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15th May, 2013
Using analytics to identify voter fraud
Pakistanis may want to learn from others who have relied on scientific method, courts and the rule of law to resolve electoral disputes.
Pakistanis may want to learn from others who have relied on scientific method, courts and the rule of law to resolve electoral disputes.
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15th May, 2013
At last it is over … or is it?
Nawaz is respecting the mandate of parties in other provinces, which is absolutely necessary because he is forming a government in the center only because of the Punjabi vote.
Nawaz is respecting the mandate of parties in other provinces, which is absolutely necessary because he is forming a government in the center only because of the Punjabi vote.
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7th May, 2013
“If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal”
Whether power comes from a treacherous general or an adored leader, I see power as a hateful and inhuman phenomenon.
Whether power comes from a treacherous general or an adored leader, I see power as a hateful and inhuman phenomenon.
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25th April, 2013
The power of the vote
Those who show us dreams of change have now given the masses the good news by announcing that within three weeks, the public will be living in a new Pakistan.
Those who show us dreams of change have now given the masses the good news by announcing that within three weeks, the public will be living in a new Pakistan.
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24th April, 2013
Pakistan’s corruption conundrum
Any government that wins votes on an anti-corruption mandate will thus find itself – and the democratic set-up as a whole – thoroughly discredited in the public eye.
Any government that wins votes on an anti-corruption mandate will thus find itself – and the democratic set-up as a whole – thoroughly discredited in the public eye.
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15th April, 2013
Religious prerequisites for office vs. The People of Pakistan
The types of pre-election inquiries occurring in Pakistan violate the right of the voter to independently select a candidate.
The types of pre-election inquiries occurring in Pakistan violate the right of the voter to independently select a candidate.
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6th April, 2013
Election season: Thriving crop of conspiracy theories
Islamabad has changed, but only physically. Culturally, it is still as much a hub of conspiracy theories as it used to be.
Islamabad has changed, but only physically. Culturally, it is still as much a hub of conspiracy theories as it used to be.
26th March, 2013
The PM has left but not his brother
The government and the prime minister have gone home but Raja Pervez Ashraf's brother continues hanging on to the executive's coat tails.
The government and the prime minister have gone home but Raja Pervez Ashraf's brother continues hanging on to the executive's coat tails.
23rd March, 2013
Come what may, Musharraf vows to return to Pakistan
He said the situation in Pakistan had deteriorated greatly and that it would take two to three years to improve it.
He said the situation in Pakistan had deteriorated greatly and that it would take two to three years to improve it.
22nd March, 2013
Musharraf confirms return to Pakistan despite ‘peril’
“I will go by land, air or sea, whatever... even to the peril of my life this is the oath I took for the country,” said the former army chief of staff.
“I will go by land, air or sea, whatever... even to the peril of my life this is the oath I took for the country,” said the former army chief of staff.
21st March, 2013
Ex-ministers in default of hostel dues
Fifteen former KP ministers and an ex-federal minister are defaulters of the provincial assembly’s Secretariat for occupying rooms in the MPAs Hostel.
Fifteen former KP ministers and an ex-federal minister are defaulters of the provincial assembly’s Secretariat for occupying rooms in the MPAs Hostel.
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18th March, 2013
South Asia ‘Democracy’ Express (Slow)
Does this train have a destination? Or will it perennially remain between stations? Hop on with Amit Baruah.
Does this train have a destination? Or will it perennially remain between stations? Hop on with Amit Baruah.
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17th March, 2013
Pakistan’s latest experiment with democracy
Backslaps are in order. Giving and receiving high-fives has taken a whole new meaning in Pakistan, writes NFP.
Backslaps are in order. Giving and receiving high-fives has taken a whole new meaning in Pakistan, writes NFP.
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5th March, 2013
The Amin, the mean and the ugly
As no supreme guardian is midwifing the elections, Article 62 and 63 are being brandished to force the political discourse the larger-national-interest way.
As no supreme guardian is midwifing the elections, Article 62 and 63 are being brandished to force the political discourse the larger-national-interest way.
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1st March, 2013
Pakistan to Iran, a detour from Bangladesh
Global powers and local elites across the globe have been behaving in somewhat similar ways or have they been copying each other?
Global powers and local elites across the globe have been behaving in somewhat similar ways or have they been copying each other?
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27th February, 2013
The problem with Pakistani liberals
Let’s conduct a “thought experiment”. Imagine that all religious extremists have been wiped out, what will change in Pakistan?
Let’s conduct a “thought experiment”. Imagine that all religious extremists have been wiped out, what will change in Pakistan?
11th February, 2013
Imran warns of ‘gory revolution’ if votes are ‘bought’
He claimed that PPP and PML-N had joined hands against the PTI but they would fail to thwart the change his party wanted to bring about in the country.
He claimed that PPP and PML-N had joined hands against the PTI but they would fail to thwart the change his party wanted to bring about in the country.
9th February, 2013
Naek says govt never interfered in NAB’s affairs
The minister's statement followed a claim by NAB chairman Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari that institutions were being used as political ammunition.
The minister's statement followed a claim by NAB chairman Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari that institutions were being used as political ammunition.
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7th February, 2013
Sweet little sixty-somethings
With everyone’s own understanding of a ‘good Muslim,’ who decides which Pakistani politician is Sadiq or Amin, asks NFP.
With everyone’s own understanding of a ‘good Muslim,’ who decides which Pakistani politician is Sadiq or Amin, asks NFP.
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5th February, 2013
Let us, for once, not save Pakistan
Pakistan has broken the record for 'the most saved State', yet, we are being told that the poor country might need one more heroic act of saving before it goes to polls.
Pakistan has broken the record for 'the most saved State', yet, we are being told that the poor country might need one more heroic act of saving before it goes to polls.
