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Blame is safer than praise

By Dawar Naqvi • Jul 12th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
This is the belief of All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) leaders. They think blame is safer than praise.
In the past leaders of APDM asked Presideint Mushraf to romove his unifrom. They pressured Presidient Musharf to launch fair election. he had seen many strikes, protest and […]



Bomb Blasting

By Dawar Naqvi • Jul 9th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Recently Pakistan government launched operation against extremists in northern part of Pakistan. We had seen series of suicide attacks and Bomb blast before and during the operation in northern part of Pakistan.
After that extremists spread thier activities all over the country. First a suicide bomber attacked police in the Pakistan Capital on Sunday near Lal […]



Double Standards

By Dawar Naqvi • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: Politics

A suicide bomber attacked police in the Pakistani capital on Sunday near Lal Masjid where thousands of people had earlier gathered to mark the anniversary of a raid by law enforcement agencies a year ago at the Mosque complex. It was a suicide attack. This incident was enough to see faces of coward people who are […]



Three Pillars of Corruption

By Dawar Naqvi • Jul 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics

PML (N) is a part of government and taking full advantages to be part of the government. Their Ministers are getting 100 % facilities provided by Pakistan government. Which includes, high salary, guest homes,power to hire, power to allot plots,power to control bureaucracy, cars with flags,free gasoline for their cars, no electricity break down in […]



Merit in PCB

By Dawar Naqvi • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

The Pakistan Cricket Board more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself. Where are heroes of under 19 winning teams?
In last five years we won under 19 world cup twice. But unfortunately not a single player is part of our national cricket team from Under 19 team on permanent basis. At last Sarfraz […]



Blackmail has become respectable

By Dawar Naqvi • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The long-established and noble rule of Law, one of the greatest products of the character and tradition of our history, has suffered a deadly blow. Blackmail has become respectable.
The All Parties Democratic Movement has warned PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari of exposing what it called his corruption of billions of rupees if he failed to […]



Impeach

By Dawar Naqvi • Jun 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics

“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong”.
This happened on 19th June, 1992. Unlawful operation was launched by the Pakistan Army under the umbrella of democratic government of Nawaz Sharif.Today Nawaz Sharif is against any army involvement in the country. He invited Pakistan Army to crush the elected […]



Son of the soil

By Dawar Naqvi • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The imbecility of men is always inviting the impudence of power.
Recently there were two controversial statements from Sharif’s brothers on different occasions.
On June 12th during his speech at Judges rally Mr. Nawaz Sharif said that
“the life and death of Pakistan is linked to reinstatement of deposed judges who opted not to take oath under PCO”.
What […]



Brunch with Bushra

By Dawar Naqvi • Jun 16th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.
This is what my close friend told me after watching TV program broadcasted by GEO TV “Brunch with Bushra”
in which MQM Chief Altaf Hussain was the guest.
 
My friend lives in USA for a long time.
He was almost hopeless for the future […]



Power is not a means, it is an end

By Dawar Naqvi • Jun 2nd, 2008 • Category: Misc

“Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.“
Once again, on May 28, a police station was stormed by the local leadership and activists of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
According the […]