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A visit at a critical timeAT PENPOINTThe visit of Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan to Pakistan was by no means his first. His address to the joint sitting of Parliament was his fourth

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There is surely some way better of spending Valentine’s Day than listening to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan address Parliament, but Prime Minister Imran Khan bit the bullet.Rumours that

An acquittal setting a lot of unfortunate precedentsAT PENPOINTThe acquittal of President Donald Trump by the US Senate in his impeachment trial has a number of implications for th

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The person getting the most encouragement from Donald Trump’s acquittal by the US Senate is our very own Imran Khan. Now he can get down with a clear conscience to seeking the help of foreign prosec

There are electoral motives for both Trump and NetanyahuAT PENPOINTAs President Donald Trump unveiled his much touted Middle East peace plan, the first two things observers were th

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The coronavirus crisis had killed 259 people in China by Saturday, and they're about 12,000 cases worldwide. The virus seems to be taking advantage of air travel. There are four suspected victims in P

Why the Transparency International report hurt the PTI so muchAT PENPOINTThe Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf’s anger at Transparency International for reporting that Pakistan has gone down thre

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Prime Minister Imran Khan met US President Donald Trump in Davos, where the latter said he would mediate over Kashmir if he was asked. Of course, you can’t trust Trump. And especially these days, wh

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The extension of the Army Chief’s tenure has had unexpected resultsAT PENPOINTPerhaps the worst thing Water Resources Minister Faisal Vawda could have done was take a boot to a TV show.

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The first thing I want to know is Mian Nawaz Sharif’s doctor’s name. Any doctor who can recommend a walk that ends in a restaurant is the doctor I want to go to, in my book.My own experience s

At Penpoint Downing airliner while taking revenge created a mess for Iran The downing of a Ukrainian airliner as it took off from Tehran airport, the same day as Iranian mi

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LAHORE: The school holidays were extended, but after seeing what would happen if the schools were opened on time. The reasons they have for declaring a school holiday don’t seem to have happened. We