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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond The American Umbrella: A New Strategic Triangle Takes Shape]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Aug-2026/beyond-american-umbrella-new-strategic-triangle-takes-shape]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Saudi Arabia-T&uuml;rkiye-Pakistan defence pact is a watershed in regional security because it brings together three major Muslim states with complementary strengths and places collective defence at the centre of their relationship.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:02:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The NAB Amendments Judgment And CJ Isa's Legacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The appeal against a judgment, authored by former chief justice Umar Ata Bandial, setting aside recent amendments, has been decided unanimously, affirming and acknowledging the powers of the legislature to make or repeal laws while conforming to the settled principles of legal and constitutional interpretation.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:47:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mubarak Sani Case: What Has Changed?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[January 4, 2011, was a typically cold and dull day and, as usual, a misty fog was refusing to lift for sunlight to filter through over an already sleepy Islamabad.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 20:39:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Can Olympic Records And Javelin Diplomacy Thaw The Ice Between India And Pakistan?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Aug-2024/can-olympic-records-and-javelin-diplomacy-thaw-the-ice-between-india-and-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Olympic gold medalist, Arshad Nadeem was born and brought up in the typically idyllic, rural setting, i.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:16:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Elections 2024: Militablishment Should Accept Defeat]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The farcical elections, instead of showing a path to stability, have plunged Pakistan into a deeper crisis.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 03:39:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Reform Is A Political Process. Unelected Elites And Technocrats Will Fail, Once Again]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Last month, yet another conference on policy &lsquo;reforms&rsquo; was organised by the World Bank and its local partners.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:29:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nawaz Sharif Will Return To Imran Khan's Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In a widely expected move, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has announced his return to Pakistan on October 21.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:08:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[With Fractured Civil Society & Complicit Politicians, There's Little Hope For Pakistan's Christians]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Aug-2023/with-fractured-civil-society-complicit-politicians-there-s-little-hope-for-pakistan-s-christians]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The ghastly attack on the Christian community in Jaranwala is yet another testament to the systemic violence and discrimination faced by religious minorities in Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:52:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Coup That Failed]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As the flames of the May 9 arson dissipate, it is clear that the violence perpetrated by former PM Khan's supporters is only one element of the power struggle unfolding before our eyes for a year.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 02:50:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Generals' Dilemma]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-May-2023/the-generals-dilemma]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The foregoing week has witnessed events that were atypical and volatile, even by Pakistani standards.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 20:09:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Post-Musharraf Hybrid Experiment Is Approaching Its Logical End]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[While Pakistan has passed through many a crisis, the current imbroglio - the standoff between the parliament and the judiciary, between the executive and the judiciary, and the infighting within the Supreme Court - is absolutely unprecedented.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 07:52:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Justice Minallah's Note: Another Warning Sign For The Chief Justice?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The 'civil war' within the Supreme Court of Pakistan has intensified.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:41:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Judicial Interventions In Political System Must End]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) hears a petition against the postponement of elections for the Punjab assembly, the crisis within the Pakistani state has come to the fore.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:56:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Imran Khan Vs Military Establishment: The Final Showdown Begins?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The ugly scenes of excessive shelling, PTI workers pelting stones at the police force and the eventual incapacity of the government to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan — summoned by a court in Islamabad — indicate a deep crisis within the Pakistani state itself.