Similar provision exists in Article 51(6e) mandating the allocation of the 10 reserved seats for non-Muslims

The gamble taken by the PML-N and PPP is apparent, as the outcome could have turned against them

The passage of the landmark 18th constitutional amendment brought significant changes to the rules governing elections

If anti-Imran Khan camp wants to prevent a PTI victory it must turn advantage in first-past-the-post system

Pakistan has been a transitional democracy since the fall of President Pervez Musharraf’s military dictatorship

Pakistan’s Afghan policy remains unflinchingly consistent since the withdrawal of the Soviet Union in 1989

Gilani’s appointment as Senate opposition leader has disarrayed the opposition

Unless Myanmar transforms its elite configuration, it will remain trapped in the cycle of regime oscillations

Marred in violence, instability and opposition

Future constituent assembly must be directly elected by Afghan people, and not selected by external forces