursday. The US-based Pew Research Center said [...]

Dubai—Former President Pervez Musharraf has said that Nawaz Sharif is foolish and mindless and when he talks sense then he would respond. Talking to media here, the former President said that he wants to return to the country and play his role in the country’s politics and take the country out of challenges it is [...]