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Nisaar Ali Khan Ka Mutafiqqa Intaykhab [Urdu]

September 21st by Irshad Ahmad Haqqani.
Haqqani in todays column beleives that if the current mature political environment prevail in our country for months and years, then we can have safe side, we can have safe ...

The politics of Vengeance [English]

September 16th by Irfan Husain.
PAKISTAN may or may not be the world’s most dangerous country, but it is certainly the most difficult one to govern. Considering its many problems, it is a source of ...

Respect for National Anthem [Urdu]

September 16th by Tahira Iqbal.
Tahira Iqabl is commenting on a day when President was taking oath and during National Anthem , we heard slogans of Jeo Bhutto. According to her, it was the insult ...

Ab Ayn Bayn Shayn say Kaam Nahi Chalay ga [Urdu]

September 14th by Irshad Ahmad Haqqani.
Irshad Ahmad Haqqani in today's column having indepth analysis on Pak US relations. He is showing concerns over PPP's inability , that so far failed to maintain good relations. He ...

Punjab – Bay kulli kia hai? [Urdu]

September 14th by Irfan Siddiqui. %
Irfan Siddiqui is sketching Pak Afghan relations, PPP's relations with president specifically Salman Taseer. Long term relations with PML N and issues hindering in any coalition with PPP and PML ...

And now, time to deliver [English]

September 12th by Shafqat Mahmood.
The oath-taking of President Asif Ali Zardari was perceived by friend and foe alike as a historic occasion. Mr Nawaz Sharif called it a victory for democracy and leaders of ...

Kash Aisa Na Hota [Urdu]

September 11th by Hamid Mir.
Hamid Mir sketching the last week political activity in Islamabad with his own style. He is showing concern over President Karzae's presence in Press Conference, Oath from Mr. Dogar and ...

Do Talwarain [Urdu]

September 11th by Hassan Nisaar.
Hasan Nisaar wishing PPP for their government and seeing pros and cons for smooth run of democracy. He is pointing out some issues which according to columnist, need to be ...

Who is chief executive? [English]

September 7th by Kunwar Idris.
HAVING installed a loyalist prime minister and filed his own papers for the presidency (barring a political tsunami he should be the president when these lines appear in print), Asif ...

The president’s first hundred days [English]

September 7th by Ayesha Tammay Haq.
At the time of writing, the presidency is glowing and Constitution Avenue is being decorated with massive banners of president-to-be Zardari and fairy lights. By the time this goes to ...

What’s all the fuss about? [English]

September 5th by Ayaz Amir.
Barring a stroke – of which the chances, it has to be admitted, appear pretty slim – Asif Ali Zardari, son of Hakim Ali Zardari, is all set to be ...

Challenges for the next president [English]

September 4th by Talat Masood.
On September 6, Pakistan will elect a new president for the next five years. The Election Commission has already accepted the nomination of Asif Zardari, Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui and Mushahid Hussain. ...

The will of the PPP/people [English]

September 2nd by Mosharraf Zaidi.
Middle Pakistan's outrage at the potential Zardari presidency is collectively misdirected, disorganised and lacking the democratic legitimacy that would make Mr Zardari sit up and take notice. Luckily for ...

Summer grapes of wrath [English]

September 1st by Masood Hasan.
Columnists or hacks as I prefer to call this band of pen pushers and keyboard punchers are no great sages who can miraculously transcend the confusion and chaos of daily ...

What a bloody mess! [English]

September 1st by Ardeshir Cowasjee.
HOW ironic. Having reiterated time and time again over the past years that the then president of Pakistan, Gen Pervez Musharraf, was (and remains) the best of the worst ...

Office of the president [English]

August 31st by Anwar Syed.
PERVEZ Musharraf resigned as president on Aug 18. The two Houses of parliament and the four provincial assemblies, acting as an electoral college, will elect a new president on Sept ...

From consensus to dissent [English]

August 31st by Kunwar Idris.
THE people and the press have often spoken of ‘milestones’ and ‘turning points’ — which never were — in Pakistan’s 61-year march downhill. If one event can be so described, ...

In search of a non-partisan president [English]

August 30th by Rahimullah Yusufzai.
One would have wished Pakistan to have a non-partisan president, and certainly most Pakistanis harbour a similar wish. But this may not happen as PPP co-chairman Asif Ali ...