Imtiaz Tyab

Updated on: April 22, 2024 / 1:00 AM EDT / CBS News Imtiaz Tyab CBS/Mary Kouw Imtiaz Tyab is a CBS News correspondent based in London and reports for all platforms, including the <span class=

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64%

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The Daily's Verdict

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Bias

75%

Examples:

  • Israel reacted angrily to the decision
  • The Jewish state's Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, said he'd summon the three countries’ ambassadors in Israel and that they would be shown a harrowing video of the abduction of five female hostages by Hamas during its Oct. 7 terrorist attack

Conflicts of Interest

65%

Examples:

  • The Pakistani government suspended cell phone services, citing a need to preserve order with unrest widely anticipated.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • 30 people were killed in twin blasts targeting campaign offices in Balochistan province on Wednesday, which Islamic State Pakistan Province claimed responsibility for.
  • Analysts have described the vote as the least credible in Pakistan's post-independence history due to pre-poll rigging accusations.
  • Former cricket star Imran Khan, who was ousted from power, remains imprisoned on multiple convictions and banned from contesting the vote against his rivals.
  • Militants have been issuing threats to locals and polling staff in several provinces including Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • Military personnel and civil armed forces were deployed at approximately 6,000 selected most sensitive polling stations.
  • Old dynasties vied for power while the country's widely popular former leader languishes behind bars.
  • Pakistan had been on high alert due to concerns regarding security on election day, with 650,000 security personnel deployed nationwide to ensure the safety of voters.
  • Pakistan's Interior Ministry suspended mobile internet services nationwide as elections were ongoing due to concerns regarding security on election day, which was condemned by some activists.
  • Pakistan will temporarily close its border crossings with Iran and Afghanistan as a security measure for elections.
  • Political tensions are running high amid accusations of interference by the military, which it denies.
  • Sharif remains widely popular in Pakistan's Punjab province, where his Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) party has been lauded for advancing mega infrastructural projects.
  • Taliban militants had taken over polling stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province according to Mohsin Dawar, a former member of the Pakistan National Assembly.
  • The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Amnesty International also condemned the suspension of internet and cellular services.
  • The much-anticipated election comes as the country faces mounting challenges from economic uncertainty and frequent militant attacks, to climate catastrophes that are putting its most vulnerable at risk.
  • The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) urged authorities to ensure a fully free and fair vote in Pakistan's election.
  • Veteran politician Nawaz Sharif is seeking a historic fourth term as leader in what would be a remarkable political comeback following years of self-exile overseas after he was sentenced to prison on corruption charges.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • The article implies that Nawaz Sharif is considered a military favorite candidate and will win due to the absence on the ballot of Imran Khan, without providing any evidence.
  • The author claims there were allegations of electoral misconduct but does not provide any evidence.

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