Malik Muhammad Ashraf

Imran Khan’s political career is an archetype of an irresistible propensity to take somersaults on declared goals and objectives as well as an undying streak of defying the law and settled democratic and parliamentarian norms.  The much-hyped tsunami to sweep away the decadent and rotten system of governance never happened and instead, the country saw […]

The talks held between Pakistan and IMF in regards to the revival of the stalled $6 billion Extended Fund Facility Programme held at Doha recently remained inconclusive because the Fund insisted on the removal of unfounded fuel and power subsidies as well as presenting the next budget for 2023 in line with the fund programme […]

There are no two opinions about the fact that the country at the moment is in a serious economic crisis. It is also an undeniable reality that the economic melt-down does not happen all of a sudden. It is a cumulative effect of internal and external factors over a long period and the policies pursued […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan dismissed references against 20 dissident MNAs filed by PTI in the backdrop of the no-confidence motion against former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The bench headed by the Chief Election commissioner Sikender Sultan Raja held that Article 63-A of the constitution dealing with disqualification on the ground of defection was not […]

Notwithstanding the fact that the military leadership has repeatedly quashed the notion of an international conspiracy to remove Imran Khan from power and his contention that the US did it because he refused to give them bases, Imran Khan continues to agitate his rhetoric without being mindful of consequences of such an irrational, unimaginative and […]

Needless to emphasise that what happened at Masjid-e-Nabvi last Thursday must have sent a wave of shudder through the nerves of the entire Muslim Ummah for whom love of the prophet, unqualified respect for him and sanctity of his shrine constitute basic pillars of their faith. There could not have been a greater act of […]

Politics in Pakistan, regrettably, continues to be characterized by devious and dirty antics by the political parties and their leaders, which is the reason why Pakistan even after more than seventy-four years of its independence remains at a cross-roads groping in the darkness to find its real direction in line with the vision of its […]

How much Imran Khan loves being in power and clinging to it–for which he has made a myriad of compromises and even accepted the support of alleged dacoits, thieves, carpet baggers and political free-loaders–was manifested by the unconstitutional steps taken by his government, including the ruling by the deputy speaker to reject the no-confidence motion […]

The brand of politics characterised by violence, intolerance, pummeling of democratic norms and lack of respect for law and constitution, introduced by Imran Khan in the politics of the country has ultimately led to his own ignominious exit from power that he loved so much and for which he had compromised all his revolutionary inclinations […]

Ever since the filing of the no-confidence move against Imran Khan by the opposition using the constitutional option to oust him from power–the people who knew Imran intimately and with whom I interacted on this issue—have been expressing the view that he would try to sabotage this move by hook and crook. The stubborn child […]