Elections marred by political violence, with twin bomb blasts in Balochistan killing 26 on eve of polls. Imran Khan’s party has fielded independents after a state-sanctioned crackdown.
Pakistan goes to the polls Thursday amid an economic crisis, rising militant attacks and the jailing of Imran Khan, the winner of the last national election, making headlines.
PTI has been accused of inciting violence during a rally at Teen Talwar over the weekend, in which dozens of people were killed and more than a hundred were injured.
Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail, army chief is giving pep talks to youth, and PTI has been denied its election symbol. But it may not be game over yet for the party.
Pakistan military's conservative nature couldn't let it think outside the box as it resorted to bring out Imran Khan's sleazy personal life in the open to discredit him. That was never going to work in Pakistani society.
Election Commission of Pakistan rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder’s nomination papers for Lahore and Mianwali seats. Main reason was his conviction in Toshakhana case.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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