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Posts Tagged ‘Bahria Town’

DHA and Malik Riaz of Bahria Town

By Haris Hashmi • Dec 22nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Before the Defence Committee of the National Assembly is the Defence Housing Authority Ordinance 2005, issued by — you’ve guessed it — Gen Musharraf. The Defence Ministry wants this ordinance to be turned into an act of parliament.
What on earth for? DHA Islamabad is a housing society which has entered into a partnership with Malik [...]



Pakistan Private Unlimited!

By Mian Usman • Jul 10th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

We are always looking for a short cut to do every thing, even if we have to break the rules and regulations, tease our fellow country men and do what ever possible in our means to get our target achieved.
It seems like an absence of of the rule of the law to a certain un-acceptable extent [...]



Malik Riaz of Bahria Town : Honorary Field Marshal ???

By Muskan Hina • Jul 6th, 2009 • Category: Politics

OMG, Ayaz Amir, leading columnist of the country has really chewed the ass of the establishment in his recent column and no wonder if he gets a spanking in future for his words. He has, though, thrown a light where very dare to venture. He has talked at length about the commercialization spree of our [...]



Malik Riaz : Backdoor Channel Between PML(N) and PPP

By Ghazala Khan • Mar 24th, 2009 • Category: Politics

If you are in Islamabad/Rawalpindi and have ever tried to purchase a property in any colony, it is quite highly unlikely that you haven’t come across the name of Malik Riaz, who was once a petty government employee, then a contractor and now a real estate tycoon in the twin cities and even beyond.
Whether it [...]



Ibne Hakim (Urdu Blog)

By M Mirza • Mar 10th, 2009 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Credibility

By Farid Masood • Sep 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Generalissimo (Retd) Pervaiz Musharraf enjoyed blind powers for almost nine years. Graph of his credibility oscillated by his efforts to destabilize the constitution, institutions and noble personalities.
These were his personal efforts to damage his credibility and he never knew it could happen to him. Apart from his personal efforts there were certain elements around him [...]