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Posts Tagged ‘Imran Khan’

Behind the Imran’s Charisma

By Rohail Butt • Feb 9th, 2012 • Category: Politics

There are two things which are at least certain about the Imran Khan, the head honcho of the Pakistan’s Movement for Justice, the PTI. First, he always disappoints the youth of this country, and secondly he learns and reacts slow. He has proven that time and again and enough has been written over that.
Pakistan’s bulging [...]



So he—Imran Khan— is neither stupid nor naïve!

By Uza Syed • Feb 8th, 2012 • Category: Politics

It’s alright to talk about those who desire a public life and it becomes our right to take public figures, especially politicians, under a close scrutiny. This holds for Imran Khan even more as he claims and his followers propagate him being ‘real clean’.
Let’ see—-if Imran Khan is neither stupid nor naïve—-then what is he—- [...]



Bogus voter lists: Imran Khan, Feeling the Heat?

By Overseas Blogger • Feb 8th, 2012 • Category: Politics

For the politicians, year of electioneering are always be the toughest times. Politicians undergo all sorts of personal hardships and also unleash all their (dirty) tricks such as indulge in gimmicks, mud-sling the opponent, misleading the public, making false promises and in some extreme case they even end up in eliminating the potential winner (as [...]



Is Imran Khan naive or stupid or both?

By Uza Syed • Feb 5th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Imran Khan is a nice man and sincere to the cause to support and struggle for the rights of the most oppressed and exploited of Pakistan. However, being nice and sincere doesn’t automatically make you intelligent and smart. One has got to be smart to see and grab an opportunity when it presents itself. Imran [...]



Shahbash Sharif and Punjab’s Suffering

By Faiza Iqbal • Feb 2nd, 2012 • Category: Politics

Where 80% of Pakistan lives, there is no gas and there is no power and there is no water. Shahbaz Sharif government accepted the rights of the provinces who produce gas, but didn’t think that how would they provide gas to where most of Pakistan’s industry and population is.
Their achievements go on and on. They [...]



What is Democracy?

By Dr. Haider Mehdi • Feb 1st, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

“The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself.  That, in essence, is fascism – ownership of government by an individual, by a group.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
It is disgusting to watch day-in and day-out the raging [...]



The Party is All But Over

By amicus • Jan 31st, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

During the PNA’s movement against Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1977, an American diplomat’s phone call was intercepted in which he reportedly said: “The party is over”.
Notwithstanding the recent media hype about some imminent change ostensibly emanating from the memo and the NRO cases, does, after all not have the requisite sting to give immediate results. [...]



Imran says he’ll sweep the elections

By Masood Khan • Jan 30th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Pakistani cricket legend and opposition politician Imran Khan predicted that his party will sweep the next national elections and he will become the country’s next prime minister.
The 59-year-old cricketer  entered politics 15 years ago when he founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and struggled to translate his sporting fame into votes. But his political fortunes changed in [...]



Who is Better: Imran or Musharraf?

By Zeenat Rehman • Jan 24th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Let’s cut aside the slogans, hype and myths and see the factual and on the ground achievements of both of Imran and Musharraf, who are promising to be the new face in our democratic politics with a real change. Let’s compare them on their achievements:
Imran Khan’s Top Achivements:

Imran Khan established the Shaukat Khanum Cancer hospital.
Imran [...]



Farahnaz Ispahani Scandal with Mansoor Ijaz and Memogate

By Umer Toor • Jan 23rd, 2012 • Category: Politics

In a very condemnable and tragic turn of events, some of the anchors and their armchair strategists have started to malign the name of the Husain Haqqani and his wife, just to appease their negative appetite and to vent their jealousy and anger towards the Husain Haqqani, who has achieved a meteoric success in his [...]