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Posts Tagged ‘Dubai Declaration’

Deposed Judges Show Honour

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • May 14th, 2008 • Category: Politics

At one side, there are those judges who jumped at the offer of dictator after Nov. 2 and look here are those judges who have disgustingly rejected the offer made by the cajoling PPP’s government for the reappointment.
In a cunning yet unsubtle effort by the government, the judges of High Courts were offered a reappointment […]



Save Democracy

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • May 14th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Well, now the PML-N has saved it’s face and has fulfilled it’s word of leaving the federal cabinet if the judges wouldn’t be restored within the deadline of 12th May. People’s Party has also got it’s way and they are free of any deadline.
Now both parties should show prudence and they should do the principled […]



Restoration in line with Charter of Democracy

By Samad Khurram • May 14th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Today Asif Zardari claimed on GEO TV that those who had taken oath under the PCO once could not be restored under the Charter of Democracy. I would like to point out that this statement is blatantly incorrect and comes across as a deliberate attempt to derail the restoration of the judges. The restoration of […]



We Will See

By Rohail Butt • May 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Have we lost? Has the mandate given on the 18th February rendered useless? Have our passionate dreams shattered? Would we and the posterity remain entangled in the web of dictatorial shenanigans? Would the opening for the tyrant remain open forever? Would nobody again say ‘No’ to the forces of status quo?
The wicket smile on the […]



Everything is not Lost

By Salman Mugsi • May 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics

As was expected, the deadlock upon the reinstatement of judges has forced PML-N to quit the federal cabinet, and their ministers have already stopped working as the ministers, and PML-N wouldn’t be taking any active part in the affairs of the state.
But that’s not the end of the world, and everything is not lost. It […]



Judges : Ego Issue

By Muskan Hina • May 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics

People are committing suicide due to the food shortage and children are dying due to the unavailability of the medical care, and the load-shedding has brought the national industry and working areas to a grinding  halt, and the fat egos of our leaders are entangled in the meaningless brawls.
All of them including Pervez Musharraf, Asif […]



PDA : First Test First Failure

By Sameer Shaharyar • May 12th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Though US Assistant Secretary of State for South & Central Asia Richard Boucher has gone victor to United States as he saved his puppet tinpot dictator one more time, the nation is in despair as the Pakistan Democratic Alliance, which was the result of their mandate of 18th February has crumbled like house of cards, […]



Zardari’s Dil Mange More Deadline

By Salman Mugsi • May 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Asif Ali Zardari wants to make the people retard by using his numerous delaying tactics in the reinstatement of judges. Just according to the recipe designed by the cook Musharraf, Zardari has made the simple issue of restitution of judges a very complex one, and now he wants to extend the deadline from 12th […]



PDA Goes, NA Goes

By Rohail Butt • May 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics

If Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz leaves the coalition and withdraws from taking active part in the affairs with the PPP, over the issue of judges, then all the political points will be scored by PML-N, and if PPP would remain in the government then it would have to remain there as the PML-Q incarnated.
Becoming another […]



Post 12th May Scenario

By Sameer Shaharyar • May 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The deadlock between PML-N and PPP still persists on the restoration of judges and there is no chance of further meeting in London between the leadership of both the parties. As was expected, from the onset the futility of London negotiations were obvious to all and Nawaz Sharif initially tried to avoid the useless meetings […]