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zahid Hussain

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Author: No-Win War,The Scorpion's Tail, Frontline Pakistan, Face to face with Benazir and Hybrid rule in Pakistan.Ex The Times London,WSJ Newsweek. Dawn

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Excellent piece by @hidhussain


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The youth in #Pakistan, disillusioned by corruption and repression, are turning to social media to voice their anger. 1/2 @hidhussain @nadeemhaque dawn.com/news/1873588


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History shows that repressive regimes fail not because of free speech but because they ignore the people’s grievances! 1/2 @hidhussain dawn.com/news/1873588


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#Pakistan’s internet curbs and VPN bans reflect a government afraid of its own people. Real democracies face criticism and grow stronger; Pakistan censors it and grows weaker. 1/2 @hidhussain dawn.com/news/1873588


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The damage to the economy could be devastating. According to an IT firm, internet restrictions and the firewall could inflict “devastating financial losses estimated to reach $300 million, which can further increase exponentially”. dawn.com/news/1873588 by @hidhussain

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A timely and brilliant piece by @hidhussain It covers all perspectives regarding the curbing of social media and VPN usage in #Pakistan—from suppression of freedom of expression to the economic cost. 1/2 dawn.com/news/1873588


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The move to control mainstream media was bound to give greater space to social media platforms. Notwithstanding its negative side, it’s a fact that people now trust social media more, with a large section of the mainstream media losing its credibility in the eyes of the public.

My weekly column At war with itself - Newspaper - DAWN.COM dawn.com/news/1873588



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Excellent, straight-speak and no mincing words piece by @hidhussain today in dawn. dawn.com/news/1873588 “There is no denying that social media campaigns against the security forces have heightened over the past few years. But our leadership has yet to understand that this…


My weekly column.

Op-ed: "Those in the security sphere should focus more on the grave security challenges the country is facing [...]. Blaming social media for all evils is not going to help tackle what is clearly an existentialist threat." dawn.com/news/1873588



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Op-ed: "Those in the security sphere should focus more on the grave security challenges the country is facing [...]. Blaming social media for all evils is not going to help tackle what is clearly an existentialist threat." dawn.com/news/1873588


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موجودہ حکومت کی قانونی اصلاحات کا نتیجہ کیا نکلے گا ؟سنئے سینئر تجزیہ کار زاہد حسین کی گفتگو #PublicNews #NewsUpdates #PublicProgram #PakistanFront @SanaMerza @hidhussain


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آئینی بینچز بنانے کا فیصلہ درست یا غلط؟؟ سنئے سینئر تجزیہ کار زاہد حسین کی گفتگو #PublicNews #NewsUpdates #PublicProgram #PakistanFront @SanaMerza @hidhussain


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پیپلزپارٹی کی موجودہ سیاست کو دیکھا جائےتو ایسا لگتا ہے کہ وہ اسٹیبلشمنٹ کی بی ٹیم بنی ہوئی ہے، سنئے سینئر تجزیہ کار زاہد حسین کی گفتگو #PublicNews #NewsUpdates #PublicProgram #PakistanFront @SanaMerza @hidhussain


My latest column in Arab News

#OPINION: Pakistan has made the first offer of a joint strategy with India to tackle the smog problem. Despite the complexity of this bilateral relationship, climate diplomacy could finally open doors for a dialogue, writes @hidhussain arab.news/mdjyw



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#OPINION: Pakistan has made the first offer of a joint strategy with India to tackle the smog problem. Despite the complexity of this bilateral relationship, climate diplomacy could finally open doors for a dialogue, writes @hidhussain arab.news/mdjyw


For those who are celebrating Trump’s victory: Mike Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas who was tapped on Tuesday to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel, has said that “there’s really no such thing as a Palestinian” and argued that all of the West Bank belonged to Israel.


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What a complete farce ! "They did not even leverage their oil supplies n economic capabilities to apply pressure on countries supplying arms to🇮🇱 to stop war.No suggestion to severe diplomatic trade ties" @hidhussain A summit to nowhere dawn.com/news/1872048?r…


My weekly column

Op-ed: "Mere condemnation cannot stop Israel’s genocidal war. It is nothing short of a betrayal of the hapless people of Palestine. In fact, the inaction of the Muslim world has given impunity to the Zionist state." dawn.com/news/1872048



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Op-ed: "Mere condemnation cannot stop Israel’s genocidal war. It is nothing short of a betrayal of the hapless people of Palestine. In fact, the inaction of the Muslim world has given impunity to the Zionist state." dawn.com/news/1872048


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