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Posts Tagged ‘Imran Khan’

Why Zac Goldsmith is So Worried About Imran Khan?

By Tabish Siddiqui • May 21st, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Hundreds of thousands of pounds are being spent on daily basis in London and around Britain to launch, manage and intensify the campaign against the MQM’s chief Altaf Hussain. MQM’s office in London has learned that this campaign is being funded by the very wealthy people who are not even Pakistanis. MQM’s office will release [...]



ELECTIONS 2013 AND AFTER

By amicus • May 20th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

That general elections were held despite all odds is itself a great achievement. Things appeared too uncertain until General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani made it absolutely clear in his address at the GHQ on the occasion of the Martyrs’ Day on April 30 that “Allah willing, General Elections would be held in the country on 11th [...]



Election 2013: Defeat of Corrupt Media in Pakistan

By Farooq Cheema • May 19th, 2013 • Category: Politics

We all know, media whether print, electronic or social, plays an instrumental role in carving out public opinion in any democratic system. In the past, we have seen how media jolted even some of the world’s most powerful governments by publicizing their scandals and leaking out state secrets. Occasionally media’s role has also come under [...]



Don’t Push MQM to Wall

By Tabish Siddiqui • May 19th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

If a wealthy DHA aunty is gunned down, the whole media and DHA goes crazy, but if hundreds of MQM workers and candidates are assassinated during the election campaign and before that, nobody utters a squeal. It is this differentiation which forces the loyal and patriotic leaders like like Akhtar Mengal, Bugti, and Altaf Bhai [...]



Asad Qaiser and Pervaiz Khattak Fight for PTI Chief Minister in KPK

By Ali Yar Khan • May 16th, 2013 • Category: Politics

It’s a disappointment that the very first ever government of PTI in any part of Pakistan has become the victim of power politics, vested interests and greed for rule. In order to form their government, PTI is dependent upon Jamat-e-Islami (JI), Qaumi Watan Party, PPP Sherpao group, and the independents. That and PTI internal provincial [...]



Votes Never Bring Change Khan Sahib

By Shahid Mursaleen • May 16th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

By now this should be clearly dawned on the supporters of change that all this electioneering and balloting is a smoke screen, a deception and a farce and is a tool to block the change, instead of bringing it. It’s sad to see the upright, honest, and clean person like Imran Khan falling for this [...]



What’s common in Meera and PTI? Both say ‘Dhandlee Dhandlee’

By Sharafat • May 15th, 2013 • Category: Features

Is this my Pakistan?
Is this Naya Pakistan?
Is this Change?
There was no fair polling and it was Open rigging.
Money was talking and you could buy elections for few lac rupees.
Winner was someone else and election was won by someone else.
Rigging in my election is loss for the whole of Pakistan.
We will protest and we will give [...]



Imran and Musharraf Decepted by Facebook

By Altaf Khan • May 14th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

The virtual world is the cruel place, more cruel than the real world. Lately many bubbles born in virtual world of social media have burst in Pakistan. What’s happening in Chak Shahzad now? Very surprisingly nobody on the media is talking about what former President Pervaiz Musharraf is thinking right now incarcerated at his home.
Musharraf’s [...]



PTI Needs to Learn to Accept Defeat Gracefully

By Tazeen • May 13th, 2013 • Category: Politics

It’s not end of the world and its not the last elections in Pakistan. I am thoroughly disappointed by the reaction shown by the Tehrik-e-Insaaf supporters on the social media. It seems they themselves don’t have any idea what they are saying, and its all hue and cry. They have genuine complaints about MQM’s conduct [...]



PTI Puts Up a Great Fight; Will Win 2014 Elections

By Faiza Iqbal • May 12th, 2013 • Category: Politics

After a long struggle, the Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf has done a good job by bagging many seats from Punjab and KPK. Especially in the KPK province they have wiped out the Awami National Party and have also dented the PPP in the Punjab a lot. The most interesting thing is that instead of [...]