Tag: PML-N
Austerity, reform, PTI and the status quo
By Mosharraf Zaidi
One way to see the economic crisis that has claimed Asad Umar as its first ministerial victim is as the product of...
Mighty Mini Budget
Spearhead Analysis – 24.09.2018
By Farrukh Karamat
Senior Research Coordinator, Spearhead Research
Towards the last days of its tenure, the PML-N led Government came up with a concessional and...
PTI’s Austerity Drive
Spearhead Issue Brief – 17.09.2018
By Syed Murtaza Zaidi
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
Imran Khan and the PTI ran their recent election campaign on the promise of building a...
Victory at Last
Spearhead Analysis – 27.07.2018
A concerted and possibly orchestrated attack on the military and its intelligence assets was the prelude to the elections. Local heavyweight journalists...
Nawaz Sharif waits to bury his claws into Pakistan’s democracy
By Shahab Jafry
He (Nawaz Sharif) understood, all too well, the shifting ideologies of Pakistan's popular media and the fickle nature of the general, voting...
It’s the Intention—Stupid
Spearhead Opinion – 20.07.2018
Corruption has been and continues to be the buzzword as the country braces for elections and hopefully a new chapter in...
No Winners Seen for Investors in Pakistan Neck-and-Neck Election
By Faseeh Mangi
Whoever wins Pakistan’s election next week, gains in the rupee, stocks and bonds are likely to be short-lived as the new government grapples...
Election Fever
Spearhead Analysis – 17.07.2018
The former PM and his daughter were convicted while abroad. They chose to return to Pakistan because it was in their political...
The Conviction and Beyond
Spearhead Analysis – 11.07.2018
The former PM, his daughter and her husband stand convicted. They have a long judicial process ahead of them as they go...
The Avenfield verdict
By Yasmeen Aftab Ali
Game over?
The accountability court sentenced former premier Nawaz Sharif to 10 years RI and his daughter seven years RI in the...