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Zardari’s pragmatism, Bilawal’s populism

By Ansar Abbasi in The News, Sept 10, 2023ISLAMABAD: The conflicting statements of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and his father, former President Asif Ali Zardari, are part of their strategy to play good cop and bad cop. An insider claims that Bilawal and Zardari are two sides of the same coin and what they are presently doing is part of their political strategy. Everybody in the party knows, the source said, whom to follow. He…

Polls schedule: Are Zardari, Bilawal playing good cop, bad cop?

By Asim Yasin & Imtiaz Hussain in The News, Sept 10, 2023ISLAMABAD/BADIN: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari appeared playing ‘good cop, bad cop’ on the issue of delimitation of constituencies and the election schedule, on Saturday. While Zardari supported the idea of elections after completion of the delimitation process, Bilawal reiterated his demand for polls within 90 days, as obligated under the Constitution. Bilawal, speaking to the press…

Over 18,000 non-govt primary schools close doors in 2 years

by Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star,Jun 4, 2023 At least 18,465 non-government primary schools closed their doors for good in 2021 and 2022 due to what officials said were the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic. Most of these schools were closed in 2021 because the owners could not bear the cost of running them. The final draft of Annual Primary School Census (APSC) 2022 shows 4,352 private primary schools faced closure last year. In 2022,…