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Tahirul Qadri, the Bhutto boy, and the establishment’s last play The establishment learnt from their failed experiment - went back to the drawing board, came up with Tahirul Qadri. PHOTO: SHAFIQ MALIK Based on the political events of the last 10 days, one of the most commonly asked questions in Pakistan is: ‘What is going on?’ As in what is going with the whole Qadri parade , what is up with Bilawal’s launch, and generally what on earth is going on in Pakistan? Simply put, there are two sides going up against each other and all of these events, or whatever you want to call them, are just parts of that. Who are these sides and what are they after? One side to all this is the establishment. For the last five years, the establishment has played one hand after another against a democratically elected government but failed, as for...

Pakistan wins 2nd match in ODI series in Kolkata by 85 runs. PHOTO: FILE KOLKATA:  Team green sealed their victory by winning their second match by 85 runs in the One-Day International (ODI) series against India in Kolkata, their first win against India in an ODI series since April 2005. Pakistan earlier intensified its bowling attack and sent five batsmen back to the Eden Gardens pavilion in 30 overs on Thursday, while the scoreboard for India stood at 102 runs. Nasir Jamshed scored his second century of the series, racking up 106 runs in Kolkata. Mohammad Hafeez scored 76 runs. The tourists also won the last match of the series on Sunday by six wickets in Chennai. The Pakistani cricket team maintained an unbeaten record against India in Eden Gardens, having won all four ODIs on the ground. The next match of the ODI series wi...