Category: Pakistan

Consequences Of Imran Khan’s Politics: Violence And Chaos In Pakistan – OpEd

Imran Khan’s recent approach to politics, marked by attacks from his supporters on military installations and houses of army personnel, has raised grave concerns about Pakistan’s law and order and its national security. Such attacks cannot be justified by any political or ideological motive, as they only serve to undermine the legitimacy and authority of the state and its institutions. […]

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Pakistan: Turbulent Nation – Analysis

The chronic political disorders in Pakistan turned into a full-blown crisis with the arrest of former Prime Minister (PM) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on May 9, 2023, in one of the 143 ongoing cases against him. The subsequent violence unleashed by his party cadres/supporters, was unprecedented even by Pakistani standards. Imran Khan is now out of jail […]

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The Toshakhana Controversy: What Lies Ahead For Ex-PM Imran Khan? – OpEd

Following his retirement from cricket, Imran Khan assumed an active role in denouncing instances of governmental mismanagement and political corruption in Pakistan. To fight against these issues, he established a political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in 1996. This decision was made in response to perceived shortcomings in the existing political parties/government of Pakistan. Although Khan’s public image in Pakistan is […]

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Pakistan: Misleading Precedents And A Good Precedent – OpEd

Is the constitution subordinate to people or people are? Is law equal for all? Will everyone take the law in hand once arrested or FIR is logged? Wrong precedents are being set. The project has failed with a bang but still, we do not learn from history. There are bigwigs in institutions who are supporting Imran Khan. The cause might […]

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Pakistan’s Political Crisis: Could The Young Generation Be A Hope For A Better Future? – OpEd

Pakistan has been mired in political turmoil ever since it gained independence. Pakistan is a federal Islamic democratic country governed by a parliamentary form of government. Islam is its official religion. In 1956, the country’s first constitution was ratified, marking a watershed moment in the country’s political development. However, it was a major setback for the nation’s constitutional development when […]

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Pakistan Army: Blighted By Politics, Driven By Ambitions – Analysis

Late night on May 12, the official spokesperson of the Pakistan military, Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, came on Geo TV to dispel rumours about resignations and dismissals of officers of the Pakistan Army. Since the events of May 9—the large scale violence that broke out after the arrest of Imran Khan, much of it targeted against the Pakistan Army […]

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Pakistan’s Ex-PM Khan Remanded in Custody for 8 Days Amid Deadly Protests

A special anti-graft court in Pakistan on Wednesday remanded former Prime Minister Imran Khan in custody for eight days while another indicted him on separate corruption charges amid nationwide protests and deadly clashes between his supporters and riot police. Khan appeared before the two tribunals set up overnight inside the high-security police headquarters in Islamabad one day after his dramatic […]

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Pakistan top court orders Imran Khan’s release

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the anti-graft agency to release former Prime Minister Imran Khan from its custody, broadcaster Geo TV reported late Thursday. Khan’s arrest on Tuesday in a land fraud case sparked deadly and widespread protests across the South Asian country, prompting the government to call in the army to help restore order. The court declared Khan’s arrest as […]

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Pakistan arrests top tier of PTI leaders including former FM Qureshi

Pakistan government has arrested scores of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members including top leaders such as Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umar over the past 24 hours amid tightened security following countrywide protests against ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest. Qureshi was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning. Islamabad police spokesperson confirmed that scores of PTI leaders, including […]

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Pakistan Goes to Anarchy and Self-Destruction

Truth has its own Language The suspicious, paranoid and much hated illegitimate Sharifs, Bhuttos and the Generals are unleashing blind terror against the masses of Pakistan. The unprecedented abduction of Imran Khan, the former PM by the paratroopers from the High Court in Islamabad signals tragic tensions of missing logic and failed systems of political governance and accountability. Since April […]

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