Imad Zafar
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Focus on Pakistani elite behind ‘accountability’ farce
The "accountability" drive in Pakistan that started with the ouster of prime minister Nawaz Sharif was always a farce, and time has proved that its only → Read More
Brave judge and his wife stand tall against Pakistani regime
A man is always defined by the struggle he makes when he is put to testing times. The bravery of Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faez Isa and his → Read More
Pakistan at war against itself
The ongoing agitation by the supporters of the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) is becoming ugly, and deadly. On Monday, different religious → Read More
Religious puppet-masters pull Pakistan’s strings
For an entire week, Pakistan has witnessed another spell of religious extremism as faith merchants create anarchy in the name of blasphemy of Prophet Muhammad. Hundreds of police were brutally… → Read More
Pakistan and its self-inflicted chaos
Almost all major cities in Pakistan saw protests by the religious extremist outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Monday, April 12. The chief of the → Read More
PTI failures set stage for Sharif’s return to power
Bertrand Russell wrote in his 1938 work Power: A New Social Analysis, "Power is naked when its subjects respect it solely because it is power, and not for → Read More
Sharif faces tough choices after PDM loses the plot
On Thursday evening, the opposition alliance known as the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) announced it would stage a long march against the government led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) … → Read More
Pakistan’s hybrid regime fails on yet another front
The thrice-elected prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, was sent packing by the military establishment using the old sloganeering of being corrupt. Imran Khan, the current prime minister, who … → Read More
The tale of Pakistan’s failures remains the same
It is normal in Pakistan that the cost of the adventures of the political and military elites are paid by the common masses. Two parallel universes exist in Pakistan. One is for the elite class tha… → Read More
PDM’s unimpressive show gives Khan new lease on life
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) comprising the country’s opposition parties had the opportunity on Sunday to show its strength by attracting a massive crowd to a public gathering in La… → Read More
The useless battle among Pakistan’s power elites
George Orwell wrote in his famous novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, "Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of → Read More
Sharif, not PDM, will win or lose the power game in Pakistan
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an opposition alliance that was formed to topple the hybrid regime that currently rules the country, is scheduled → Read More
Maryam Nawaz spreading her narrative outside Punjab
Far away from the capital city Islamabad, the northern mountain region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) is a hub of political activities in Pakistan these days. → Read More
Teen’s forced marriage offers glimpse of ordeal of minorities
When it comes to the sentiments of minority religious communities in Pakistan, the majority does not care about them. Most of the population is devoid of → Read More
Sharif checkmates Pakistani establishment
Gradually the PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) government is losing its grip on power, as the political opposition not only has pushed it on to the back → Read More
Forum puts weight behind Pakistan democracy campaign
While Maryam Nawaz is set to start a decisive movement for the supremacy of democracy by addressing the first public gathering of the Pakistan Democratic → Read More
Sharif adds drive to anti-establishment movement
This week's politics in Pakistan can easily be termed as the revival and rise of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his party the Pakistan Muslim → Read More
Sharif needs to break his silence
On Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued non-bailable warrants for Nawaz Sharif in the Al-Azizia Steel Mill corruption case after the former → Read More
Another assets scandal, more silence by Pakistani elite
On August 27, Pakistani investigative journalist Ahmad Noorani dropped a bombshell with a story on the assets of retired Lieutenant-General Asim Saleem → Read More
Sharifs still have power, but how will they use it?
A controlled democracy where almost every single institution works at the behest of the government of the day and where the press is muzzled or under → Read More