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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Pavan K. Varma | Why did Imran survive the assassin’s bullets?

The army’s expectation was that once removed the former PM would fade away — as others did before him

13 Nov 2022 12:10 AM

Zulfikar had left behind a legacy of lost opportunities

There can be little doubt that the manner in which the PPP approached the 1977 election was profoundly problematic.

04 Apr 2019 12:05 AM

The death of a dictator

The tall tales could usually be dismissed out of hand.

16 Aug 2018 2:27 AM

Waiting for Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

The PTI clinched enough extra seats that made it unnecessary to even reach out to the PPP.

29 Jul 2018 12:24 AM

Will Nawaz, the unburied lion, extract his revenge?

Imran Khan once boasted that he had been offered the prime minister-ship by Gen Musharraf.

11 Aug 2017 12:16 AM

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Pak govt or family enterprise: Sharif passes baton to brother

The move maintains the eponymous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party's hold on power, with Nawaz continuing to act as puppet master.

31 Jul 2017 10:10 AM

Blood: The sixth river of Punjab

The river’s banks are murder and mayhem. Pakistan’s first PM Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in Rawalpindi in 1951.

28 Jul 2017 1:00 AM

How the 1962 war has set the tone of Indo-Pak ties

The road to the 1962 war starts in Tibet — in fact, it starts because of the road to Tibet.

11 Jul 2017 4:47 AM

How the 1977 Zia takeover sealed fate of Pakistan

Many of us back then saw Zia’s unrepresentative incumbency as a temporary phenomenon that would wear off once he departed.

06 Jul 2017 5:50 AM

Zardari aide in court over missing brother

Ismail Mari pleaded with the Sindh High Court to issue an order to recover his missing brother.

11 Apr 2017 2:04 AM

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