Rizwan Ghani

Maryam, good luck
- By Rizwan Ghani
- February 29, 2024
MARYAM, good luck as you step into the role of the first female Chief Minister of our nation’s most populous province. Your plan shows promise,…

Toss up for democracy not populist sleaze
- By Rizwan Ghani
- February 23, 2024
AFTER holding the successful general election 2024, Pakistan has offered an ideal toss up for democracy to defeat populist sleaze. In parliamentary democracy, there is…

No compromise on 9 May
- By Rizwan Ghani
- February 21, 2024
CONSIDERING the rise of populism in the West, it is the moral responsibility of Pakistan to protect democracy. Similar to January 6, May 9 demands…

Biden should stand with democracy
- By Rizwan Ghani
- February 14, 2024
IN the midst of global challenges to democracy, Pakistan’s successful 2024 general election stands as a beacon of hope against the tide of populism. The…

Biden should stand with democracy not cheerleaders
- By Rizwan Ghani
- February 13, 2024
THE world should applaud Pakistan for saving democracy from populism with successful 2024 general elections despite 9 May. Biden should stand with General Milley for…

Supreme Court’s landmark PTI judgment
- By Rizwan Ghani
- January 18, 2024
A three-member Bench of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of Pakistan, stripped PTI of its election symbol bat by upholding the decision…

Settling 9 May amicably
- By Rizwan Ghani
- January 6, 2024
THERE is outcry in a segment of the media which is part of the election strategy. To avoid its fallout, all concerned could have brought…

Saving Pakistan’s democracy
- By Rizwan Ghani
- January 1, 2024
A look at West can help save Pakistan’s democracy. The similarity in political events in American presidential and British parliamentary systems offers a path…

Biden’s India visit cancellation: Geostrategic ripples
- By Rizwan Ghani
- December 20, 2023
IN the backdrop of the visit of Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Asim Munir, to the US, there have been positive developments. The US has reaffirmed…

Jobs, Not Privatisation
- By Rizwan Ghani
- November 22, 2023
PRIVATIZATION is a failed strategy in the West which Interim privatization minister failed to defend in Pakistan. Political parties should contest general elections on party…