The political landscape of Pakistan has been thrown into uncertainty ahead of the February 8 elections following the recent decision to reject the nomination papers of most former federal and provincial cabinet members from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The development has sparked widespread concerns over the fairness of the upcoming […]
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Maulana Fazl ur Rehman’s Azadi March Container Gets Stuck in Motorway Overpass
In a bizarre situation, the container carrying Maulana Fazl ur Rehman for his party’s Azadi March got stuck in a Motorway overpass due to the container’s extreme height. The container can not go past that overpass bridge unless they cut down the pipes on the roof of the container. It […]
Lessons from history for a New Pakistan
As Prime Minister Imran Khan’s newly elected government pushes forward its vision of a ‘Naya (New) Pakistan’, it is important that the lessons learnt from the country’s troubled past also be kept mind. These include lessons learnt not only from the sub-continent’s colonial past, but also from the series of […]
PDF of Reham Khan book on Amazon leaked, freely available for download
Reham Khan finally released her book after so much controversy, exactly two weeks before general elections as many of her opponents had predicted. The book is available on Amazon.com in PDF version. However, soon after its publication, the PDF version of the book has been leaked online and is freely […]
Court sentences Nawaz Sharif 10 years, Maryam Nawaz 7 years
The historic verdict in Avenfield reference is out. Justice Muhammad Bashir of the accountability court sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years and his daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif to seven years imprisonment in the Avenfield reference case. Maram Nawaz’s husband Captain (R) Safdar was given one year imprisonment […]
President Trump calls Maxine Waters an extraordinarily low IQ person
In yet another early morning tweet attack, President Trump turned his guns on Maxine Waters and called a woman with extraordinarily low IQ. Ms Waters however, shared her criticism with Nancy Pelosi as Trump called both of them women with low IQ. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, an extraordinarily low IQ person, […]
Mianwali Jalsa: Imran Khan kicks off PTI election campaign
Chairman PTI Imran Khan kicks off his party’s election campaign from Mianwali Jalsa today. According to sources within PTI, Imran Khan is going to attend 120 rallies in the next 30 days. Mianwali is one of the five constituencies, apart from Islamabad, Lahore, Bannu, and Karachi from where Imran Khan […]
What does Jahangir Tareen and Qureshi infighting mean for PTI
PTI stalwarts Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Jahangir Tareen openly exchanged heated words on Friday over the distribution of party tickets. “How can I be competing with someone who is not even in the game”, Qureshi jibed at Tareen. Tareen replied back saying, “Qureshi better address the grievances of the people […]
Fauzia Kasuri calls upon voters to reject seasonal turncoat politicians
PSP leader Fauzia Kasuri has called upon voters to reject all seasonal turncoat politicians in the upcoming elections. “You owe it to your future generations and to your country”, implored Ms. Kasuri. Ms. Kasuri has been vocal against politicians who routinely change parties and have no ideology. In her latest […]
Unlike uncles Maryam Nawaz son still dependent on mother at age 23
According to the nomination papers submitted at ECP, Maryam Nawaz mentioned her 23-year-old son, Muhammad Junaid Safdar, as one of her dependents. Many on twitter mocked her saying her grandfather and her brothers were running businesses worth billions of rupees at half the age of her son. Maryam’s 23 years old […]