BUSINESS
It is the season for big changes in Pakistan
As Imran Khan transitions to jail life, Pakistan is preparing for other big-ticket departures and arrivals. PM Shehbaz Sharif will step down to allow a caretaker PM to oversee the next elections, former PM Nawaz Sharif is expected back, Pakistan president Arif Alvi’s term ends next month, and Chief Justice Bandial who bailed out Imran in the past is retiring
WORLD
Pakistan: TTP’s ambitions grow in Balochistan. Will it hit China’s CPEC?
Pakistan’s troubles in Balochistan are now being compounded by the incursions of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. The TTP is now reaching out beyond the Pashtun-majority parts of the province to those areas dominated by the Balochs, though they have so far remained cold to the terror group’s overtures
BUSINESS
Pakistan: After PTI netas, it is Imran Khan’s supporters in the Army facing the heat
The disciplinary actions against senior army officials and the military court proceedings are undercutting two key sources of support for the beleaguered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, the Pakistan elite and the judiciary. Senior army generals seem to have rallied behind Army Chief Asim Munir’s approach for the moment
WORLD
Pakistan: Made and unmade by the Army, Imran Khan’s political avenues are closing fast on him
The rapid dismantling of the PTI leaves a question hanging: How much longer can Imran Khan hold out? In correcting its blunder that paved the way for PTI’s power grab in 2018, the Pakistan army can be expected to ensure that another Imran doesn’t rise from civilian ranks anymore
BUSINESS
Pakistan: Amid uncertainty on when to hold elections, who will blink first: the country’s Supreme Court Chief Justice or Prime Minister?
Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered elections to two provincial assemblies on May 14 but the Shehbaz Sharif government wants simultaneous national and provincial elections in October. Imran Khan’s PTI concurs with simultaneous polls but fears that waiting too long could get Khan disqualified in the interim
BUSINESS
Amid economic woes, Pakistan confronts another round of bloodletting with a resurgent Tehrik-e Taliban
The TTP is a powerful presence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the Afghan provinces bordering Pakistan. Porous borders mean that without Afghan Taliban help, Pakistan’s military operations against TTP won’t succeed
