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Episode 180 - Outlook for elections and beyond

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Welcome to the 2024 season of Pakistonomy. We begin this season with as usual an outlook episode. Uzair talks to Arifa Noor, journalist at Dawn and host of the show Newswise, about the upcoming elections, the crisis of legitimacy, and the electoral dynamics in the country right now. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:50 State of media today 17:50 Elections outlook 23:30 PML-N’s strategy 27:12 PTI’s strategy 36:20 Scenarios and hybrid regime 41:10 New mandate and legitimacy 49:40 What is the vision for Pakistan? 55:05 Conclusion Reading recommendations: - Zahid Hussain’s latest piece - https://www.dawn.com/news/1783550/trying-for-a-fourth-term - Arifa Noor’s article in Dawn - https://www.dawn.com/news/1802553/the-centre-cannot-hold

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