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Honour & justice in a chauvinist society
The phrase “honour killing” does not exist in the Pakistan Penal Code.
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Setback: PTI, PAT break off talks with govt after workers’ arrests
Imran asks govt to explain which law has been used to detain his supporters.
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PAT, PTI to submit their reply in SC on Saturday
Parliamentarians’ had expressed apprehensions over misrepresentation by protesting parties.
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Protest in Islamabad: Sit-ins complete one month
Even after many dramatic sequences the Azadi and Inqalab marchers stay put
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Imran asks PTI negotiation committee to halt talks citing arrest of workers
“Musharraf’s dictatorship was better than Nawaz Sharif’s democracy,” says PTI chief.
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In the ‘national interest’
A way out of the current travails is for the ‘umpire’ to step in to fill the power vacuum in Islamabad.
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Trashing a country
Saving what we now have is simply not worth it — it can lead nowhere.
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Stuck in old grooves: Imran and Qadri as unyielding as ever
Imran says he will not go unless PM resigns; jirga gives ‘win-win formula’ .
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Foot in mouth: Contempt petition filed against Rana Sanaullah
Petition filed against Azadi and Inqilab March.
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Knife’s edge: ‘PAT dharna broke up my family’
Man divorced wife, asked daughters to leave his house after they wanted to return to the sit-in
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Writing on the wall
The process has begun. Actual change will take time. Patience would be a very useful commodity at this stage.
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(LIVE) Islamabad protests: Fired up Imran calls out govt for 'undemocratic' arrests
PTI chief says they will take Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif to task and make an example out of them.
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Revolution is just a word – what we want is a revamp, says Sardar Assef
Former foreign minister joins ranks with PAT; predicts ‘landslide victory’ for Imran Khan
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Street smart: Open air classrooms for young men and women at PAT sit-in
‘Art academy’ welcomes budding young artists
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Misrepresenting army: SC seeks explanation from PAT, PTI
Court raises questions over use of ‘abusive language’
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Pakistan needs a revolution
Let go of our flawed thinking, and we might be able to find our way out of this mess.
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Moral hazard on steroids
When political leaders of any stripe go beyond the limits set by constitutions and law, they are acting immorally.
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Karachi Naval Dockyard attack not possible without inside help: Khawaja Asif
Defence minister adds attack is blowback of Operation Zarb-e-Azb
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Anti-govt protests caused losses worth Rs1,000b: Ashan Iqbal
Minister says allegations levelled by PTI chief damaging his own credibility, unnerving investors
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Islamabad sit-ins have cost the economy Rs1 trillion, claims Ahsan Iqbal
Iqbal flays Imran Khan for blaming Chinese president.
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Govt expects to reach understanding with PAT today
Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal said both parties may reach an understanding today
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Separation of powers: SC cannot serve as guarantor in ongoing crisis, say PPP, JI
PTI submits 16 queries, questions court jurisdiction over political gatherings
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Nawaz Sharif: he shall rule
If the army wanted something from Nawaz, they probably had gotten it by now.
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Reforms or revolution?
The kaptaan is right to say that the match is not over yet and he will stay here until the finish.
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Bet on your leader: PTI worker loses bike over bet on PM’s resignation
Monday was the deadline for the bet
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Social event: For women, sit-ins offer break from rural conservatism
Many say they have never had the freedom of movement they feel in Islamabad.
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Budding orators: Three sisters steal the show at PAT sit-in
Eight-year-old Urooj Fatima is most popular with her references to Iqbal’s poetry.
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Education first: IHC orders capital admin to get occupied schools vacated
Justice Minallah orders government to remove ‘unnecessary’ containers .
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Qadri to get Hollywood biopic, claims PAT leader
Party says after Jinnah, PAT chief is only Pakistani politician on whom a Hollywood movie is being made
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Eyeball-to-eyeball: PPP floats idea of civil-military talks
Farhatullah Babar laments ‘perennial war’ between establishment, civil government .
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Political tightrope: PML-Q seeks constitutional solution, SC told
Seeks court direction to all parties to end the logjam
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Everyday life: Presidency fills protesters’ water needs
PAT workers use broken water pipe, tap to wash clothes, bathe.
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Marshalling the field: Sit-in merger splits to play friendly cricket match
PAT, PTI youth also offer to play cricket match with parliamentarians to resolve deadlock.
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(LIVE) Islamabad protests: One PTI demand remains non-negotiable, says Dar
Shah Mehmood says they have conveyed their points to the government, discord remains on 2 core issues.
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Distorted narrative: Leftists question Qadri, Imran’s brand of ‘revolution’
Claim both leaders, who enjoy support of feudal and capitalists, do not know their history.
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Weakening pillars: Lights dim in the housing, construction industry
Many foreign companies have postponed trips to Pakistan.
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Cautious approach: Investors play safe, want quick settlement
FPCCI says confidence of investors has been shaken.
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Economic commotion: Alarm bells go off as investors rethink
Khalifa Point Refinery casualty of developments.
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Infrastructure projects: Long-term financing to take a hit
Had started to gather some pace after the last general election.
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Measuring effects: Sit-ins paralyse Islamabad, slow down progress
Government estimates huge losses, bureaucratic activity at a standstill.
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Will a new power-sharing arrangement emerge from this crisis?
Sharifs need to find way of working together in public interest & not allow Pakistan turn into farcical image of past
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The economics of Islamabad
The point of this exercise is that while the real cost of the Islamabad demonstrations it must be calculated carefully
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(LIVE) Islamabad protests: Balochistan CM Abdul Malik Baloch elected through rigged votes, claims Imran
Premier says sit-ins are creating hurdles in the path of national progress and prosperity
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Busy spot: Scaling Margallas an uphill task
Scores of policemen, vans, scaring off hikers; cops, van drivers just want to go home.
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The Emperor has no clothes
The last three weeks of turmoil has reminded us that this nation called Pakistan has had enough. No more.
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My two weeks at NDU
The more indecisive this government is the more unreliable it will look.
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MQM chief and JUI-F leaders agree sit-ins should be postponed
Altaf Hussain puts off decision of all MQM members' resignations from Parliament on Maulana Fazlur Rehman's request
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Zardari’s appeal: Summon up collective wisdom, parties told
Says PM’s apology for Chaudhry Nisar’s outburst was not enough
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(LIVE) Islamabad protests: Imran says they will take Nawaz to court for lying in NA
Sirajul Haq says they have presented an alternative solution that can accommodate everyone to resolve the impasse.
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A slow recession into the twilight
One can only hope that the two protagonists realise that what the country needs is stability, not confrontation.