On February 8, Pakistanis will vote in elections to the national and provincial assemblies. Rather than an organic and genuine electoral process, the general election resembles a selection of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to head a weak, coalition government. A week ahead of the general elections, the political atmosphere in Pakistan is dull and … Read more
Advertisement In September, a Gallup Pakistan survey revealed that the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Hussain Rizvi was Pakistan’s second most popular leader after former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Rizvi’s approval rating was 38 percent compared to Khan’s 60 percent. Three-time Prime Minister and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif stood slightly behind … Read more
In this photo released by the Press Information Department, Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar talks to a Christian woman, a victim of the Muslim mob attack incident, after handing over a 2 million rupees ($6,800) in compensation check during a ceremony, in Jaranwala near Faisalabad, Pakistan, Monday Aug. 21, 2023. Credit: Press Information Department … Read more
Advertisement On May 9, a months-long political crisis in Pakistan culminated in a direct challenge to the stability of the state following the arrest of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan. In the immediate aftermath, as supporters of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) took to the streets of several major cities across the country, the military … Read more