Muhammad Hani

The 2018 elections are now over, and we can sit and take stock of what went on during the polls. The overall voter turnout fell from 55.02 per cent in 2013 to 51.7 per cent in 2018. Pre-election debaters believed that the Khan would have to face a hung parliament. Although Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) manage […]

On July 6, NAB announced its Avenfield reference verdict at a time when Mian sahib, along with his daughter, were in London to visit the ailing Begum Kulsoom Nawaz. Mian Nawaz Sharif was convicted to 10 years, Maryam Nawaz seven years, and her husband Capt (r) Safdar for one year. While Capt (r) Safdar was […]

In a few weeks, Pakistan will observe its 11th General Election. Ordinarily, elections bring stability to a country, as all the political parties procure a fresh mandate. However, for Pakistan, it seems that elections bring more instability than stability. The upcoming July 25 polls will probably be the most controversial in the history of Pakistan […]

Justice delayed is justice denied — a common terminology used in law. But in Pakistan’s political paradigm, it will not be unfair also to say that “an election delayed is election denied’. Consider our history, especially the time between s1977 to 1979, when Asghar Khan almost took oath as prime minister before Ziaul Haq postponed […]

Recently, a book called ‘Spy Chronicles’ came to prominence when it emerged that it had been written by former ISI chief Asad Durrani, in collaboration with former RAW chief AS Dalut. It became a talking point in both local and international media, as it made some shocking revelations, and has since led to intense debate […]

Judicial activism is the incumbent debate across Pakistan. After the restoration of judiciary, then Chief Justice Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had also taken up few cases including Karachi law order case which were primarily the responsibility of the elected institutes but eventually ended up in judiciary domain. In the recent judicial assertion, CJP Saqib […]

The country is heading towards the most heeding and gritty elections since 1971, as the incumbent PMLN government finishes its five-year term on May 31 this year. With elections around the corner, the conscious of many lawmakers have awoken as the elections are just around the corner. In retrospection, many electable swing their loyalties before […]

Disqualified and wounded by country’s apex court, Nawaz Sharif emerged as an ideologue from his GT road rally. Apparently, after July 28, Nawaz Sharif came to be known as the symbol of resistance in Pakistan against the un-elected institutes. Initially public response was not lofty. Perhaps, people were aware of his birth into politics that […]

After the murder of Naqeebullah Mehsud was picked up by the mainstream media, it ignited anger and rage across the country. Extrajudicial killings had become a norm in Karachi where countless police encounters have come under the shadow of doubt. Naqeeb was assassinated along with two others for being allegedly affiliated with LeJ and ISIL […]