SMOKERS’ CORNER: RATIONAL IRRATIONALITY
SMOKERS’ CORNER: RATIONAL IRRATIONALITY Nadeem F. Paracha Published July 26, 2026 Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel 1 comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source To a majority of people who do not support Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), its supporters and leaders appear largely irrational. This perception is driven by a narrative that posits that the words and actions of PTI supporters and party members frequently work against the long-term interests of their own leader and party.
- ▪SMOKERS’ CORNER: RATIONAL IRRATIONALITY Nadeem F.
- ▪Paracha Published July 26, 2026 Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel 1 comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source To a majority of people who do not support Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), its supporters
- ▪This perception is driven by a narrative that posits that the words and actions of PTI supporters and party members frequently work against the long-term interests of their own leader and party.
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| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:44 +0500 |
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SMOKERS’ CORNER: RATIONAL IRRATIONALITY Nadeem F. Paracha Published July 26, 2026 Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel 1 comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source To a majority of people who do not support Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), its supporters and leaders appear largely irrational. This perception is driven by a narrative that posits that the words and actions of PTI supporters and party members frequently work against the long-term interests of their own leader and party. Whereas this assessment is rational, one can also contend that what the supporters of PTI say and do is not entirely devoid of rationality. Instead, they are actually demonstrating a flippant version of rationality.
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