The Editorial Desk

Views from The Thursday Times' editorial desk.

A file photo is shown of Russian premier Vladimir Putin (L) and Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) at Astana in October 2022. — FILE/KREMLIN

27 years destroyed in just 27 hours

Jahangir Khan Tareen has wooed former PTI leaders towards the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party with a flick of his wrist in a mesmerising twist, leaving Imran Khan feeling isolated in a matter of just 27 hours.

A combined file photo is shown of PTI chairman Imran Khan (L) and IPP chief Jahangir Tareen. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES

Inspired by Capitol Hill

On May 9, chaos directed its peril on Pakistan, a tragic mirror of the the tumult that unfolded on Capitol Hill in the United States.

A combined file photo is shown of PTI chairman Imran Khan (L) and former U.S. president Donald Trump (R). — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES

Echoing Hitler’s Populism

Populist politics has significantly shaped Imran Khan's tenure as a career politician—it is not far-fetched to say that he has taken a page or two out of Hitler's book of such in reaching the masses.

A combined file photo is shown of former German dictator Adolf Hitler in 1936 (L) alongside PTI chairman Imran Khan (R). — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
PTI chairman Imran Khan is shown in a recorded address to party workers. — TWITTER/@ImranKhanPTI

Maryam Nawaz, in the hot seat

Senior leaders in the PML(N) have begun colliding into each other like headless chickens—Maryam Nawaz is looking to change this.

A file photo is shown of PML(N) senior vice president Maryam Nawaz.

Musharraf hospitalised

The general's debilitating physical and mental state seem to indicate the end of a saga.

A file photo shows former president General Pervez Musharraf.

Mental health kills

Former televangelist Aamir Liaquat's death is shrouded in secrecy. It needn't be so.

A file photo is shown of now-deceased televangelist and former MNA Aamir Liaquat Hussain.