By Ansar Abbasi in The News, December 30, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PTI is going into elections without settling its issues with the military establishment or distancing its followers from the party’s Imran Khan vs Army narrative. Following the arrest of Imran Khan and owing to the post-May 9 crackdown against the PTI, senior leadership of the party has become a bit careful. However, no serious effort has been made by the party to change the minds…
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REPORT in The Express Tribune Nov 26, 2023Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, on Saturday, reiterated his “Mujhe Kyun Nikala” (why was I ousted?) narrative that he previously used at public gatherings after being removed as prime minister in 2017. He questioned the panel of five judges, suggesting that by removing him in the Panama case, they achieved nothing substantial but to install a person, referring to PTI Chairman Imran…
By Ansar Abbasi in The News, November 08, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has said the party is not going to fight with any state institution and there is no decision of contesting the upcoming elections with the narrative of civilian supremacy vs establishment. The PTI Information Secretary, Rauf Hasan, when approached by The News, distanced the PTI from party lawyer Barrister Gohar Khan’s statement that PTI’s narrative for the elections would be civilian supremacy vs…
report in Daily Times, Oct 23, 2023Terming Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif a “fugitive and criminal”, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday claimed that the three-time former prime minister returned to the country under a “deal” and after changing his “narrative”. A day earlier, the PML-N supremo landed in Pakistan – ending a four-year self-imposed exile in London – and addressed a massive power show at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. During his maiden…
report in Daily Times, Oct 5, 2023The establishment has accepted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s narrative and backed off from politics, a top party leader said Wednesday. In a news conference, PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal said that Nawaz’s narrative has been accepted and the establishment announced openly that it would not interfere in politics any more. “The establishment and the judiciary will have to cooperate to take the country’s economy forward,” the…
by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Oct 2, 2023ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, along with his like-minded leaders, has not only reshaped the party’s anti-establishment narrative, but boldly set aside the conventional belief that public perception held paramount significance in winning the elections. Known for his persistency, the PML-N president has finally managed to turn his party’s guns away from the military’s retired top brass, especially former army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and…
Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Sept 26th, 202• Insiders say Shehbaz, sons are trying to talk the elder Sharif down• Ex-PM says no changes to elder brother’s homecoming planLAHORE: With his aggressive stance, demanding the accountability of former generals and judges, making some within the party uneasy ahead of his planned return to Pakistan on Oct 21, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is giving his stated position “a second thought”, party insiders told Dawn on Monday. “Although…
report in The Express Tribune, Sept 25th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: PML-N Senator Mushahid Hussain on Sunday advised party supremo Nawaz Sharif to embrace “generosity” and adopt a “forward-looking approach” by forgiving and moving on, cautioning him against dwelling on accountability of former army generals. During the interview on a private news channel, the PML-N leader emphasised the importance of forgiveness and moving on, highlighting the counsel he received from the late Nelson Mandela, who believed that generosity…