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Nice job of busting this fake outfit!

Frankly, it would not be surprising if this outfit was set up by the Biden Administration (whoever has been running it this past year), which has been, as we know, anti-Imran Khan and likely engineered his arrest and imprisonment.

Regarding how anything might, or might not, change with the Trump administration, it's hard to say. Elon Musk has been obsessive about the recent "grooming gangs" scandal in the UK which is a sad and horrific scandal in which Pakistani men targeted British girls -- and Musk is using it to topple Kier Starmer and the Labour Party.

Few, if any, of Trump appointees seem to be friendly towards Muslim, whether in Palestine, Pakistan, or anywhere else. We're headed into a very chaotic and confusing time in America with strange bedfellows. So please keep up the reporting and follow the paper (and digital) trail. Thank you!

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I'm sure the top brass has come to realise. That the massive brain drain that has happened in Pakistan the past 40 to 60 years (mainly due to their influence in destroying Pakistan security situation economic stability) is coming back to haunt them. The folks that left and their decndents aren't going to sit there and take their abuse of Power and violence quietly. Pakistan belongs to its people. Not the corrupt selfish elite, who think they are God.

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""a forward-thinking research institute that dives deep into the modern dynamics of lobbying"

Well, if they look backwards they won't find anything, including themselves.

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Great article

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I agree, this could be another terrible consequence of the Biden administration attempting to prolong the injustice in Pakistan it has served all along. Very disturbing!

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Pakistani military needs massive reforms if it wants the world to take it seriously.

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Agree. If they crave power soo much why don't they create a legitimate political party. Rather than hiding behinde these empty shell corrupt parties.

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Disturbing and funny. It would be interesting to see how any of these "think tanks" exist here in the U.S. and for what agendas. Great reporting guys!

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It seems as though _some_ paragraphs in the story were themselves produced by an AI software machine. What could be more intriguing than a bust-the-fake-AI-lobbyist-story written by a Chatbot, spot checked by a human to provide a bit of continuity -- maybe--? Suggestions? Anyone?

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