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:00:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Polarised Polity And Its Warring Institutions]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The March 1 verdict of the Supreme Court, instructing the president and governors to consult with the ECP and decide the date of elections in Punjab and KP, has been mired in controversy due to the manner in which the suo motu proceedings were conducted, and the simmering divisions within the apex court have come into public view.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:55:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Economy Won't 'Stabilise' Unless Ruling Elites Give Up Privileges]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan's economic crisis poses a great challenge for a coalition government struggling to keep the country afloat.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 01:15:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Ruling Classes Squabble As Masses Endure Hyperinflation]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The ongoing polycrisis exhibits the longstanding contradictions within the Pakistani governance system, wherein there is no consensus on who will run the country.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:43:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tackling Pakistan’s Polycrisis Requires Clarity And Consensus. Both Are Missing.]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Feb-2023/tackling-pakistan-s-polycrisis-requires-clarity-and-consensus-both-are-missing]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The reluctance of former Prime Minister and chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan to participate in an All-Parties Conference called by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after the deadly Peshawar suicide attack is a stark reminder that Khan is unwilling to play ball.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:27:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Elites Have Pushed The Country To The Brink. Can They Fix It?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Feb-2023/pakistan-s-elites-have-pushed-the-country-to-the-brink-can-they-fix-it]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The resurgence of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its relentless attacks on the Pakistani state come at a time when the country faces the worst economic and political crises in its recent history.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 06:51:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's 2022: A Polarised Polity On The Brink Of Economic Default]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Dec-2022/pakistan-s-2022-a-polarised-polity-on-the-brink-of-economic-default]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[As the year 2022 ends, Pakistan’s deepening crisis of governance appears to be intractable.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Raza Rumi's Editorial, SPOTLIGHT, Year-Ender, Editorials, Analysis, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 22:27:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Imran Is Done]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Dec-2022/imran-is-done]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Until recently, Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader of Cuba who presided over its affairs for nearly fifty years, held the world record for the most number of speeches and “addresses to the nation”.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:21:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Bajwa’s “Double Game”]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Dec-2022/bajwa-s-double-game]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[It’s confirmed.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Najam Sethi's Editorial, Editorials, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:13:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[جنرل باجوہ کا دہرا کھیل]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Dec-2022/10925]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[یہ بات تو اب جانی پہچانی ہے۔ جنرل قمرجاوید باجوہ ہمہ وقت ایک ”دہرا کھیل“ کھیل رہے تھے۔ اس سچ کو بے نقاب کرتے ہوئے چوہدری پرویز الہی اور مونس الہی کا کہناہے کہ گزشتہ مارچ کو عدم اعتماد کے ووٹ کو ناکام بنانے کے لیے آرمی چیف نے انہیں عین وقت پر عمران خان کا ساتھ دینے کا مشورہ دیا تھا۔ اس دوران اُنھوں نے پی ڈی ایم کو یقین دلایا تھا کہ وہ ”نیوٹرل“ ہیں.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Features Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:13:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Right Path]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Nov-2022/the-right-path]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The creators and perpetrators of the disastrous Hybrid Regime have all become its ultimate victims.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2022 16:00:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[درست راستہ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Nov-2022/11052]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[تباہ کن ہائبرڈ نظام حکومت کے تخلیق کار اور منصوبہ ساز آخرکار اسی کا شکاربنے۔ عمومی تاثر یہ ہے کہ یہ تصور ڈی جی آئی ایس آئی لیفٹیننٹ جنرل شجاع پاشااور لیفٹیننٹ جنرل ظہیر الاسلام کا وضع کردہ تھاجسے چیف آف آرمی سٹاف جنرل راحیل شریف نے آگے بڑھایااور چیف آف آرمی سٹاف جنرل باجوہ نے ڈی جی آئی ایس آئی، لیفٹیننٹ جنرل فیض حمید کے دفاتر کے ذریعے عملی شکل دی۔.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Features Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 01:27:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[جب روم جل رہا تھا۔۔۔]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Nov-2022/11184]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[وزیر دفاع، خواجہ آصف کا کہنا ہے کہ نئے آرمی چیف کی نامزدگی کا عمل شروع ہوگیا ہے، اور اسے اگلے بدھ تک مکمل ہوجاناچاہیے۔ لیکن ان کے ساتھی، وزیر داخلہ، رانا ثنا اللہ کا دعویٰ ہے کہ عمل مکمل ہوچکا، فیصلہ کرلیا گیا، بس اعلان کرنا باقی ہے جو کسی بھی دن کیا جاسکتا ہے۔ اس دوران وزیرخزانہ، اسحاق ڈار، جنھیں عملی طور پر نائب وزیرا عظم کا درجہ حاصل ہے،ایوان.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Features Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:22:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Implosion]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Defense Minister, Khawaja Asif, says the process for the appointment of the next army chief has started and should conclude by next Wednesday.