Hina Butt

The recent appointment of Maryam Nawaz Sharif as Senior Vice President and Chief Organizer of Pakistan Muslim Leagie-Nawaz has only added to her public appeal as she continues to make headlines in the Pakistani political arena. That she has emerged as the most popular leader in her party is now known to all and sundry. […]

The dreariness of December reopens the heart-wrenching wounds of the second deadliest attack in the country’s history. With more than 148 people killed, mostly children, as the war-hardened militants decided to barge into a bustling school and open fire on innocent students, APS Peshawar has become an unforgettable nightmare etched fresh in the memories of […]

Now we know why Imran Khan suddenly changed his position on the Toshakhana after coming to power, and why the PTI adopted the ridiculous narrative that divulging any information about it would endanger foreign relations and even national security. Before that, when he was in opposition, he’d gladly take the rulers to the cleaners because […]

“They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is Allah.” One may not look any further than the twisting, turning roller-coaster ride of Pakistan Muslim League (N) in Pakistani politics to be overwhelmed with how Allah’s word shines through when all doors appear bolted shut and all hopes fizzled. On […]

As time goes by, the self-styled messiah of the people only exposes himself. And this recent drama about another possible extension for the army chief is just one more example. It’s clear that he thought all this time – since he was legally and constitutionally thrown out of government, of course – that he would […]

It took only two months for the PML-N-led coalition government to put both domestic and foreign policy back on track. Internally Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif proved to be the only leader with the fortitude and public support to carry out painful reforms that are now essential if the economy is to be put back on […]

What bigger proof that the kaptaan harbours intensely fascist ideals than the fact that his main political ideology is drawn from Hitler’s chief propagandist, Joseph Goebbels, which is: “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth”? And just like Hitler’s many followers, who really believed that they were laying the foundation of the […]

There, you have it. It was this simple to get to the bottom of all the confusion that PTI created about a foreign conspiracy in the dying days of its administration. Now the DG ISPR has confirmed that the mysterious cable at the heart of the alleged “regime change” operation, which was analysed by the […]

It is a bit rich of some PTI leaders to question the opposition’s decision of holding a public rally in Islamabad when it already has the required number of lawmakers in its camp to make the no-confidence motion a success. Perhaps, they should put themselves the same question first. Haven’t all of them, including the […]

If you go by the government’s spin doctors, you’d be forgiven for believing that the prime minister accomplished some sort of miracle during his four-day visit to China, while the fact is that despite all the boasts and raised expectations, all that was achieved was a few photo-ops and nothing more: no tangible programs, no […]