Imran Khan

Rising In the Ruins

Mehr Tarar

As Pakistan hits an all-time low, Imran Khan is enjoying a record-high popularity

Pakistan’s Augusts of Blood

Syed Badrul Ahsan

From the deaths of Yahya Khan and Zia to the tussle between Imran Khan and the military

A New Sharif in Islamabad

C Christine Fair

The Pakistani prime minister will continue to be the army’s tenant

Shehbaz Sharif: The Man from Raiwind

Siddharth Singh

A pragmatic Pakistani prime minister does not mean improved relations with India

Inside Imran’s Anti-Americanism

Sudeep Paul

How a playboy embarked on his quest for an Islamic utopia

The Ball Swings India’s Way

Rajeev Deshpande

New Delhi keeps away from the turmoil in Pakistan, preferring to watch from a distance the steady ebbing of Islamabad’s strategic clout

Imran Khan had one ingrained virtue. He was breathtakingly sincere. But good intentions do not constitute good governance. Like an amateur, he overestimated his abilities when he needed wile or guile as strategy. On his day of judgment, Imran compared his predicament to that of Imam Hussain. The messiah may be faltering, but the messiah complex is alive and well