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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicPakistan Peoples Party (PPP)

Topic: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)

Award from ‘anti-art’ state? No, thanks. Poet Ashu Lal refuses Pakistan’s top literary prize

Poet Ashu Lal says Pakistan Academy of Letters’ top literary award is 'politically motivated'. But his affiliation with opposition PPP is well known.

Imran Khan to ‘hurricane’ Firdous — two street visits to show Pakistan govt at work

Pakistani politicians from all parties have used the Ramzan month for PR activity in the past. But only Imran Khan govt has managed to pull off such a self-contradictory show.

PPP leader Ali Qasim Gilani, 30 others arrested in Pakistan before PDM rally

PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari warned of protests in every nook and corner of Pakistan if the Imran Khan government doesn't stop the crackdown on PPP workers.

Why Gandhis losing to Modi has a clear lesson for PPP’s Bilawal Bhutto

In ‘The Bhutto Dynasty’, Owen Bennett-Jones writes that even if Bilawal Bhutto tightens his grip on the party, he must win over voters too.

Cynthia Ritchie, American writer in Pakistan who accused PPP leaders of rape, assault

Cynthia Dawn Ritchie is already facing a lawsuit from the Pakistan Peoples Party for her tweet about Benazir Bhutto's marital life.

For 20 yrs, Imran Khan had a dream. When he became PM, we got goats, cows & broken economy

Blaming Pakistan’s former leaders for the problems of the last 19 months makes for good prime-time news, but in reality, Imran Khan's rhetoric is slowly dying.

Pakistan’s long-ailing democracy is now completely dead, thanks to its political parties

Pakistan, in the aftermath of General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure extension, signals a total reverse of American political scientist Francis Fukuyama’s ‘End of History’ thesis.

Bilawal Bhutto is the opposition’s dark horse in Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan

For a long time, Bilawal Bhutto wasn’t taken seriously, despite having the courage and charisma of mother Benazir & grandfather Zulfiqar Ali

Bilawal Bhutto slams Imran Khan govt’s ‘inaction’ on SP’s killing

Why this Islamabad deputy commissioner got polio drops, and Sindhi singer’s captivating ‘Ko Ko Korina’ spoof.

Imran Khan has to win crucial vote today to secure PM post

With Pakistan’s finances rapidly deteriorating and as the U.S. continues to put pressure over its alleged support for insurgent groups, Khan will be hoping for a smooth passage into office.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.