Iftekhar A Khan

When wanting to meet a senior government official one is often informed by the office staff, “The boss is in the meeting.” Meetings in government offices and secretariats are a routine matter. Most of these meetings are held over a cup of tea and knickknacks or followed by a meal. Meetings of the bureaucrats are […]

The fuel prices have recently shot up. The unit price of electricity is already high and beyond the paying capacity of the majority of the population. Never before has one dreaded so much to receive the monthly electric bill as it is now. High prices of both together are having a devastating impact on public […]

The September 11 anniversary has just passed quietly without any international coverage. But it rekindled the memories of 9/11 (2001) when the World Trade Centre in New York was blown up supposedly by the foreign invaders. The ‘clever and resourceful’ Arab invaders hijacked American passenger planes and smashed them against the twin-towers and the Pentagon. […]

When ordinary citizens protest on the roads with highly inflated electricity bills, it means the national economy is sinking and warrants urgent attention by the government. Even if the unelected government cared less about the public pressure caused by inflation, the public hardships would not lessen. Recently, the departed PDM government blames the previous PTI […]

The Prime Minister summoned his chief ministers to discuss the inflated electric bills, which have turned into a serious issue for the public. The people have been protesting against the inflated bills, including burning them publically to show their extreme anger against what they consider government callousness. The power subscribers hold the government solely responsible […]

The only class mostly covering the front pages of any newspaper these days is that of the black coats and cases against politicians contested in the courts. Black-coats’ upward journey began when they launched a movement to restore Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Referring to Chaudhry’s refusal to step down, a renowned columnist then wrote an […]

PTI chief Imran Khan is in jail in connection with the Toshakhana case. He might get bail in this case but a string of other cases confront him. Hence his participation in the next election seems suspect. Quite a few among IK’s inner circle are serious contenders for the PTI top slot. But who’s the […]

After Imran Khan’s much-belated arrest in the Toshakhana case, the hot topic these days is who to nominate as the interim prime minister until the elections are held. Even the date for the new election is so far a mystery. At the time of writing these lines, PM Shahbaz Sharif’s government wound up with a […]

Most of the people considered the PTI rule of three years plus in their own way. Some thought it would be an era of progress toward Naya Pakistan while others assumed it was destined to be a flop show all the way. It all depended on the mental make-up of the individuals who carried varying […]

It’s said that in journalism, good news is no news but bad news is. Then there is news that spells good fortune for some but it’s unnerving for the large majority of the people. Sanction of luxury vehicles and double cabins worth Rs3.2 billion for bureaucrats starting from the level of an assistant commissioner upward […]