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Farhan Qureshi

Farhan Qureshi is a political analyst and journalist with over 12 years of experience covering Pakistani politics, governance, and elections.

President Alvi wants politicians to ‘cash in’ on ‘apolitical’ stance by army

President Alvi wants politicians to ‘cash in’ on ‘apolitical’ stance by army

President Arif Alvi urged politicians on Thursday to "take the opportunity" presented by the impending exit of the military from politics and join forces to develop democracy.  Presidential Address The president was addressing at the

Fact-finding Report Terms Journalist Arshad Sharif’s Murder ‘Targeted’

Fact-finding Report Terms Journalist Arshad Sharif’s Murder ‘Targeted’

Planned Targeted Assassination Senior journalist Arshad Sharif was killed, according to the findings of a two-person fact-finding team made up of Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) personnel, in a "planned targeted assassination"

Delay in Dissolution of Assemblies Bad for PTI

Delay in Dissolution of Assemblies Bad for PTI

Imran Khan renewed his threat to dissolve the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies, but the time it took to garner support for and carry out his plan appears to be working against him as the

‘Calamitous’ Smog – Punjab on High Alert

‘Calamitous’ Smog – Punjab on High Alert

Smog in Areas of Punjab Due to the dangerous amount of smog in areas of Punjab, particularly in Lahore, the Lahore High Court (LHC) directed the administration to announce the closure of schools in the

Nawaz Greenlights Election Prep as ‘N’ Tracks Back Plans to ‘Save Assembly’

Nawaz Greenlights Election Prep as ‘N’ Tracks Back Plans to ‘Save Assembly’

PML-N is "running away" from elections Nawaz Sharif, who is the party's supreme leader, has instructed the PML-provincial N's chief to start doing research to shortlist qualified candidates for elections in an apparent effort to

Fazl Rules Out Talks With Tehreek-i-Insaf Over Elections

Fazl Rules Out Talks With Tehreek-i-Insaf Over Elections

Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the leader of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, ruled out the idea of talks between Imran Khan, the head of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), and the leadership of the currently ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement on

ECP in Action to Remove Imran From Heading PTI 

ECP in Action to Remove Imran From Heading PTI 

In light of Toshakhana Case In light of the election watchdog's ruling in the Toshakhana case, which disqualified the former premier under Article 63(1)(p) for making "false statements and incorrect declarations," the Election Commission of

Bilawal Says No Urgency For Elections

Bilawal Says No Urgency For Elections

Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party On Sunday, Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said he did not see the need to hold early elections as

FO Says Verifying Attack on Kabul Embassy

FO Says Verifying Attack on Kabul Embassy

Islamic State Group's Assertion An official US report to Congress questions the Afghan Taliban's ability to combat IS, despite the Foreign Office's assertion that it was confirming reports regarding the extremist Islamic State group's assertion

South Korea Reach Round of 16 in Stunning Fashion

South Korea Reach Round of 16 in Stunning Fashion

Dramatic Win Over Portugal Players from South Korea went to the ground. What a moment it was for them to be alive. They had pulled it off on another tense drama-filled night, creating a win