Nadeem Farooq Paracha

Author; Research Scholar at @ThinkDemocracy, Washington DC; Columnist for DAWN/@dawn_com.

[Nadeem Farooq Paracha @NadeemfParacha]

A decade ago, a former JI chief declared that Pak soldiers fighting extremists could not be considered martyrs. Today, JUI-F chief is similarly disparaging soldiers fighting terrorists in Balochistan & KP. Islamist parties have proven to be the true fifth column in Pakistan.

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How the West Lost the Narrative.

https://t.co/LGfyby55v7

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Soulmate Of The State: The Ideological Reinventions Of Qawwali

https://t.co/3xlczcuRrL

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So-called “misguided brothers” on a killing spree in Balochistan.

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Cola Politics.

Branding, symbolism and ‘consumer’ data have transformed electoral politics into a consumer marketplace where a heavily curated image triumphs over substance.

https://t.co/nOL34u88IP

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Social media has turned people into 'revolutionaries' who aren't even willing to do their own dishes, let alone dismantle the establishment.

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Pakistan is a civilisational state. It is a part of a chain of civilisations that emerged along the Indus, the country’s largest river. This means that Pakistan is now ‘reclaiming’ these civilisations cut across 5,000 years. Indians can’t seem to come to terms with this.

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India’s position on the Indus Water Treaty.

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Paraguay ousts Germany and Morocco knocks Netherlands out. Football has gone multipolar as well.

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The Pakistan Experience ne Raftar ko giriftar kar liya. With facts, not farce.

Much watch.

[The Pakistan Experience @ThePakistanExp1]

Who ACTUALLY destroyed Karachi? - Responding to Raftar's Propaganda/ Exposing the Establishment #TPE
https://t.co/kkJqmetTm6

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Victimhood Nationalism.

States such as Israel and India are increasingly weaponising a perceived ‘suffering’ to steer their national discourse, while Pakistan is now attempting to build its nationalism on achievement rather than grievance.

https://t.co/tYRJQie6vw

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The Mayor of Karachi @murtazawahab1 has done a truly remarkable job. His hard work and commitment have given a complex city like Karachi the momentum that it needed to reach its full potential. I will be hoping (and voting) for him to serve another term. More power to him.

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Yes. And this is how PIA was attracting tourists as far back as 1966. Modi has shaped one of the most historically illiterate generations in India.

[ahad... @former_ahad]

Indians are like, "Why is Pakistan embracing the Indus Valley Civilization now?" Meanwhile, this is what I was studying in my history class back in 2008.

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Israel was planning to assassinate Asim Munir in Switzerland. The plan was thwarted by Pakistani intelligence.
Pakistan’s reply was: “If you touch our delegation, we will wipe you off the map.”

So back off, punks.

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The hero of my generation would have been 73 today, if not for the cowards who killed her when she was just 54.

#BenazirBhuttoBirthday

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Rise of the Civilisational State.

As the post-Cold War order fragments, multiple countries are increasingly defining themselves not as nation-states but as heirs to ancient civilisations.

https://t.co/I3nE7pPMUd

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Good evening.

#IslamabadMemorandum

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Good afternoon.

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Lahore Vs. Karachi.

https://t.co/Spo3RfPgFR

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14-year-old Zakaria (aka Afridi Jr). Already bowls close to 135 km, swings both ways, hits the deck hard. Classic action. Reminds one of South African quick Dale Steyn.