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Reactivation of Lawyer’s Movement

By Sameer Shaharyar • Sep 27th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is the real pride for the nation as he is the scion of independence of judiciary in the country. The rulers are afraid that if they reinstated Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry he would not let them commit corruption, and he would not sit idle and take suo moto action against the high-handedness and […]



Conquering ISI by PPP

By Gul Raiz • Aug 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Within hours of the issuance of the July 26 Cabinet Division notification announcing the placement of the ISI and the IB under the Interior Ministry, the government issued a clarification that the ISI would continue to perform its functions under the prime minister and that the Cabinet Division’s notification was misinterpreted.
Even when some embarrassed and […]



Ouch, Where is Lawyers Movement ??

By Gul Raiz • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

No Pun Intended perhaps, but seriously where all those black coats and black sheep have gone actually? Even the sources of propaganda channels like GEO and others have stopped bickering about the judges restoration, and we don’t see any more meaningless and bland talk shows full with esoteric legalese just aimed at saving jobs of […]



Judges Issues, Impeachment, Foreign Policy and Pakistani Voters

By Farid Masood • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Will Judges be restored, will Musharraf quit, will foreign policy be tuned as per national interests as most of the Pakistani voters wised after February 18th Elections?
I have my doubts about proper restoration of Judges at Nov 2, 2007 levels, I have my doubts about ouster of President through or without impeachment as per the […]



Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere

By Mahtab Bashir • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” is a credo penned down in his letter from Birmingham Jail, on 16th of April, 1963 by Dr. Martin Luther King, a U.S black civil rights leader and clergyman (1929-1968). No matter how civilized this modern world manifests itself, ironically enhancing racism on all parts of this […]



Change System Not Personality

By Capt(R)Dr Razahaider • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics

under such circumstances of illegitimate and incredible awarding and granting authorities, a change directed on the basis of saving system and institution is a misnomer
History is a static, acute or gradual, onset of detailed eventful event culminating in to



Folad Ka Sipahi Ya Crystal Ka Khilona

By M Mirza • Jun 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)



Free Judiciary Under the Rug

By Gul Raiz • Jun 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics

As the controversial culmination of the long march has largely sucked the life out of the lawyers movement, and there is no chance of yet another such mass protest, the lawyers top leadership and the PML-N, the champs of the Pro-Nov 2 judiciary are now showing some flexibility for the resolution of the judges issue, […]



Culmination of Long March : Defeat of Musharraf

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics

All those months of the lawyers movement are the harbingers of the good days. The valour and the willingness shown by the lawyers throughout this movement is the testimony of the haywire passion of this brave nation, who eventually has stood up for the cause of democracy and the justice. They way the lawyers have […]



Long March Changed Political Dynamics

By Rohail Butt • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Pakistani politics is an exquisite amalgamation of the unlimited possibilities and bizarre chances. The recent long march of lawyers is an unprecedented gathering in the Pakistan, especially in the Islamabad, that it changed the way we used to expect the outcome of the protest-oriented gatherings.
This long march establishment many new trends and erected many new […]