Nawaz Sharif

Imran With a Magic Bat?

Michael Kugelman

Wait. India can’t afford to accept his olive branch with a Kashmir caveat

Imran: The Inevitable

Mehr Tarar

Pakistan is his passion and he will play it out like a true democrat

The Bloody Biography of Change

TCA Raghavan

By all accounts, India is not a factor in the election. Is this because the consensus on India is so strong across Pakistan’s political divides that no party gets extra mileage by wrapping the flag around itself?

Imran Khan and the Struggle for a New Pakistan

Mehr Tarar in Lahore

Imran Khan is hopeful of winning the Pakistani General Election on July 25th. Despite his legendary U-turns and his never-changing mantra of ‘me-myself-I’, there is one thing that remains unquestioned in an environment where corruption is a way of life: his financial integrity. He is many things but he is not corrupt. And Pakistan is everything for Imran Khan

Across the Line

Hormis Tharakan

A richly rewarding portrait of the subcontinent through personal stories

Is the Law Identical for All?

Mehr Tarar

Will the military establishment, said to be in cahoots with the Supreme Court, ever restrain itself from imposing its power in tacit and blatant ways? Will the ruling elites ever be properly checked for wealth beyond apparent means?

The Fall of Nawaz Sharif

Raza Rumi

The story of Nawaz Sharif’s rise and fall is the story of contemporary Pakistan. For him, it matters little if it is the Army or the Court. History has moved in circles for him and yet another uncertain phase of his political career begins

Can the China-Pakistan Partnership be Countered?

Maroof Raza

Axis of upheaval

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Ullekh NP

The symbolism of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

‘Bleed India with a Thousand Cuts’ Policy Is in a Shambles

Pervez Hoodbhoy

As a new cold war sets in between India and Pakistan in the wake of India’s retaliatory strikes on terror camps across the LoC, two Pakistani commentators present the other side of the argument