Time for PTI to put its own house in order
Pakistan Tehrik Insaaf Chief Imran Khan is still in denial mode. From his bed rest in Zaman Park residence, the captain threatened to launch street agitation against alleged rigging in general election. He went to the extent of accusing judiciary and election commission of partisan role in election.
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Will PML-N govern well?
The PML-N government has finally taken a start amidst high expectations from the people. It has to effectively resolve the current energy crisis and sort out the problem of militancy.
To start with the energy crisis, there will have to be a close coordination between the Ministry of Water and Po
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Jiyalas say the world is not over
For many days, following elections, I had met only the political workers of the PML-N and the PTI, arguing and commuting on the course of events as these parties made their way to the corridors of power. I had just wondered as to where the jiyalas had disappeared. I did meet m, dedicated and committ
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Time for Nawaz to play cards well
Pakistan today faces enormous economic challenges. The PML-N is fully aware of the fast declining trends in all macroeconomic indicators. This has been the result of inept federal government policies over the last five years.
The wide-margin victory of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) at the
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Trouble in Turkey
It all began on June 28, when a group of environmentalists staged a sit-in in Istanbul’s Taksim Square to protest the government’s plan to rebuild the nearby Gezi Park, including the construction of a shopping mall. The peaceful protest continued for a couple of days, and might have gone unnoticed—b
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Ethno-nationalism: MQM at crossroads
The PML-N’s outstanding performance in the May 11 polls though forced the MQM leader AltafHussain to congratulate Nawaz Sharif, he attributed his party’s success to ethno-nationalism. His convictions were confirmed after some days when former chief minister of KP complained that everywhere people vo
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Politicians’ turn to deliver
The UN has set 2030 as deadline to end extreme poverty with the World Bank insisting that the target is achievable. While the international agenda of development has been set to raise the standard of life of at least 40% of the poor across the globe, Pakistan has emerged out of general elections, wh
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New political incumbents: On your mark, get set, go!
Seldom are people seen optimistic when apparently insurmountable odds overtake them for a long time. Rarely do they exhibit hope when confronted with overwhelming challenges that seem hard to overcome. Yet, Pakistani nation, most often than not, defies this notion when the going gets tough. History
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ELECTION 2013: LORDS OF RIGGING.
At last election 2013 is over in Pakistan amidst roaring claims of massive and colossal rigging by different parities and groups which participated in the electoral process. It is possible that it could have been taken as the hue and cry of the losers, but for the first time in the electoral
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ONE STEP FORWARD
Democracy in its present shape is definitely not a perfect system of electing representatives for Electoral College. There are plethora of reasons for it, in which pertinent to note are the following:
1. A Ph.d degree holder has his vote equivalent to that of an illiterate gangster.
2. A cand
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Electoral Accountability
Election fever is finally over. Now the difficult task of governing begins keeping in view that Pakistan is always a difficult country to rule. PML-N has emerged as the largest party to form a government at
the center. Credit goes to the relatively better governance in Punjab by PML-N government.
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Why Khan did not lose it all?
Six essential points need to be made for PTI's performance and reaction in the wake of recent elections. One is the berserk reaction of the voters and supporters of PTI where all the voices within media and political dissentients are smacking it down. Here the spot on book of Paul Colliers, "The Bot
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