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Pakistan’s Swiss success was bigger than one man

Pakistan’s role at the Lake Lucerne Summit marked a rare diplomatic success, placing Islamabad alongside Qatar as a mediator in the US-Iran process. Shehbaz Sharif gave the effort political direction, while Field Marshal Asim Munir added security credibility.
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And we’ll keep on fighting til’ the end

From crisis, isolation and doubt, Pakistan has stepped into the diplomatic centre of gravity. If the US-Iran peace framework holds, Islamabad will not merely have brokered a deal. It will have reminded the world that nations are not condemned to the reputations others write for them.
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Imran Khan, the TTP Spokesman

A relentless recent attack on Fazl-ur-Rehman's party in the Bajaur district has yet again revealed Imran Khan's support for the Taliban.
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Straight from the horse’s mouth

Imran Khan's wavering statements and delayed accountability for the 9 May riots have left even the world's greatest legal minds perplexed, tarnishing families across the nation and causing irreparable damage to the country's politics.
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Who is Qazi Faez Isa, Pakistan’s next Chief Justice?

As the date approaches for Justice Qazi Faez Isa to assume the role of Chief Justice, a nation holds its breath.
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Advocate Imran?

Imran Khan's apparent venture into the world of law, despite his history of disregarding due process, adds a touch of irony to his already conflicting persona as a political figure.
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Mending Pakistan’s ties with Russia: the need of the hour

In an ever-changing global landscape, forging a stronger alliance with Russia is the need of the hour for Pakistan.
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27 years destroyed in just 27 hours

Jahangir Khan Tareen has wooed former PTI leaders towards the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party with a flick of his wrist in a mesmerising twist, leaving Imran Khan feeling isolated in a matter of just 27 hours.
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Inspired by Capitol Hill

On May 9, chaos directed its peril on Pakistan, a tragic mirror of the the tumult that unfolded on Capitol Hill in the United States.
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عمران خان ہٹلر کے نقش قدم پر

عمران خان کی صورت میں ہٹلر کی پاپولسٹ سیاست کے اس عکس کو دیکھا جا سکتا ہے کہ کیسے ووٹ حاصل کرنے کیلئے کسی شخص کی عوامی پہچان اور سنسنی خیز ہتھکنڈوں کو استعمال کیا گیا۔
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ایبسیلیوٹلی ناٹ سے ایبسیلیوٹلی یس تک کا سفر

سابق وزیراعظم نے امریکی کانگریس کی خاتون رکن میکسین واٹرز سے یہ مطالبہ کیا کہ وہ عمران خان اور تحریکِ انصاف کے حق میں کوئی بیان جاری کریں کیونکہ ان کا بیان پاکستان میں ارتعاش پیدا کریگا جو پاکستان کے موجودہ حالات میں عمران خان اور تحریکِ انصاف کیلئے مددگار ہو گا۔
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Echoing Hitler’s Populism

Populist politics has significantly shaped Imran Khan's tenure as a career politician—it is not far-fetched to say that he has taken a page or two out of Hitler's book of such in reaching the masses.
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The tweeting fleeting politician

EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE AGED POLITICIAN, Imran Khan, has certainly proven his capability in recent days of coalescing a Spanish Inquisition-esque affair in mere minutes from...
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Maryam Nawaz, in the hot seat

Senior leaders in the PML(N) have begun colliding into each other like headless chickens—Maryam Nawaz is looking to change this.
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