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Rashed Rahman

An unexpected victory
Opinion

An unexpected victory

Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) has pulled an unexpected rabbit out of its hat by trouncing the ...
Published 19 Jul, 2022 06:00am
Grand dialogue: non-starter
Opinion

Grand dialogue: non-starter

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif wants a ‘grand dialogue’ among all stakeholders to somehow keep sectors such...
Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am
PTI: what next?
Opinion

PTI: what next?

The abrupt fizzling out of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf’s (PTI’s) long march can be explained by three factors....
Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am
The long and the short of it
Opinion

The long and the short of it

Imran Khan has finally announced his long march on Islamabad for May 25, 2022. He has dubbed it the ‘battle for...
Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am
The victim card
Opinion

The victim card

Pakistan’s history is witness to the fact that every prime minister turfed out of office by fair means or foul has...
Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am
‘Neutrality’s’ fallout
Opinion

‘Neutrality’s’ fallout

Both military and civilian state institutions have come out with hard-hitting statements against attempts to “drag...
Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am
What a fall
Opinion

What a fall

The last two weeks in Pakistan’s life have shaken the country to its roots. As far as the Imran Khan-led Pakistan...
Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am
Hope afresh
Opinion

Hope afresh

The past week has been one of the most dramatic in Pakistan’s history. But even more remarkable is the fact that a...
Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am
Imran Khan’s ‘flight’
Opinion

Imran Khan’s ‘flight’

Politics in Pakistan never fails to surprise and shock. But Imran Khan’s actions in the last few days have broken...
Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am
Bizarre, desperate ploy
Opinion

Bizarre, desperate ploy

As these lines are being written, the National Assembly (NA) is meeting to take up the no-confidence motion of the...
Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am
The Ides of March
Opinion

The Ides of March

Some well wisher should have advised Prime Minister Imran Khan to take heed of the warning to Julius Caesar ...
Published 15 Mar, 2022 05:43am
Turn of the tide?
Opinion

Turn of the tide?

On both sides of the political divide, the season of rallies, processions and long marches seems to have arrived....
Published 08 Mar, 2022 05:15am
A dangerous crisis
Opinion

A dangerous crisis

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has raised international concerns about the risks and dangers inherent in such a...
Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am
Lynching season
Opinion

Lynching season

A mentally challenged middle-aged man in Tulamba, a Khanewal village, is the latest victim of mob vigilantism on...
Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am
Security insecure
Opinion

Security insecure

Even a casual glance at the instances of attacks on the security forces in the country would indicate that a...
Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
‘Punishing’ Russia
Opinion

‘Punishing’ Russia

The US-led west and Russia have been at loggerheads over Ukraine since 2014. Of late, the former has used escalating...
Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am