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Election campaigns: What about those who are not victims of a drone attack?
This is a request to those who are free to conduct election campaigns for their political parties before the country goes to poll on May 11, 2013. Most of you are lamenting the drone attacks on...
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Is Nawaz’s Youth Loan Program a silver lining, or another gimmick?
My Twitter feed is abuzz these days with the Prime Minister's Youth Loan Program. From concerned individuals trying to better understand the terms and conditions of the loan, to those who have found a...
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Adolf Hitler and Narendra Modi, what are the similarities?
If there’s one thing that is common among all the great dictators and demagogues – from Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Slobodan Milosevic to Narendra Modi – it is their uncanny adroitness in garbling...
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Imran Khan’s fall from grace
Before I begin, let me confess to my deep love and respect for Imran Khan. His politics, his social work and his cricketing skills have shaped Pakistani society for good or for worse and as a member of...
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Why Modi is as bad as Trump
We are living in extremely dangerous times. Many of you would imagine I am referring to the election of Donald Trump, a xenophobic, misogynist, white supremacist, “nasty” man as the US president. I am...
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An open letter to Asra Nomani
Dear Ms Asra, I am a student who has been living in the United States of America (USA) for the past five years. I did my Masters from here and right now I am in my third year of PhD. As someone deeply...
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Russia will never sabotage its alliance with Iran for Donald Trump
As I write these lines, Washington is abuzz with the news of Donald Trump’s top security advisor, Michael Flynn’s resignation. The White House is trying to clean up the mess Flynn’s rather...
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Pulling out of the Paris climate agreement may be Donald Trump’s only success...
In the cold and grey Washington, the news cycle has been eternally hot lately. The fire refuses to simmer down. The breathtaking pace at which events occur makes it tough to keep up with the war of...
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Dear PML-N supporters, dragging Tyrian White in your battle with PTI reeks of...
When Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was formed in 1996, I quickly became a member. Back then, I was much like the PTI supporters of today – impressionable, emotional and self-righteous. My devotion to...
View ArticleNew force in town: MMA all set to launch election campaign
The newly formed Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) has vowed to make functional their party on the ground in Balochistan and commence preparations for the next general elections. In its first news...
View ArticlePTI decides to approach ECP if no consensus reached over Punjab CM
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided on approaching the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) if they failed to reach a consensus with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on the caretaker Punjab...
View ArticleBilawal embarks on countrywide tour
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari embarked on Monday on a tour of Thatta, Sujawal and Badin districts as part of the party's election campaign, after having formally...
View ArticleECP takes notice of candidates' TV appearances after electioneering deadline
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday vowed to come down hard on politicians appearing on television programmes after the electioneering period has ended. According to ECP spokesperson...
View ArticleTrump rises above the fray -- until he doesn't
As he stepped off Air Force One headed to the latest of his raucous, near-daily election rallies, Donald Trump vowed he would "absolutely" strike a different tone following the bloodshed in Pittsburgh....
View ArticleBangladesh deploys thousands of paramilitary amid deadly election campaign
More than 20,000 Bangladesh paramilitary guards were deployed across the country Tuesday amid mounting deadly violence ahead of a December 30 general election. At least six people have been killed in...
View ArticleTrump joins video streaming platform Twitch for re-election campaign
US President Donald Trump has joined Amazon’s Twitch, his verified account on the video game live-streaming platform showed in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election. A message about Trump's...
View ArticleNo Twitter ads, no problem for Trump: campaign official
Twitter’s decision to scrap political advertising will have little effect on the re-election campaign of US President Donald Trump, the candidate who spent the most on digital ads in the 2020 election,...
View ArticleTwitter, Facebook suspend accounts linked to Indonesian army's Papua campaign
Twitter and Facebook have suspended more than 80 accounts following a Reuters investigation that linked them to a network of news sites backed by the Indonesian army that publish pro-government...
View ArticleFacebook decides to take down Trump 2020 campaign's 'census' ads
Facebook on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that asked users to fill out an “Official 2020 Congressional District Census” because the ads violate the company’s...
View ArticleWith Zidane back on the sidelines, will Real Madrid make the most of the...
For much of the 2018-19 season, Real Madrid’s campaign has been driven by pessimism and trepidation. From mediocre performances on the field to a lack of purpose off it, the Los Blancos found...
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