Awaam Pakistan — enter stage right

Whatever its prospects, the launching of the ‘Awaam Pakistan’ party — its nomenclature focused on people’s politics — appears to be well-timed.

The decision follows the widely opposed budget of fiscal year 2025, indicating that the end to the sufferings of the middle-class and low-income groups is nowhere in sight.

To quote Dr Hafiz A. Pasha, “Today almost 104 million people in Pakistan are living below the poverty line.”

Meanwhile, the government’s tax measures...