Journalist | former NED Fellow | Editor South Asian Affairs NewWaveGlobal/TFT. Opinions personal. Reposts not endorsements #Democracy #HumanRights #Feminism

Washington, DC
Joined April 2009
Despite ongoing protest of human rights defenders and politicians from aggrieved provinces, #EnforcedDisappearances have increased in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan and even in Pak administered Kashmir. This #thread will compile the cases. End impunity.
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And the Eisenkot bloc’s numbers slipped to 49, with Netanyahu at 52. *Things to remember:* - These are exit polls, the actual vote count is still underway. - To make the govt, a bloc/alliance has to win 61 seats. - If a party gets <3.25% of the total national votes, it gets disqualified from Knesset for that electoral mandate.
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Major upset in Israeli elections: Updated exit poll gives Netanyahu bloc lead over Eisenkot. Channel 12 projections 👇🏾 haaretz.com/israel-news/elec…
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It's a tie. Likud 27, Yashar 21. Eisenkot bloc total: 51 Netanyahu bloc total: 51
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It seems Eisenkot might get 7 seats won by the United Arab List (as projected by Exit Polls). UAL says it can join Eisenkot bloc to form the govt. But Eisenkot already rejected the idea of joining hands with any arab party, days before the elections. haaretz.com/israel-news/elec…
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Exit Poll projections by different Israeli news outlets: Channel 14 (fiercely pro-Netanyahu): Eisenkot Bloc 43; Netanyahu Bloc 60 Channel 11 (state-funded/tries to be neutral): E 52; N 50 Channel 12 (centrist, liberal leaning): E 52; N 50 Channel 13 (center-left; focused on govt corruption/ accountability): E 52; N 50 Channel 24 (poo culture; Jewish heritage; apolitical): E 49; N 55
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Marvi Sirmed retweeted
Pakistan's Foothold in Maldives? Muizzu's India Out to China, Turkey & Pakistan Strategy Explained 📽️ youtu.be/sCQTpofELk0 #Maldives #Pakistan #India #Geopolitics
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Gadi Eisenkot hails the exit polls as “victory for Israel”. Netanyahu celebrates the victory. When there is no outright winner, and the incumbent is a narcissistic sociopath, a Jan. 6-like situation is not out of the bounds.
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Netanyahu is trailing in exit polls. In the 2022 elections, exit polls projected his party to secure 30-31 seats. He ended up winning 32. Let's see how correct exit polls prove to be this time. Eisenkot, anyway, is not a particularly good news for Palestinians.
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This is what Iran has been saying throughout this war and even before. Saudi Arab agreed on it is the real news. Will it stop relying on the “outside forces” for its security now or not, is the real question.
عاجل | أمين مجلس الأمن القومي الإيراني: توصلنا لتفاهم مع باكستان وتركيا والسعودية بأن أمن المنطقة يتحقق عبر دولها
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Marvi Sirmed retweeted
My heartfelt thanks to the Network of Women Journalists for Digital Rights (NWJDR) for this powerful statement of solidarity with me, Amber Rahim Shamsi and women journalists facing online abuse and gendered attacks. Your principled stand means a great deal. But solidarity must translate into accountability. Journalists, editors and media organisations must hold accountable those who enable, amplify or legitimise online harassment, not just anonymous trolls, but colleagues and influential voices within our own profession. Thank you for insisting that women journalists deserve dignity, safety and the freedom to work without intimidation. I appreciate the part of statement which says: “We are not naming individual journalists responsible in this statement. In our next statement, we will name names and present evidence of their conduct. If we condemn abusers, we must also hold our fellow journalists and our professional community accountable when their actions enable, amplify, or encourage harassment. Our responsibility cannot end with calling out anonymous trolls.” #AttackswontSilenceUs #JournalismIsNotACrime @RSF_inter @RSF_en @CPJAsia @IFJGlobal @ifjasiapacific @AmberRShamsi @DigitalRightsPK
The Network of Women Journalists for Digital Rights stands in solidarity with Asma Shirazi, Amber Rahim Shamsi, and all women journalists facing online abuse and gendered attacks. Read the complete statement here: digitalrightsfoundation.pk/n… @asmashirazi | @AmberRShamsi
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Trump Defends Vivek Ramaswamy Over Controversial Attack Ad Against Amy Acton’s Family 📽️ youtu.be/sCQTpofELk0 #VivekRamaswamy #AmyActon #DonaldTrump #Election2026
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Türkiye's $10B Defense Hub: Pakistan, Qatar, Indonesia In New Military Deal | Türkiye-Pakistan Alliance Explained 📽️ youtu.be/sCQTpofELk0 #TurkiyePakistan #DefenseDeal #PakistanTurkiyeAlliance #Geopolitics
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IDF chief warned American counterpart that Iran strike would disrupt Israel's election as Netanyahu pressed for U.S. attack haaretz.com/israel-news/elec…
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Israel warns that Iran is weeks away from a nuclear weapon to destroy Israel. Amazingly, Iran has been weeks away from a nuke nearly one hundred times over the past few decades and never managed to succeed. Follow: @AFpost
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For the record, Trump had expressed support for Bolsonaro after he outperformed the expectations in the first round of voting on Oct 4, but decided not to endorse him publicly. Although, officials of State Deot led a campaign to restore the Bolsonaro clan to power and successfully pushed for sanctions aimed at tilting the election in their favor, as per Reuters reporting. reuters.com/world/us/inside-…
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Pres. Trump deposits his endorsement of Netanyahu, asks the Israeli people to vote for him because “we have to finish what we started”.
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I love how journalists and members of the intelligentsia keep finding ways to say things they feel might be too “direct” to say. Back in the day we used to say “military establishment” or simply the establishment when we meant to to say army. Now it is “the state of Pakistan” 😀 xitter.cf/iftikharfirdous/status…
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