Stories by Ayesha Ijaz Khan

Minus One

They believed Imran was exceptional. Until he wasn’t.

Updated 22 Jan, 2023 09:26am

Burnt bridges

A prime minister willy-nilly praising the Taliban and making up cipher stories can’t be taken seriously internationally.

Updated 17 Nov, 2022 08:45am

Sunak’s rise to PM

Sunak is more of an ‘accidental prime minister’...

Updated 29 Oct, 2022 08:46am

Can speech be free?

There are so many exceptions to the right to free speech.

Published 30 Aug, 2022 08:21am

Imran & America

The former PM has made some politically fatal moves.

Updated 22 Jun, 2022 08:35am

The overseas vote

Do expats not have enough of a stake in the system?

Updated 21 May, 2022 09:44am

The unravelling

No good has come of this experiment.

Updated 22 Apr, 2022 06:15pm

Dynasty or cult?

Imran Khan was built up as larger than life, a superhero of sorts.

Updated 25 Mar, 2022 08:48am

The Russia visit

Nothing has been gained from the Moscow trip.

Published 26 Feb, 2022 06:50am

Burqa isn’t choice

Free choice has never been part of our ethos.

Published 26 Sep, 2021 07:05am

Lost opportunity

Why would we want for our neighbours what we can’t tolerate at home?

Published 27 Aug, 2021 07:18am

Absolutely not

What has Pakistan lost by lacking a coherent policy on the Taliban?

Updated 03 Jul, 2021 08:07am

Jews & Muslims

It is not beneficial to the Palestinian cause to conflate Jews with Israel.

Updated 30 May, 2021 08:17am

Vaccine nationalism

Vaccine rivalry is reaching a dangerous point

Published 29 Mar, 2021 07:17am

Hope for rule of law

The PDM has already precipitated change.

Published 25 Oct, 2020 07:21am

Time to resist

Maryam’s support in Punjab isn’t in question.

Updated 04 Oct, 2020 08:48am

Colonial hangover

Pakistanis can only be respected abroad if they are respected at home.

Published 23 Jun, 2020 11:42pm

Leadership matters

The PM should take his cue from women leaders.

Published 18 Apr, 2020 06:18am

The fate of £190m

How can the public not have a right to information about the settlement?

Updated 08 Dec, 2019 10:37am

After the Khashoggi murder, is Imran's visit to Saudi Arabia in Pakistan's best interest?

Standing in line with international consensus may be more beneficial than desperate short-term measures.

Published 23 Oct, 2018 04:32pm