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:33:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[It Ain’t Over …]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Nov-2022/it-ain-t-over]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[A big majority in the Miltablishment High Command comprising three star generals has reportedly agreed to abide by four major decisions.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 07:57:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[کھیل ابھی ختم نہیں ہوا]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Nov-2022/11306]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[اسٹبلشمنٹ کی واضح اکثریت، جس میں زیادہ تھری سٹار جنرل شامل ہیں، کے بارے میں کہا جاتا ہے کہ وہ چار اہم فیصلوں پر اتفاق کرچکے ہیں:  (1)  چیف آف آرمی سٹاف جنرل قمر جاوید باجوہ مدت ملازمت میں توسیع نہیں لیں گے، اور اگر حکومت نے ایسی پیش کش کی بھی تو قبول نہیں کیا جائے گا۔ چنانچہ انتیس نومبر کو شیڈول کے مطابق اپنے منصب سے سبکدوش ہوکر گھر چلے جائیں گے۔.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Features Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2022 22:02:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Regime Or Course Change]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Nov-2022/regime-or-course-change]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Was this a Booster shot (to boost Imran Khan’s popularity) or a Warning shot (to stop him from continuing on the Long March and lambasting the Miltablishment)? Or, if it wasn’t a conspiracy tied to either of these two possibilities, was it a Lone Wolf incident by an incensed Tehreek Labaik Pakistan supporter? There are so many loop holes in each.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:02:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[حکومت تبدیل ہوگی یا طرز عمل ؟]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Nov-2022/11423]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[کیا یہ عمران خان کی مقبولیت کومہمیز دینے کے لیے بوسٹر شاٹ تھا یا انھیں لانگ مارچ اور اسٹبلشمنٹ پر تنقید سے روکنے کے لیے دی گئی وارننگ تھی؟ یا اگر یہ ان دونوں امکانات سے جڑی ہوئی سازش نہیں تھی تو کیا تحریک لبیک پاکستان کے کسی حامی کا انفرادی فعل تھا؟ ہر امکان کی وضاحت میں بہت سے جھول ہیں۔ اس واقعے سے وابستہ جوشیلے جذبات اور بہت بڑے مفادات کو دیکھتے.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Features Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:19:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ironies Of Liberation]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Oct-2022/ironies-of-liberation]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Will November prove to be the cruelest month of all? It all depends on the answers to some burning questions.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:48:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[آزادی کے مغالطے]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Oct-2022/11537]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[کیا نومبر سفاک ترین مہینہ ثابت ہوگا؟  اس کا دارومدار چند سلگتے ہوئے سوالوں کے جوابات پر ہے۔ کیا چیف آف آرمی سٹاف، جنرل قمر جاوید باجوہ انتیس نومبر2022  ء کو گھر چلے جائیں گے،جیسا کہ اُنھوں نے کئی مرتبہ اس ارادے کا اعادہ کیا ہے، یا پھر کوئی غیر معمولی پیش رفت اُنھیں اپنے عہدے پر برقرار رہنے پر ”مجبور“ کردے گی؟ کیا عمران خان کا ہزاروں نفوس پر مشتمل.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:48:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Last Round]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Oct-2022/the-last-round]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[One respected newspaper called Imran Khan’s win in six recent by-elections a “stunning” victory.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 03:01:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[آخری راؤنڈ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Oct-2022/11678]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[ایک موقر روزنامے نے حالیہ ضمنی انتخابات میں عمران خان کی چھے نشستوں پر کامیابی کو ”چونکا دینے والی فتح“ قرار دیا۔ ایسا ہر گز نہیں ہے۔ شواہد بتاتے ہیں کہ یہ نتیجہ موقع تھا۔ پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن نے انتخابات کے لیے سنجیدگی سے جان نہیں ماری تھی کیوں کہ اس کا خیال تھا کہ الیکشن کمیشن آف پاکستان کئی ایک وجوہ کی بنا پر انتخابات ملتوی کردے گا۔ یقینا الیکشن.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 19:58:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[At 75]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Oct-2022/at-75]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Russia and the Western powers are embroiled in a conflict that could trigger nuclear war.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:14:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[پچھتر ویں برس]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Oct-2022/11775]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[روس اور مغربی طاقتیں ایسی کشمکش میں الجھ چکی ہیں جس کے نتیجے میں ایٹمی جنگ چھڑ سکتی ہے۔ مغربی معیشتوں کو غیر معمولی کساد بازاری کا سامنا ہے۔مہنگائی نے عوام کی زندگی اجیرن کررکھی ہے۔سعودی عرب اور اوپیک نے تیل کی قیمتیں بڑھانے اور توانائی کے نرخ کم کرنے کا امریکی دباؤ مسترد کردیا ہے۔ ان سب کے باوجود امریکی صدر، جوبائیڈن نے پاکستان کے بارے میں ناروا.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:38:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Looming Disaster]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Oct-2022/looming-disaster]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Is Imran Khan a rank opportunist who believes that U-turns, lies, propaganda and fabrications are necessary and desirable in politics because the end justifies the means? Is he the Pied Piper of Pakistan?  Imran Khan says he won’t return to parliament under any circumstances.