Dar due next week, to take oath as Senator

London/Islamabad: Former finance minister Ishaq Dar has decided to return to Pakistan before October 7, confirming that he will probably be in Pakistan next weekend. Speaking to Geo TV, he said that he will take oath as a s...

Low voter turnout

It is reasonable to assume that more and more people in this country are keen to exercise their right to vote. However, the recently released analysis report of the Free and Fair Elections Network (Fafen) seems to suggest otherw...

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General malfeasance

Nearly four months after his arrest, former spy chief retired Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed has been formally indicted. He faces a Field General Court Martial and must account for his alleged involvement in political activiti...

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Faiz’s trial

The former spy chief has been formally indicted which sets the ball rolling for his court martial. The powerful ex-boss of ISI, Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed is in the dock for three counts: abusing his authority; engaging in political...

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Punitive governance

The Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index 2023 downgraded an 11 places back-pedalling Pakistan from a hybrid to an authoritarian regime. The report stated that unsurprisingly elections with opposition forces subject to ...

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Faiz Hamid charge-sheet

Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General (r) Faiz Hamid’s formal arraignment in the ongoing field general court-martial (FGCM) proceedings can safely be called a moment in history for Pakistan – espe...

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