Cover Story Archives
In expert langauge
Our experts take a look a look at voting behaviour and make some predictions.
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The great unknown
Mooed Yusuf and Ali Sultan analyse voters’ outlook and preferences on electoral issues and outcomes.
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PMLN, PTI are neck and neck
The May 11 election appears too close to call, with two main contenders enjoying almost the same voter approval ratings and the third one being not very far behind, the results of an exclusive public opinion poll conducted by the …
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In the ‘right’ direction
Another indication of PPP’s waning fortunes in central Punjab, is finding almost no allies from among the smaller parties in the region.
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A second coming
In heading off one crisis, Zardari’s chosen path has often, laid the grounds for the next crisis.
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One-stop shop for all ills
One thing Justice Chaudhry is not lacking in is courage, although there are excesses sometimes.
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The daughter of the nation
The point the Taliban wanted to make by killing her had backfired. Malala had defied them a second time.
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A textbook case
In Pakistan, school textbooks have been criticised for attempting to militarise students by glorifying war and martyrdom.
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Looking in all directions
The PMLN’strack record shows that it has little appetite for any restructuring of the existing federal system.
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State of intelligence
Baloch separatists are now so visible and strong that now they can force any town to close down whenever they want.
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