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This has been an exceptionally happening week in Pakistan thanks to the elections of the Prime Minister and the Chief Ministers of the provinces. However, politics was not the only thing on Pakistan’s mind these past seven days and the top news-makers of the week came from a whole host of backgrounds.
Let’s revisit the week that was and find out who made it to the headlines and why!
Imran Khan
Khan was elected as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan this week. From his fiery speech in the Parliament to the bloopers he made at the oath-taking ceremony, both his fans and foes kept him at the top of the news all through the week.
Read: A Look At Imran Khan’s Extraordinary Journey From A Cricketer To Pakistan’s PM
Bilawal Bhutto
Amid deafening ruckus in the Parliament Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was only one speaker who truly commanded the attention of the entire House and that too with his maiden speech.
His Party’s performance in Sindh, where it has been in power for over a decade now might be dismal, but Bhutto’s oratory skills won over Pakistan almost unanimously.
Usman Buzdar
After 10 years of Shehbaz Sharif’s Chief Minister-ship, Punjab now has a new CM, a little known local sardar, hailing from the South, Usman Buzdar.
Although he managed to defeat Hamza Shehbaz by a thin margin of 27 votes to become the head of the province, his election has been met with extremely mixed reactions. And although he was formally elected only today, for the last two days, Pakistanis have been at loggerheads with each other over Buzdar’s nomination.
#UsmanBuzdar SIR Mubarak ho apko you best win the Punjab
— M.Mumtaz Kahn (@kahn_mumtaz) August 19, 2018
Our neat and clean CM candidate of PTI,if his area is deprived of any facilities,his father who was 3times mpa,and he himself tehsil nazim of Musharraf shd be punished pic.twitter.com/ESpC0HOUNL
— Azma Zahid Bokhari (@AzmaBokhariPMLN) August 17, 2018
Navjot Singh Sidhu
The former Indian cricketer was the only Indian citizen invited by Imran Khan for the oath-taking ceremony who actually arrived in pakistan for the occasion. Others, including former Indian skipper Kapil Dev shied away from the invitation following immense pressure from the alt-right entities in their country.
Sidhu’s arrival met with a lot of fanfare, winning the hearts of many on both sides of the border, including, it seems, the Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Zaman Bajwa.
I heartily congratulate #NavjotSinghSidhu for his bold decision to visit #Pakistan and represent India at #ImranKhan's swearing-in ceremony.
COAS Gen #Bajwa embracing our brave Sardar and telling him Pakistan Army wants peace with India is a welcome outcome of his visit.#Peace pic.twitter.com/T1xB3De366
— Sudheendra Kulkarni (@SudheenKulkarni) August 19, 2018
Pepsi Battle of the Bands
This week’s episode revealed the names of the two bands that will make it to the finale, i.e. Bayaan and Xarb.
Read: The Classic Lollywood Themed Pepsi Battle Of The Bands Episode Was Gold!
While there is no denying that these two acts deserve the place that they are in, many are up set with Tamaasha’s sudden, extremely unexpected exit from the show.
Priyanka Chopra
She might not be a Pakistani but that did not stop her from being top news in the country.
Read: What To Expect From The Three Pakistani Films Releasing This Eid-ul-Azha!
PeeCee’s engagement to American sensation, Nick Jonas made headlines all over the world and South Asia went positively gaga after the pictures of the Chopra-Jones betrothal ceremony went viral this weekend.
Did we miss any of the top news-makers of the week? let us know in comments!
