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Posts Tagged ‘Democracy’

Every Dictator is an Element of Nefarious Plot?

By Farid Masood • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

We may never witness dictatorship in developed countries. We only can witness existence of dictatorship in under-developed countries. This is another debate that countries, which are under-developed may never get into the list of developed countries by getting aids for development. Once a nation get familiar of ease may not work hard, or the hard […]



At last Promised Change is Here

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics

On 18th February, Pakistanis voted for change. The sun of the next morning brought hope, happiness and light. People were smiling again, and they were anticipating the change in the air. They were enthralled for the promised change, and they were quite ecstatic watching their democratic leaders winning the elections by a thudding majority. Forces […]



Sixer of Sheikh Rasheed

By M Mirza • Jun 3rd, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)



Winds of Movement

By Sameer Shaharyar • May 16th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The forces in the Pakistan’s political horizon are re-aligning themselves and now the pieces of this puzzle are falling in their natural places. Where Pakistan People’s Party is adjusting herself with the President Musharraf and the neocons of America, and PML-Q is being reshaped with new cosmetics to be placed in the back benches of […]



Musharraf Likes to Depose Chaudharies

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • May 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

President General (r) Pervez Musharraf, who have ruled this country with iron hands have acquired a knack of deposing anything which has ‘Chaudhary’ in its name. He relished it with gusto while deposing Chaudhary Iftikhar multiple times, and now he is bent on deposing Chaudhary Shujaat from the leadership of PML-Q.
Though there is a huge […]



PPP Finds New Allies

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Some of the veteran and experienced political analysts were predicting even before the February 18th elections, that now establishment has changed gears and it would use PML-Q as escape goat, while bringing PPP as it’s replacement and MQM, JUI-F, ANP and other would join PPP in the coalition government, while forward blocks of PML-Q would […]



Fazlur Rehman’s Chicanery

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

Fazlur Rehman, chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam-F is once again animatedly active in pursuing the agenda of establishment and after playing a successful role in facilitating the 17th amendment and creating rifts in APDM during the PML-Q rule under Musharraf; he is the best dark horse of Musharraf.
His new task assigned to him directly by […]



Judges Restoration : Nawaz Sharif’s Personal Vendetta

By Muskan Hina • Apr 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Though Pakistan People’s Party is objectively, pragmatically and sagaciously trying to harness the independence of judiciary in Pakistan, PML-N which revolves around the personality of Nawaz Sharif is just trying to equalize their scores with President General (r) Pervez Musharraf by restoring the judges and especially Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary.
Nawaz Sharif and his close aides like […]



Don’t be Downcast My dear

By Fatima Tassaduq • Apr 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics

A series of confusing and despondent news regarding the restoration of judiciary have served it’s purpose of creating a mass apprehension in the country. People wanted their new government, which is supposed to be an authentic and genuine democratic one, to solve the judicial crises at once and then move on to solving other crisis […]



Why PPP is Delaying Judges Reinstatement

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Apr 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The new round of rigmarole created by Pakistan People’s Party has done what the doctor prescribed for the General (r) Musharraf. The more delay in the restoration of the judges and the more frustration among the populace.
After the 18th February, where the stance of PML-N has remained pretty much straight forward and crystal clear over […]