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Forty Nine Years On – Published on December 17, 2020

by sqshareef | Jan 3, 2021 | News International Pakistan

In recent months there has been an improvement in relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh. A couple of months ago, Prime Minister Imran Khan called Bangladesh Prime Minister Mrs Sheikh Hasina, and more recently the Pakistani ambassador in Dhaka also called on the...

The Real American Carnage – published on December 10, 2020

by sqshareef | Dec 11, 2020 | News International Pakistan

“The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” With these words on January 20, 2017, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Trump had come from a...

The war within – published on November 24, 2020

by sqshareef | Nov 26, 2020 | News International Pakistan

The US presidential election is mostly over and in a couple of weeks the results will be certified by each state and submitted to Congress. While outgoing President Trump refuses to acknowledge his defeat, most serious observers have accepted the results and are...

Will he go peacefully? Published on November 11, 2020

by sqshareef | Nov 17, 2020 | News International Pakistan

Four tense days of tabulating results followed the November 3 elections in the US. Finally, all major networks announced that Joe Biden had achieved an insurmountable lead over Donald Trump and Biden was anointed ‘president-elect’. Counting of votes continues, and in...

Voter Suppression – Published on October 22, 2020

by sqshareef | Nov 17, 2020 | News International Pakistan

The US has helped spread democratic values across many parts of the world. However, in recent times, as politics within the US has become more and more contentious, many of the key pillars of democracy within the country itself have started to be scrutinized. We are...

Alternate Facts – Published October 8, 2020

by sqshareef | Nov 17, 2020 | News International Pakistan

In the early hours of Friday, October 2, US President Trump tweeted that he and Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus. The very next day Donald Trump was moved to the Walter Reed Medical Center just outside of Washington DC. Statements coming out of...

Democracy in Crisis – Published on September 24, 2020

by sqshareef | Sep 27, 2020 | News International Pakistan

The United States continues to move with trepidation towards national elections on November 3, while the country continues to bounce from one crisis to the next. Over 200,000 Americans are dead from Covid-19 and over 6.5 million have been infected. Tens of millions...

The worst yet to come – Published on September 10, 2020

by sqshareef | Sep 22, 2020 | News International Pakistan

Both parties’ political conventions have now concluded. The Democratic Party convention was followed by the Republican convention last week. It turned out to be a very Trump-family focused four days. All members of his family including his children spoke, as did...

Election Season – Published on August 27, 2010

by sqshareef | Sep 22, 2020 | News International Pakistan

US political party conventions have now concluded, and campaigns are in full swing. The country nervously moves towards November 3. Kamala Harris, senator from California and former presidential candidate herself was chosen by Joe Biden to be his running mate. Harris...

Law and Order President? – Published on August 13, 2020

by sqshareef | Aug 13, 2020 | News International Pakistan

In the wake of recent protests in the US, Donald Trump has declared himself to be the ‘law and order’ president. This term comes with many layers of meaning for Americans. Richard Nixon had declared himself to be the same when he ran for office in 1968 — a time...

Dereliction of Duty – Published on July 30, 2020

by sqshareef | Aug 13, 2020 | News International Pakistan

Five months into the coronavirus pandemic, the US continues to be one of the worst affected countries. With five percent of the world’s population, it has 25 percent of all coronavirus deaths. There is still a battle raging in the country as to whether this is a...

US Elections and Muslims – Published on July 14, 2020

by sqshareef | Aug 13, 2020 | News International Pakistan

The Democratic candidate for president, Joe Biden, has recently appointed Farooq Mitha, an American of South Asian heritage, as his director of outreach to the American Muslim community. The election is less than four months away. Normally, campaigning would have been...
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