Category: Imran Khan
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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 Khan : Next Man In Documentary On Al Jazeera
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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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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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PTI National Unity Jalsa 25th Dec Instructions & Route Maps
Elaborate security arrangements are being made, to ensure a peaceful event, with a massive crowd expected, we together need to ensure discipline amongst ourselves Come early as the Jalsa is expected to start at 2pm Security check points will be to ensure safety of everyone, please corporate with the police and our volunteers Please pack WARM clothes as Karachi is experiencing a…
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Imran Khan’s Telemarketing buzz for Karachi Jalsa
Over the last two days, people in Karachi were abuzz with a 30-second phone call from the famous politician Imran Khan inviting them to the National Unity Jalsa in Karachi on 25th Decemeber. Quite a large number of people narate funny stories as to how they were briefly fooled into believing that this was a…
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Jemima Khan responds to Smear Campaign on Imran Khan
As Imran Khan declares his assets political opponents question his explanation to which Jemima Khan responds to allegation on twitter View the story “Jemima Khan responds to Smear Campaign on Imran Khan” on Storify]
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PTI and the Establishment Ghost
Im getting tired of hearing people accusing PTI of being supported by the “Establishment”. In my opinion the word Establishment supported party is a word used to stigmatize any rising popular party, for lack of a better explanation as to why it has suddenly become popular, like PTI. People also can’t be blamed since in…
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Karachi, Navy, Terror, Dharna
Waking up once again to the news of a terrible blast– the third in 48 hours in Karachi, all three on Naval buses! Two things make these blasts distinct from the others that make the daily news in Pakistan: one, the death toll (that is different for every blast of course) and two, this time…
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Imran Khan’s stand on Taliban – War is not the Only Solution
This article was sent to Dawn in response to Cyril Almeida’s column Talibangate, but was not published, it has more recently been published in The News in a slightly edited version, but the actual rebuttal is reproduced here Mr Cyril Almeida in his article in Dawn on 19th March, states that Imran Khan has cried…
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Collateral Damage and Pakistan’s (read American’s) War on Terror
Guest Blog by Omar Javaid If Pakistan’s Establishment / Military intends to neatly wrap up the on going onslaught in Waziristan Area (Read America’s War ‘of’ Terror), then it must avoid killing civilians (watch the first two video) at any cost … why? To get an answer watch the 3rd clip in which Imran Khan explains…
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Talibans want to Negotiate for Peace with Imran Khan as a mediator
Today The News published a report of an audio tape delivered to their offices in Peshawar of a Taliban leader suggesting that they would like to discuss the possibility of a peaceful resolution in the region and offered the name of Imran Khan as a potential mediator. Looking at the news item published in the…
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Laidbackshow Episode 6
Show Notes After the jump