Pakistani cricket hero Imran Khan becomes a political player
By Richard Leiby, Published: September 2
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Imran Khan, the colorful cricket legend now topping polls as Pakistan’s most popular politician, never misses a chance to bash his rivals as...
The Independent carries a profile of Imran Khan today, a succinct analysis of the man everyones talking about but no one seems really sure of.
Khan tells the British paper that he can already sense victory in the next elections. Such hubris is almost comical, reminiscent of Charlie Sheen and his...
By Rasul Bakhsh Rais
Published: July 13, 2011
The writer is professor of political science at LUMS [email protected]
There are a number of changes in the substructure of Pakistani politics and society that no insightful...
ALL those who frown at the Imran Khan options in politics, they presumably are the indefatigable optimists who still believe that so-called progressive politics still has a future in this country; or they are people who exist at a comfortable distance from Lahore and have no idea of the long...
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Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif fares better: 63% express a positive opinion of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader, down from a year ago when 71% held this view. The most popular leader tested is former cricket star Imran Khan. Nearly seven-in-ten (68%) have a favorable...
DETAILED METHODOLOGY: SURVEY OF PAKISTAN PUBLIC OPINION, JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 18, 2011
April 27, 2011
The results of this poll were not released by IRI. However, IRI is making available the methodology and the demographics to demonstrate that the poll complies with professional standards in...