Pakistan elections—may be good news for Pakistan, but not for U.S.

Graham E. Fuller | A bold new political face has come to power in the recent Pakistani elections, possibly offering the US a new opportunity...

Where do we start – Good governance and performance?

Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | As we enter a new phase in governance in Pakistan, expectations are high as are the challenges we face. Here's a...

Pakistan’s Imran Khan to be sworn in as PM August 18: Party

AFP | Pakistan's World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan will be sworn in as prime minister next week, his party said Friday, announcing it has...

Shahbaz Sharif demands Parliamentary committee probe into election rigging

News Analysis | In a press briefing after meeting his elder brother Nawaz Sharif, the former Chief Minister of Punjab and current leader of the...

Saudi Arabia and Iran woo incoming Pakistani prime minister

James M Dorsey | An offer by a Saudi-backed bank to lend financially strapped Pakistan US$4 billion is likely intended to bolster Saudi influence when former international...

Will the PTI-MQM-P rocky relationship survive?

News Analysis | Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khawaja Izharul Hasan has opposed the possible nomination of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi President Shamim Naqvi as leader...

Elections 1977 and 2018: A comparison – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | I have the honor and privilege of voting in all national elections since 1977. During my study period in the USA,...

Does money dominate the outcome of the electoral process?

Saad Rasool | As we settle our democratic nerves, in the post-election scenario, all energies (of media personnel and political operatives) have been focused on...

Peaceful neighborhood imperative for prosperity

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Pakistan has unsettled borders with India and Afghanistan. Its relations with India are warlike and with Afghanistan full of mistrust....

Indian high commissioner visits Imran Khan: Will this be the beginning of a new era between India & Pakistan?

News Analysis | India’s high commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria is expected to meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan today at his Bani Gala...

New chief minister Balochistan nominated

News Analysis | The six-party alliance that is leading with the majority seats in the Balochistan assembly held a joint meeting of parliamentary leaders late...

Is Mehmood Khan’s nomination as CM a first sign of Imran’s compromise?

News Analysis | Khan's first compromise? Mehmood Khan as CM Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Chairman Imran Khan has nominated the former KP-Sports Minister, Mehmood Khan as the...