Category: Mini Links
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Why PTI Peace March Matters
Malik Amin Aslam Khan writes an op-ed in The News on 2nd October titled Why PTI Peace March Matters — [EXTRACT] — The ‘peace march’ to Waziristan is intended to bring world focus on the innocent victims of drone terrorism who now consistently live under constant threat from the sky. It aims to speak for…
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Politics of the youth bulge – Dr Maleeha Lodhi
Dr. Maleeha Lodhi’s op-ed in The News is worth reading Politics of the youth bulge. A few excerpts from the article are captrued here Commenting on the changing electoral lists towards a more youth centric vote bank – Change in the next election therefore hinges crucially on voter turnout. This will likely benefit the PTI…
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Kleptocracy in focus – Babar Sattar
Babar Sattar pens a very balanced article on the recent CJP crisis known as Family Gate, which involves Dr. Arsalan Chaudhry, the son of Chief Justice Iftikhae Chaudhry, Babar Sattar writes – The chief justice did the courageous thing by taking suo motu notice of the clandestine affair between Malik Riaz and his son Arsalan…
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Columnists vs burger babies: And the winner is…
AbuBakar Agha smacks around a few Express Tribune columnists like Mosharraf Zaidi, George Fulton, Fasi Zaka, Feisal Naqvi & Saroop Ijaz for being so naive about the PTI revolution – in his blog on Express Tribune “What people fail to realise is that in their sweeping, over generalised judgments, they had closed their eyes. When…
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Imran stands out – Adiah Afraz
An article in The News “Imran stands out” by Adiah Afraz this particular section is worth appreciating I’m afraid, from a junior Bhutto to a senior Sharif we wouldn’t be left with a lot of choices if this is how we chose our leaders. And speaking of leaders, I support Imran Khan because the leaders…
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Dues ex machina Pakistan by Zain Umar
Zain Umar pens another masterpiece Deus ex machina of Pakistan, the entire article is worth a read – but these three paragraphs hold me captivated. Dues ex Machina is Latin for “god out of the machine” whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly solved with the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new…
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The Imran that we know – Shafqat Mahmood
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Information Secretary Shafqat Mahmood pens his thoughts on PTI’s ongoing effort to hold intra-party elections published in The News (25th May) The Imran that we know – Shafqat Mahmood Imran has decided to take the more difficult, some say impossible, route. He wants real elections at all levels in the party. The wizened political…
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A small mention on TechCrunch during Twitter Blocking
TechCrunch author Ingrid Lunden while covering the Twitter Censorship in Pakistan writes Sure, Draw Some thing, Just not The Prophet [pbuh] – at least one Pakistani blogger/activist (and, yes, dentist) Awab Alvi has raised the point that there may be no direct blasphemy accusation involved today at all… linking to portions of the post Twitter…
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So Imran Khan’s the target of your Goebbels’s Vendetta!
Zain Umar penned a very passionate article on his blog So Imran Khan’s the target of your Goebbels’s Vendetta! criticizing bloggers and writers at Express Tribune on going virulent against Imran Khan, I think this paragraph sums up my passion and the passion of thousands of PTI supporters Imran Khan has his faults; he has…
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What resuming NATO supply means to me
Rana Usman in his blog I Believe writes What resuming NATO supply means to me – he wraps up his article with these touching words Each day, I die morally, each day when I see my ruling class prostrating to the people who are killing my land. Eventually this nation will die morally, there will…
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Why does the Pakistani Gov allows the US to kill its citizens?
The question asked by the Foundation for Fundamental Rights (FFR) in its litigation filed in Peshawar last week – is Why does the Pakistan government allows the US to kill its citizens? – Clive Stafford Smith a director in the British Charity Reprieve ask this in his Op-ed in The Tribune titled Shoot the Drones…
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The PTI Argument by Adiah Afraz
A must read article by Adiah Afraz published in The News “The PTI Argument” a good read for all the perpetual drawing room critics, specially as she pens the BEFORE and AFTER (the Tsunami) arguments from various PTI critics
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One Rupee Project
One Rupee Project Friends !!! Need to ask you to seriously support One Rupee Project to help alleviate poverty – ONE RUPEE at a time, Make this project YOUR OWN spread it like wild-fire. One Rupee a day [Rs. 365 a year] WONT hurt YOU, pledge it and ask others to pledge and give as…
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Dissecting a ‘leak’ – Mansoor Ijaz vs Pakistan
Brig (r) Shuakat Qadir does a hack job on Mansoor Ijaz going all out in defending the Army, Haqqani & also Zardari. With so much already being piled up against Mansoor Ijaz [Text of Mansoor Ijaz rejoinder] I’m glad this mud-slinging fest has emerged, thats the beauty of media, it exposes liars and lottas Something…