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A tough election awaits embattled Tehreek-i-Insaf

by Mansoor Malik in Dawn, Nov 15th, 2023MOST supporters of PTI are either confused or frustrated. Many others are flabbergasted over the manner the state is treating them. And there is a reason for this. For them, the “level playing field” terminology in the current political scenario has seemingly assumed proportion of a nightmare, since they are being denied any opportunity to do canvassing in the run-up to the Feb 8 elections. The PTI leaders’…

Serving time in others’ stead

by FM Mizanur Rahaman in The Daily Star in Nov 9, 2023When “Senuwara Begum” of Cox’s Bazar surrendered to a court and eventually landed in prison in connection with a narcotics case, there was no reason for suspicion. However, when her fingerprints were taken in jail last month so that those could be matched with the records in the NID server, Senuwara turned out to be Monira Begum of Teknaf. A probe found that Monira…