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Sorry PTI, but the game of elections is poised between PPP and PML-N
The stage is all set for the battle of the General Elections 2018, with all major political parties eyeing the throne. Though we are more than a month away from the big day, the three leading parties,...
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Can Reham Khan’s book kill Imran Khan’s dream to be a leader?
The misguided attempt by Reham Khan to sully Imran Khan’s reputation by way of her autobiographical tell-all book, has caused a sensation on both social and broadcast media. After all, an exposé by a...
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Apart from its economic policies, PTI’s manifesto reeks of banality
With elections around the corner, every party is looking to up the ante with rhetoric and political noise. It’s raining slogans and promises, not to mention accusations as well. Pakistan...
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Make matriculation/high school compulsory to vote
On July 25th, Pakistan’s fate, at least for the next five years, will be in its own hands. The future will come down to all of us as we make certain choices in that polling booth. Some of us will still...
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In the midst of all the tabdeeli in K-P, did Imran Khan forget about its women?
In June, Imran Khan, leader of Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and now set to be the country’s future prime minister, made a few uninformed statements on feminism. He said, “I disagree with the western...
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Jinnah’s Pakistan: Why Christians voted for Imran Khan
The minorities living in Pakistan have perhaps been more adversely targeted since 9/11, with them being harshly exploited by the majority on the basis of their religion. Brutal incidents against the...
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Clearly Imran Shah isn’t the sort of representative Imran Khan promised in...
I’m sure every Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member, in the leadership of Imran Khan, watched the full Rocky Balboa saga before initiating their election campaign. However, instead of only being...
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From Imran Shah to Khawar Maneka: 11 days, 2 cases – when will PM Imran walk...
I have to concede, it is not easy to digest. But every once in a while, there is news that shakes up the political arena and sweeps the ground beneath your feet. This is one of those instances....
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It’s not you, it’s me: Why did India refuse Pakistan and UAE’s aid?
The Indian state of Kerala, known as God’s own country, has become the victim of nature’s wrath and is experiencing the worst floods of the century. Thus far, the floods have left 445 people dead and...
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Tahir Dawar’s brutal murder and the possible existence of IS in Pakistan is a...
Squeaking with laughter while speaking to a journalist, then concluding with a sardonic snide, Iftikhar Durrani, Imran Khan’s spokesperson, claimed with confidence that SP Tahir Dawar was “safe” in...
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Rustic and audacious, The Legend of Maula Jatt is a risk that just might pay...
At the time of writing this article, the trailer for The Legend of Maula Jatt (LoMJ) has already garnered around three million views on multiple accounts on Facebook, around one million views on...
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The deliberate collapse of education in Sindh, courtesy of PPP
The Sindh government budget for the fiscal year 2018-19 witnessed an increase in spending on education, with the Rs208.23 billion allocated for the education sector showing an increase in spending of...
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Why CPEC is not a debt trap after all
US President Donald Trump once stated that he was for free and fair trade, but he just wanted better deals. This statement can be applied to his trade war with China, which he initiated last year to...
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Pakistan’s dangerous melting glaciers and why we should be concerned
Shishper glacier, located above Hassanabad village adjacent to the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in Hunza district, has been in the news lately as it is an unusual glacier – unlike many other large glaciers...
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Preserving Takht-i-Bahi: why the old and the new must walk hand in hand
Before arriving at the historic ruins of Takht-i-Bahi (also called Takh’ Bahi), a former Buddhist monastic complex and an Indo-Parthian archaeological site, one passes through its namesake village. A...
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Khumariyaan: the intoxicating quartet
When I sat down to talk to Khumariyaan, one of the most happening bands currently on the local music circuit, one thing was obvious: the quartet possessed energy that was four times higher than what...
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How effective is PTI’s climate change policy?
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan began his historic speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last week with climate change, calling it one of the “most urgent problems the world must...
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Why Afghanistan should leave Pakistani Pashtuns alone
Successive Afghan governments, since Pakistan’s founding in 1947, have remained self-proclaimed champions of Pakistani Pashtuns’ rights. The basis on which Afghan officials (and part of the public...
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How Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is coping with COVID-19
The rapid increase in cases of COVID-19 forced the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) to declare a health emergency and order a provincial lockdown, while citizens were ordered to self-quarantine...
View Article100-bed Kohati Gate hospital to become operational
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Health Department will operationalization the 100-bed Kohati Gate Hospital within six months through Health Foundation. A decision was taken at a meeting chaired by K-P...
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