Tag: Pti

PTI’s propaganda techniques

Pathos and bathos “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organised habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society,” according...

Kasuri’s future

Former Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri announced his joining the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on December 20, 2011 at a public rally in Kasur. Unfortunately,...

Will Fakhar, Abida duo also join Imran?

While the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) continues to dent the ranks of major political parties by wooing their heavyweights, common friends are playing an important...

JI reconsiders alliance with PTI over PML-Q ‘turncoats’

Annoyed over the inclusion of some Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) ‘elements’ in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has started reconsidering its plans...

2011 in PTI-land

No questions asked So it did not snow in Boston and Cambridge on Christmas. And unlike last year I am not driving back home on...

To unite or not: nationalists divided on PTI alliance

With the majority of Sindh nationalists not in favour of forming an alliance with the Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) but Sindh United Party (SUP)...

Turncoats in politics

Turncoats are playing with Pakistan’s politics from the day one with their motto of personal benefits. They change parties and put the whole democratic...

Imran Khan’s popularity

The popularity of Imran Khan has been increasing at great speed recently and turncoats of different sorts are joining the PTI for what they...

‘PTI emerged overnight, will disappear in same way’

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Friday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged suddenly overnight and such parties also fall and disappear in the...

The fallacy of Imran Khan’s economic agenda

This is with regards to the article, ‘Iknomics – walking the PTI talk’, published yesterday. I found Imran Khan's views on economy and politics...

Challenges await

2012: Expect even more ups and downs For Pakistanis, 2011 had it all - the good, the bad and the ugly. Recapping events is like...

Elections to decide popularity of PML-N: Hamza

Leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N and MNA Hamza Shahbaz Sharif said the popularity of the PML-N, PPP and Tehrik-e-Insaaf would be decided in the...

Fatima Bhutto, Zulfikar Junior not joining PTI: spokesman

The Pakistan People’s Party-Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB) on Wednesday strongly rebuffed media reports regarding joining of Fatima Bhutto and Zulfikar Junior, children of Mir Murtaza...

Imran scrutinises new entrants to PTI: Javed Hashmi

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has devised a proper system to scrutinise everyone who joins his party, Javed Hashmi has said. Speaking at a media...

Ready for change

Everyone’s a stakeholder The setting of the sun just after the winter solstice has a numbing hue unlike the brilliance of the summer. As yet...

Change is coming

Imran Khan and his team seem to have gathered and successfully put in practice some lessons of campaigning from other parts of the world. The...

Qureshi meets Pagara

PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday visited Pir Pagara in a hospital to enquire after him and to convey him Imran Khan’s...