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:26:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Looming Disaster]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Oct-2022/looming-disaster]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Is Imran Khan a rank opportunist who believes that U-turns, lies, propaganda and fabrications are necessary and desirable in politics because the end justifies the means? Is he the Pied Piper of Pakistan?  Imran Khan says he won’t return to parliament under any circumstances.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:19:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[“تیر ی آواز کے سائے، تیرے ہونٹوں کے سراب“]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Oct-2022/11886]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[کیا عمران خان انتہائی موقع پرست ہیں؟ کیا وہ یقین رکھتے ہیں یوٹرن، جھوٹ، پروپیگنڈااور من گھڑت بیانات سیاست میں ضروری اور موثر ہیں کیوں کہ حاصل شدہ مقصد طریق کار کو درست ثابت کردیتا ہے؟ کیا وہ پاکستان کے پائیڈ پائپر ہیں (ایک افسانوی کردار جس نے پائپ بجا کر ایک قصبے کے بچوں کوسحر زدہ کرکے گم کردیا تھا)؟ عمران خان کا کہنا ہے کہ وہ کسی بھی حالات میں.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:30:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Go November Go]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Sep-2022/go-november-go]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Some things are now reasonably clear.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:20:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[نومبر کی آمد]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Sep-2022/11990]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[کچھ اشارے تو کافی حد تک واضح ہوچکے ہیں۔ آڈیو ریکارڈنگ غالباً کسی مقامی انٹیلی جنس ایجنسی سے کی تھیں جس کا ہدف اہم سیاسی افرا د تھے۔ قیاس ہے کہ اس نے پیگاسس جیسا کوئی سافٹ ویئر استعمال کیا ہوگا جو ان کے سمارٹ فونز میں سرائیت کرکے ان کی گفتگو کو ایک الیکٹرانک بگ کی طرح ریکارڈ کرسکتا تھا۔ کسی مرحلے پر اس مواد کا کچھ حصہ کسی انٹل انسائیڈر یا کسی ہیکر.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:12:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Desperate Maverick]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Sep-2022/desperate-maverick]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Imran Khan is so blinded by his “popularity” that he has lost his way.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 23:45:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[ایک بے چین خبطی انسان]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Sep-2022/12079]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[عمران خان کی آنکھوں پر اُن کی مقبولیت نے ایسی پٹی باندھ دی کہ وہ اپنا راستہ ہی گم کر بیٹھے۔ ان کی کامیابی اور ناکامی کا مرکزی عنصر ان کا اسٹبلشمنٹ کے حوالے سے خبط ہے۔ وہ اس کی قیادت کے بارے میں سرد و گرم بیانات داغتے رہتے ہیں۔ پل میں تولا پل میں ماشہ کی عملی تصور بنے ہوئے ہیں۔ ”ایک صفحے“ پر ہونے کا خبط اُن کے ذہن پر اس طرح سوار ہے کہ صفحہ کیا.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2022 21:14:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Regime change?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Sep-2022/regime-change]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[President Arif Alvi has admitted that secret reconciliation talks are underway between various “stakeholders” in order to resolve the political logjam that is hurting the country.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:33:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[حکومت کی تبدیلی؟]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Sep-2022/12174]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[صدر عارف علوی نے تسلیم کیا ہے کہ مختلف ”اسٹیک ہولڈرز“کے درمیان مفاہمت کے لیے خفیہ بات چیت جاری ہے تاکہ اس سیاسی جمود کا خاتمہ کیا جاسکے جو ملک کے لیے نقصان دہ ثابت ہورہا ہے۔ مسٹر علوی نے احتیاط کا دامن تھامتے ہوئے خود کو عمران خان کے اسٹبلشمنٹ اور عدلیہ پر تابڑتوڑ حملوں سے الگ رکھا۔ ان کا کہنا ہے کہ وہ پرامید ہے کہ یہ کاوشیں ثمر بار ثابت ہوں گی۔.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:12:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pindi Plan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Sep-2022/pindi-plan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Last week Imran Khan threatened to become “dangerous if pushed to the wall”.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:29:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[پنڈی پلان]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Sep-2022/12265]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[گزشتہ ہفتے عمران خان نے دھمکی دی کہ ”اگر دیوار کے ساتھ لگایا گیا تو مزید خطرناک ہوجاؤں گا۔“فوج کی اعلیٰ قیادت کے خلاف اپنی حالیہ تقریر میں وہ اپنے قول کے پکے دکھائی دیے۔ اُن کے اشتعال کی وجہ فوج کا ”نیوٹرل“ ہونا ہے، اور عمران خان کی لغت میں نیوٹرل کا مطلب جانور ہوتا ہے۔ چند دن پہلے عمران خان نے گرجتے ہوئے کہا تھا، ”آصف زرداری اور نواز شریف نومبر.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2022 10:54:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Come November]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Aug-2022/come-november]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Imran Khan’s popularity graph in opposition is up and that of the PMLN in government is down.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:55:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[نومبر کی آمد]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Aug-2022/12502]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[اپوزیشن میں عمران خان کی مقبولیت کا گراف بلند جب کہ حکومت میں مسلم لیگ ن کا گراف پست ہے۔ گرچہ عمران خان نے ایسا کوئی غیر معمولی کارنامہ سرانجام نہیں دیا جو اُن کی حمایت کا پرچم بلند کرتا۔ بلکہ فوج اور عدلیہ کے خلاف تحریک انصاف کی میڈیا مہم پر اُن کے اپنے حامیوں نے بھی تنقید کی ہے۔ دراصل یہ پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن کی حکومت ہے جو آئی ایم ایف پروگرام کی.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2022 11:28:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Watch This Space]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Aug-2022/watch-this-space]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Imran Khan, the case of his Chief of Staff (COS), Shahbaz Gill continues to hog the headlines, with inconvenient truths and convenient falsehoods sprouting by the hour.