Batting for ballots: Imran Khan and other sports stars turned politicians

AFP | Imran Khan's anointment as Pakistan's new prime minister caps a more than two-decade transformation from a World Cup winning cricket captain to a...

Cricket hero Khan set to be sworn in as Pakistan PM

AFP | Pakistan's World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan was set to be sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan Saturday, after promising a new...

Why Shehbaz may not serve as the opposition leader?

Waqas Shabbir | Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, who is the candidate of Grand Opposition Alliance...

PTI MPA slapped a man: Is this something new in Pakistan?

News Desk | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's MPA Dr. Imran Ali Shah has reportedly been suspended after a road rage incident in Karachi. Dr. Imran Ali Shah...

The game of skins; how Eid-ul-Adha used to be a time of fear

Eid-ul-Adha is the holiest of Islamic festivals but ironically, these sacred days provide a bonanza for the whole criminal spectrum from the low-level hoodlums...

Post-election predicament: Another episode of anti-institutional propaganda setting

Merwah Qureshi | The post-election atmosphere in Pakistan tells the tale of an anti-institutional propaganda setting. Most of the defeated politicians, after losing their tokens...

Imran Khan all set to become Pakistan’s 22nd PM today

News Analysis | The parliament is all set to choose its 22nd leader today . Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf’s chairman Imran Khan is the candidate for the slot...

Is PPP trying to appease Imran by not supporting Shahbaz?

News Analysis | The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has finally decided to not vote in the Prime Minister election. Polling will take place in the...

Ch. Pervez Elahi, an ally of PTI, returns to Punjab Assembly after 11 years

News Analysis | The leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, returned to the Punjab Assembly after eleven years. He was elected as...

Chinese e-commerce giant to begin services in Pakistan this year

News Analysis | Alipay, the online payment platform owned by the Chinese tech giant Ant Financial and e-commerce leader Alibaba, is set to begin its...

Will Sardar Usman Buzdar be the next CM Punjab?

News Analysis | PM Imran Khan has defended Sardar Usman Buzdar, his nomination for CM Punjab, through a video message broadcast by TV channels in...

Can Pervez Elahi backstab Khan in Punjab?

News Analysis | Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q’s) stalwart Pervez Elahi’s ascendance in Punjab to a coveted position of Speaker Punjab Assembly has consolidated PTI’s position...
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