Pakistani Politics
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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death in treason case
Two out of the three judges of the special court were in favour of capital punishment.
Scroll Staff
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Pakistan parliament rejects Bill seeking to allow non-Muslims to become PM, president
Naveed Aamir Jeeva, a Christian legislator from the Pakistan Peoples Party, tried to move a bill on Wednesday to amend Articles 41 and 91 of the Constitution.
Scroll Staff
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What the removal of economist Atif Mian says of Imran Khan’s ‘Naya Pakistan’
This is a government that caved and sacrificed not only its credibility but the good of Pakistan, with no payoff.
Zarrar Khuhro
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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There is not a Virender Sehwag in that current team; India are very, very patient: Graeme Swann
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The mass radicalisation that India does not acknowledge
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How can the Oxford vaccine be made more effective? By combining it with Russia’s Sputnik V
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The Political Fix: What BJP’s rejected offer to suspend farm laws tells us about Modi’s tactics
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How religious issues shaped voter choice in the 2018 Pakistan elections
The electoral eminence of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan is the first and foremost indicator of the rise of religious vote.
Asma Faiz
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Pakistan makes U-turn after its foreign minister claims Narendra Modi called for bilateral talks
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that Shah Mehmood Qureshi did not say Modi had made an offer for a dialogue.
Scroll Staff
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The bright spot in Pakistan’s flawed elections: The power of rural voters
In a country where less-than-democratic elites wield substantial power, bottom-up politics is still alive and well.
Shandana Khan Mohmand, The Conversation
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Caught on camera: US police car rams into a crowd in Tacoma, Washington
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Watch: Leopard breaks into Bengaluru apartment complex, spotted crossing the road
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Watch: Army soldiers carry woman, newborn to safety amidst heavy snow in Lolab in Kashmir
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Watch: Delhi police installs concrete barricades ahead of farmers’ Republic Day tractor march
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Watch: Thousands of farmers reach Mumbai’s Azad Maidan to protest against the new farm laws
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Imran Khan takes oath as Pakistan’s new prime minister
Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu attended the swearing-in ceremony.
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Pakistan: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan elected prime minister
In a vote in the National Assembly, Khan won 176 seats while his opponent, PML(N) leader Shahbaz Sharif, won 96 seats.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan starts work on forming government at Centre, reports Dawn
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has won 116 out of 269 seats in the National Assembly.
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The Reel
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Watch: ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ set for March 26 release
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Book excerpt: When NT Rama Rao became the first Indian chief minister to act in a movie
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Zeb Bangash on the Bollywood cover of ‘Bibi Sanam’: ‘A disservice to the song’s meaning’
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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‘Metro Park 2’ trailer: The NRI Patels from New Jersey is back
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Pakistan: Days before polls, leader in Nawaz Sharif’s party gets life sentence in narcotics case
PML(N) President Shehbaz Sharif raised doubts about the judgement and its timing, calling the case ‘politically motivated’.
Scroll Staff
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Growing influence of China and military will likely weigh on voters’ minds as Pakistan goes to polls
Three major parties are trying to convince the electorate that they can handle a difficult era of enormous change.
Rosita Armytage, The Conversation
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Lahore High Court suspends disqualification of PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi from his home seat
A two-judge bench asked the federal government and the Election Commission of Pakistan to appear for the next hearing on July 2.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Table tennis player Mouma Das, runner Sudha Singh among seven sportspersons to be awarded Padma Shri
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ISL: Mumbai City FC equal record for longest-ever unbeaten run after 1-1 draw against Chennaiyin FC
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England add New Zealand Tests, Sri Lanka T20s to 2021 men’s cricket home schedule
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Bangladesh dominate weakened West Indies to clean sweep ODI series at home
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Watch: Rishabh Pant on his Gabba heroics, 2019 World Cup loss, being affected by criticism and more