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:08:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[منظر نامے پر نگاہ رکھیے]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Aug-2022/12611]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[عمران خان کا شکریہ، اُن کے چیف آف سٹاف، شہباز گل کا کیس ابھی تک شہ سرخیوں میں ہے۔ اس دوران پریشان کن سچائیوں  اور سہولت کے لیے بولے گئے جھوٹوں کی پٹاری بھی کھل رہی ہے۔ لوگوں کا کہنا ہے کہ عمران خان کو خوف ہے کہ شہباز گل کہیں فوج مخالف مہم میں اُن کے کردار کو بے نقاب نہ کردیں۔ فوج کے افسران اور جوان اس مہم کی وجہ سے مشتعل ہیں۔ حالیہ کریک ڈاؤن کی.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:12:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan Zindabad!]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Aug-2022/pakistan-zindabad]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Imran Khan’s Chief of Staff, Shahbaz Gill, recently went on ARY TV to provoke, knowingly and willfully (as he has admitted) officers of the armed forces not to obey “illegal” orders of the high command in support of “evil”.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:48:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[!پاکستان زندہ باد]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Aug-2022/12699]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[عمران خان کے چیف آف سٹاف، شہباز گل نے حال ہی میں اے آر وائی پر جان بوجھ کر،د انستہ طور پر (جیسا کہ اُس نے تسلیم کیا ہے) مسلح افواج کے افسران کو اکسانے کی کوشش کی۔ کہا کہ وہ ”برائی“ کی حمایت میں ہائی کمان کے ”غیر قانونی“ احکامات نہ مانیں۔ شہباز گل نے ایسا کیوں کیا؟ حالانکہ وہ جانتے تھے کہ اسٹبلشمنٹ اسے مسلح افواج میں بغاوت برپا کرنے کی کوشش کے.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:12:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[اصل گناہ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Aug-2022/12784]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[آٹھ سال کا عرصہ لگ گیا، 150   سماعتیں ہوئیں، 100  مرتبہ کیس پر التوا لیا گیا، تین چیف الیکشن کمشنروں نے تحریک انصاف کو ہونے والی فنڈنگ کے ذرائع کا کھوج لگایا۔ اس سے پتہ چلتا ہے کہ نہ صرف تحریک انصاف نے انصاف کی راہ میں رکاوٹ ڈالی، جس میں ایک جائزہ کمیٹی بھی شامل تھی، بلکہ اسٹبلشمنٹ اور عدلیہ نے بھی انصاف کا ترازو الٹا رکھا۔ اور یہ ادارے ان برسوں.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:21:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Original Sin]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Aug-2022/original-sin]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[It has taken over eight years, 150 hearings, 100 adjournments and three chief election commissioners to dig out the facts behind the sources of funding of the Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 21:19:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Caretakers To The Rescue]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Jul-2022/caretakers-to-the-rescue]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Shortly after Umar Ata Bandial was elevated to the post of the Chief Justice of Pakistan early this year, I wrote that under the prevailing circumstances, “his stint was likely to assume historic proportions, for better or worse” (https://www.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:48:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[بچاؤ کے لیے نگران حکومت]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Jul-2022/12927]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[جب رواں برس کے آغاز میں عمر عطا بندیال چیف جسٹس آف پاکستان کے منصب پر فائز ہوئے تو میں نے ان حالات کو دیکھتے ہوئے لکھا تھا، ”ان کا دور تاریخی اہمیت کا حامل ہوگا، چاہے بہترہو یا بدتر۔“ (https://www.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:05:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Punjab By-Elections: Imran Khan’s Populist Rhetoric Wins]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Jul-2022/punjab-by-elections-imran-khan-s-populist-rhetoric-wins]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On Sunday July 17 th, the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) swept the polls in the by-elections in Punjab with a landslide win consisting of 15 out of 20 seats in the provincial assembly.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2022 18:04:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dejection and Despair]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The July 17 by-elections on 20 seats in Punjab could be a watershed moment.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:04:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[مایوس کن صورت حال]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Jul-2022/13191]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[پنجاب کی بیس نشستوں پر سترہ جولائی کو ہونے والے ضمنی انتخابات فیصلہ کن لمحہ ثابت ہوسکتے ہیں۔ ان سے پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن کے فیصلے کی جانچ ہوگی کہ کیا ملک کو مشکلات کے بھنور سے نکالنے کے لیے پتوار ہاتھ میں لینے کا فیصلہ درست تھا؟ نیز ن لیگ کے ملک کے لیے ضروری لیکن مشکل اور غیر مقبول فیصلوں کو اپنے سیاسی فائدے میں ڈھالنے اور اسے اقتدار سے نکال باہر.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:08:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[July 17 Polls: Will PML-N Survive The Challenge?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As the July 17 by-polls in the Punjab come closer, the political rhetoric of former PM Imran Khan has gained intensity indicating how the forthcoming polls are likely to impact the future trajectory of national politics.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:36:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Generals and Judges]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jul-2022/generals-and-judges]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, Ayaz Amir, a respected columnist/tv commentator, was waylaid by masked men in broad daylight outside the premises of Dunya TV, and roughed up.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:07:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[جج اور جنرل]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jul-2022/13305]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[گزشتہ ہفتے دنیا ٹی وی کے دفتر کے باہر محترم صحافی اور ٹی وی مبصر، ایاز امیر صاحب پر کچھ نقاب پوش افراد نے دن دیہاڑے حملہ کرکے انھیں جسمانی تشدد کا نشانہ بنایا۔ بظاہر اُن کا مقصد امیر صاحب سبق سکھاناتھا کیوں کہ وہ اسٹبلشمنٹ کی ماضی اور حال کی غلط کاریوں کوکھلے عام بیان کرتے تھے۔ اس واقعے کا ایک پہلو یہ ہے کہ اُنھیں خود کو خوش قسمت سمجھنا چاہیے کیوں.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:11:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Place your bets]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Jun-2022/place-your-bets]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Information Minister, Maryam Auranzeb, has investigated a multimillion dollar contract between Pakistan Television Corp and a GroupM-ARY TV consortium during the PTI regime and initiated a case of corrupt practices in FIA against all those who signed off on the “deal”.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:11:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[اونٹ کس کروٹ بیٹھے گا؟]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Jun-2022/13415]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[وزیر اطلاعات،مریم اورنگ زیب نے پاکستان ٹیلی وژن کارپوریشن اورایک میڈیا گروپ، اے آر وائی ٹی وی کنسورشیم کے درمیان کئی ملین ڈالر کے کنٹریکٹ کا کھوج لگایا ہے۔ یہ معاہدہ تحریک انصاف کے دور حکومت میں ہوا تھا۔ اس پر دستخط کرنے والے تمام افراد کے خلاف ایف آئی اے میں بدعنوانی کے مقدمے کا اندراج کرلیا گیا ہے۔ بھرپور تیاری سے کی جانے والی ایک زبردست پریس.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:11:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Kudos to GHQ?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Jun-2022/kudos-to-ghq]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Everyone and Charlie’s aunt is congratulating himself for getting Pakistan off the FATF “grey list”.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:11:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[جی ایچ کیو کو سلام]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Jun-2022/13521]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[پاکستان کے فیٹف(ایف اے ٹی ایف) کی گرے لسٹ سے نکلنے پر ہر کوئی خود کو مبارک باد دے رہا ہے۔ پی پی پی سے تعلق رکھنے والی پی ڈی ایم حکومت کی وزیر مملکت برائے امور خارجہ، حنا ربانی کھر نے اُس ٹیم کی قیادت کی جو برسلز گئی تھی۔ اُنھوں نے کامیابی کا باعث بننے والی ”ٹیم کی مشترکہ کاوشوں“ کو سراہا ہے۔ تو اس ماحول میں تحریک انصاف بھلا کیوں پیچھے رہتی؟ اس نے.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:12:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dusted and Done?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Jun-2022/dusted-and-done]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[A good annual budget should, ideally, aim to rectify any structural imbalances in the economy while incentivizing capital formation, creating jobs, improving living standards (especially for the poor) and reducing inequalities in wealth.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:12:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[کیا صفائی ہوچکی؟]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Jun-2022/13631]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[مثالی طور پر ایک سالانہ بجٹ معاشی ڈھانچے کے عدم توازن کو درست کر تا ہے۔سرمائے کی افزائش، ملازمتوں کے مواقع پیدا کرتا،معیار زندگی (خاص طور پر غریب افراد کا)میں بہتری لاتا اور دولت کی ناہمواری کم کرتا ہے۔ لیکن  2022-23  کا بجٹ کچھ حوالوں سے ان اہداف سے دور دکھائی دیتا ہے۔ یہ معاشی عدم توازن، جیسا کہ مالی اور تجارتی خسارے کو کم نہیں کرتا جو مہنگائی.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Features Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:16:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Known Unknowns]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Jun-2022/known-unknowns]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The PTI is continuously and vigorously making the case for a new round of general elections.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:12:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[جانے پہچانے نامعلوم]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Jun-2022/13727]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[فوری طور پر تازہ عام انتخابات کرانے کے لیے پاکستان تحریک انصاف پوری شدومد سےمسلسل دباؤ ڈالے ہوئے ہے۔ یہ بات بالکل قابل فہم ہے۔ وہ اقتدار سے باہر ہے، اور اسٹبلشمنٹ کی ”غیر جانب داری“ کی وجہ سے عوامی مقبولیت کھودینے سے پہلے ایک باری اور لینا چاہتی ہے۔ درحقیقت گزشتہ مارچ میں عدم اعتماد کی تحریک پیش کرنے سے پہلے پی ڈی ایم پر مشتمل حزب اختلا ف بھی وسط.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Features Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2022 17:46:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[PDM takes the plunge]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-May-2022/pdm-takes-the-plunge]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The PDM government has finally taken the plunge.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Editorials, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 15:19:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[پی ڈی ایم کی چھلانگ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-May-2022/13825]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[پی ڈی ایم کی حکومت نے بالآخر چھلانگ لگا ہی دی ہے۔ مختلف امکانات پر غور کرتے ہوئے دوہفتوں کے تذبذب کے بعد اس نے قدم جمانے،عمران خان کے فوری تازہ انتخابات کرانے کا فیصلہ مسترد کرنے، آئی ایم ایف کی شرائط پر دستخط کرنے، سخت بجٹ بنانے اور اسٹبلشمنٹ کی مدد یا اس کے بغیر ہتھیلی پر سرسوں جمانے کا فیصلہ کرلیا ہے۔ چوں کہ انتخابات کا جلد یا بدیرانعقاد ہونا.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 12:02:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What next?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-May-2022/what-next]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[All are agreed.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2022 17:28:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[پس چہ باید کرد؟]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-May-2022/13909]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[تما م لوگ اس بات پر متفق ہیں کہ پاکستان کو اپنی قومی زندگی کے بدترین معاشی بحران کا سامنا ہے۔ سیاسی جمود اور آئینی انحراف نے اس مسلے کو سنگین تر کردیا ہے۔ ہم اس نہج تک کیسے پہنچے؟ اس کا ذمہ دار کون ہے؟ اب ہم اس سے کیسے نکل سکتے ہیں؟سول ملٹری حکمران اشرافیہ، جاگیردار، جنرل، جج، سرکاری افسر اور کاروباری افرادنے ہمیں اس نہج تک پہنچا یا۔ عشروں سے.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 12:08:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Miltablishment “Neutrality”?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-May-2022/miltablishment-neutrality]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[For two years, the Opposition cried itself hoarse with demanding elections but Imran Khan refused to heed its call.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2022 14:15:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[اسٹبلشمنٹ کی غیر جانب داری]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-May-2022/14000]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[دو سال تک تازہ انتخابات کا مطالبہ کرتے کرتے حزب اختلاف کا گلا بیٹھ گیا لیکن عمران خان نے اس کی پکار پر کان دھرنے سے انکار کر دیا۔ درحقیقت سات مارچ کو تحریک عدم اعتماد کے موقع پراُنھوں نے کہا کہ وہ اس چیلنج کا خیر مقدم کرتے ہیں اور نہ تو استعفیٰ دیں گے اور نہ ہی پارلیمنٹ کو تحلیل کریں گے۔ لیکن جب چند ہفتوں میں بازی پلٹ گئی تو اُنھوں نے صدر عارف.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2022 17:40:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Desperate Khan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-May-2022/desperate-khan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Imran Khan is flapping about desperately.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2022 00:19:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[عمرا ن خان کی مایوسی اور جھنجھلاہٹ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-May-2022/14092]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[عمران خان بے تابی سے ادھر اُدھر ہاتھ پاؤں مار رہے ہیں ۔ وہ ایسے مودب میزبانوں کو پوڈ کاسٹ کررہے ہیں اور انٹرویو دے رہے ہیں جو ان سے نرم اور من پسند سوالات پوچھیں ۔ گویا ایسی آسان گیندوں کا سامنا کررہے ہیں جن پر وہ آسانی سے چھکا لگا لیں۔ بدقسمتی سے وہ ایسی باتیں کہہ جاتے ہیں جو خود اُن کے لیے ندامت اور پریشانی کا باعث بنتی ہیں۔ اس کی تازہ ترین مثال.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2022 14:28:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Who will bell the cat?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Apr-2022/who-will-bell-the-cat]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Mariam Aurangzeb, the information minister of the new PDM government, has admitted that this government intends to stay the full course for general elections late next year.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2022 14:52:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[بلی کے گلے میں گھنٹی کون باندھے گا؟]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Apr-2022/14151]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[پی ڈی ایم کی نئی حکومت کی وزیر اطلاعات مریم اورنگزیب نے اعتراف کیا ہے کہ یہ حکومت اگلے سال کے آخر میں ہونے والے عام انتخابات تک اپنی مدت پوری کرنے کا ارادہ رکھتی ہے۔ اس سے دونوں شریف برادران کے درمیان معاملہ طے سمجھاجاناچاہیے۔ نواز شریف دو وجوہات کی بنا پر فوری انتخابات چاہتے تھے: پہلی، انتخابی نتائج پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن کی حمایت میں اور تحریک انصاف.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 00:33:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Fact over Fiction]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Apr-2022/fact-over-fiction]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[“Without firing a shot, the Pakistani Awam is abusing the Pakistani Fauj.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:14:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[افسانوی بیانیے پر حقیقت کی جیت]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Apr-2022/14242]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[”ایک گولی چلائے بغیر پاکستانی عوام پاک فوج کو گالیاں دے رہے ہیں۔ انڈیا کروڑو ں روپے خرچ کے بھی یہ مقصد حاصل نہیں کرسکتا تھا۔ اور اس سب کے پیچھے جو شخص ہے، وہ عمران خان ہے۔ وہ ہمارا بہترین دوست ثابت ہوا ہے۔“ یہ الفاظ ہیں انڈیا کے مقبول دفاعی تجزیہ کار، میجر(ر) گوریو آریا کے۔ وہ اس تاثر کو زائل کررہا ہے کہ عمران خان بھارت مخالف ہیں۔ لیکن تحریک انصاف.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 21:22:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Whither Imran Khan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Apr-2022/whither-imran-khan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In an extraordinary press conference, DG-ISPR Maj-Gen Babar Iftikhar has finally set the record straight.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2022 22:50:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[عمران خان کے سامنے امکانات اور مسائل]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Apr-2022/14298]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[ایک غیر معمولی پریس کانفرنس میں ڈی جی آئی ایس پی آر میجر جنرل بابر افتخار نے آخر کارریکارڈ درست کردیا: 1۔  پاکستان میں حکومت کی تبدیلی کے لیے کوئی امریکی سازش نہیں ہوئی۔ چناں چہ پاکستان کے امریکہ میں سفارت کارکے ”خط“ جس میں کسی سازش کا تاثر تھا، پر نیشنل سیکورٹی کمیٹی کا ردعمل معمول کے ”ڈیمارش‘‘ سے زیادہ کچھ نہ تھا۔ 2۔  امریکیوں نے پاکستان سے کبھی.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 13:08:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ten days that shook Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Apr-2022/ten-days-that-shook-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Imran Khan and his fascist hybrid regime have finally been kicked out.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2022 22:52:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[دس دن جنھوں نے پاکستان کو ہلا ڈالا]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Apr-2022/14362]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[عمران خان اور اُن کا فسطائی ہائبرڈدور حکومت بالآخر تمام ہوا ۔ اسٹبلشمنٹ اور عدلیہ جو اس کا سہارا بنے ہوئے تھے، نے آخرکار اسے اس کے اپنے پیدا کردہ مشکلات کے گرداب سے نکالنے سے انکار کردیا ۔ مزید یہ کہ حزب اختلاف، خاص طور پر پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن وحشیانہ جبر کے سامنے متحد رہی اور عمران خان کی تمام چال بازیوں کو ناکام بنا دیا ۔ لیکن آخر میں یہ عمران خان.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:43:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The End]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Apr-2022/the-end]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Imran Khan has lost the confidence of a majority of Parliamentarians and will be constitutionally voted out of prime ministerial office on April 3rd, 2022, by a thumping majority.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:05:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[کھیل ختم ہوا]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Apr-2022/14444]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[عمران خان اراکین پارلیمنٹ کی اکثریت کا اعتماد کھو چکے ہیں اور آئینی طور پر 3 اپریل 2022 کو ووٹ کے ذریعے وزارت عظمیٰ کے عہدے سے برخاست ہو جائیں گے۔ درحقیقت اگر وہ قومی اسمبلی کے سپیکر یا صدرِ پاکستان کے ذریعے اپنی سیاسی زندگی کے دورانیے کو چال بازی سے تھوڑا سا طول دینے کے لیے غلط طریق کار اپناتے ہیں، تب بھی وہ زیادہ دیر نہیں نکال پائیں گے۔ اپنی.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:15:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Course Correction]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Mar-2022/course-correction]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[For all intents and purposes, the “selected” prime minister, Imran Khan, is on a ventilator, fighting for his government’s survival.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:36:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[غلطیوں کے ازالے کی راہ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Mar-2022/14547]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[اب جو بھی ارادے اور مقاصد ہوں، ”سلیکٹڈ“ وزیر اعظم اپنی حکومت بچانے کی لڑائی لڑتے لڑتے بے دم ہوچکے ۔ کہہ سکتے ہیں کہ وہ اس وقت وینٹی لیٹر پر ہیں۔ پارلیمنٹ کے ارکان کی اکثریت کا اعتماد کھو چکے ہیں۔ ان کی جماعت، تحریک انصاف کے ایک درجن سے زائد اراکین قومی اسمبلی نے کھلے عام بغاوت کر دی ہے (کچھ مزید کے بارے میں بھی کہا جاتا ہے کہ وہ مناسب وقت کا.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 16:25:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tragic End Game]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Opposition has now demonstrated an absolute majority of over 172 MNA votes to clinch a successful vote of no confidence against Imran Khan’s PTI government.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 22:18:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[افسوس ناک منطقی انجام]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Mar-2022/14634]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[حزب اختلاف نے عمران خان کی حکومت کے خلاف تحریک عدم اعتماد کی کامیابی کے لیے درکار  172  اراکین اسمبلی کے ووٹوں کی قطعی اکثریت ثابت کردی ہے۔ اس نے آزاد میڈیا کو سندھ ہاؤس اسلام آباد میں موجود ایک درجن سے زیادہ تحریک انصاف کے اراکین اسمبلی سے آزادانہ طور پر سوالات کرنے کی اجازت دے دی ۔ اس نے اُن کے عزائم کا تعین کردیا۔ اتنی ہی بڑی تعداد میں تحریک.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2022 11:31:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ominous]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Mar-2022/ominous]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The numbers game for ascertaining who will be the Leader of the House (prime minister) has finally kicked off.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:34:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[دیوار پر ابھرتے ہوئے ڈراؤنے حروف]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Mar-2022/14761]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[قائد ایوان (وزیراعظم) کون ہوگا؟ اس کا تعین کرنے کے لیے نمبروں کا کھیل بالآخر شروع ہوچکا ۔ تحریک انصاف کے پاس 155 ووٹ ہیں، جب کہ اس کے اتحادیوں کی نشستیں 24 ہیں۔ اس طرح حکومت کو کل ملا کر 179  اراکین کا اعتماد حاصل ہے۔ مشترکہ حزب اختلاف کے پاس 162  ووٹ ہیں۔ اگر کم از کم 10 اراکین حکومت سے حزب اختلاف میں چلے جاتے ہیں تو اسے 172  کا جادوئی نمبر حاصل.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:35:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Now or Never]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Maulana Fazal ur Rahman, head of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, has announced the decision of the combined Opposition to requisition a session of the National Assembly within a couple of days to table motions of No-Confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan, Speaker Asad Qaisar and Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:14:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[اب یا کبھی نہیں]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Mar-2022/14860]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[پاکستان ڈیموکریٹک موومنٹ کے سربراہ مولانا فضل الرحمان نے مشترکہ حزب اختلاف کی جانب سے وزیراعظم عمران خان، اسپیکر اسد قیصر اورڈپٹی سپیکر قاسم خان سوری کے خلاف تحریک عدم اعتماد پیش کرنے کے لیے چند روز میں قومی اسمبلی کا اجلاس بلانے کے فیصلے کا اعلان کردیاہے۔  پاکستان ڈیموکریٹک موومنٹ کے ذرائع کا دعویٰ ہے کہ چھیاسی اراکین قومی اسمبلی نے نوٹس پر دستخط.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Features Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:04:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Finally, the judiciary is waking up to resist Khan’s unconstitutional diktat.]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Opposition has finally stitched it up.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Najam Sethi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:07:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[بہت بڑا سوال۔۔۔ اگر]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[حزب اختلاف نے آخر کار اپنا کام کر لیا ہے۔ حتمی گنتی کے مطابق نے اسلام آباد میں پاکستان تحریک انصاف کی حکومت کو ختم کرنے کے لیے 200 سے زائد ووٹوں کی تصدیق ہوچکی۔ ان میں تحریک انصاف  کے زیادہ تر اتحادیوں کے علاوہ اس کے اپنے اراکین قومی اسمبلی کا ایک اہم حصہ شامل ہے جو یا تو جہانگیر ترین کو جواب دیتے ہیں یا نواز شریف سے براہ راست ڈیل کررہے ہیں۔ اس.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Features Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:26:39 +0500</pubDate>

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