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Zardari, Sharif and Co. – The fleece that wouldn’t sell

By Kaptain Mirza • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Yet another feast and this is NOT a feat. The nation wilts and tilts to a position where there is no return. The Army is locked up, beefed up and engaged from where it cannot step back but from whence it has to return victor, no second option. Until then the pawns have to be [...]



Heart Burns or Healings ?

By Ali Yar Khan • Jun 11th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

If history is any guide, we shouldn’t be expecting any good in the near future from the new alignments of the politicos on the country, which are almost at loggerheads. Within the coalition of PPP led government, the ANP and JUI-F have pulled the daggers out and slinging mud without any pause. ANP is also [...]



Chasham-Ma-Roshan Dil-e-Ma-Shad (Urdu Article)

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


Rip-Off Ourselves

By Ali Yar Khan • Nov 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

We all are incriminated in the economic rip-off our country. Yes, leaders are corrupt and in Pakistan nobody reached to the assemblies without corruption and if somebody thinks otherwise, then he is the a “shahzada” in himself. We don’t pay taxes, and we are not ready to sacrifice. No lawyer, no doctor, no teacher, no [...]



11-Point Demands of PML(N)

By Sameer Shaharyar • Nov 15th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The truth is that the present government has given nothing but gloom, frustration and desperation to the nation so far and the uglier thing is that there is no hope left for the people. Already the air in Islamabad is polluted by the scandals of the ministers of PPP, and the reality that the government [...]



Re-conditioning of PML-Q for Musharraf’s Entry

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Nov 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics

News is that former commando and former chief of army staff and former dictator and former president Pervez Musharraf has become once again very active behind the scene and he intends to take hold of the reigns of a refurbished PML-Q after 18 or so months. President of Pakistan can only take part in politics [...]



Nawaz Sharif, Stand Up

By Salman Mugsi • Nov 2nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Asif Ali Zardari’s flashing teeth and the Farooq H. Naek’s flashing legalese has certainly extracted some juice from the lawyers movement courtesy to the dual strategy and uncertainty greed of Aitzaz Ahsan, and it is not sooner that we will see the soul-stirring sight of Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar taking his heels out of the [...]



Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan Gives Another Blow to Nawaz Sharif

By Rohail Butt • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics

Mian Nawaz Sharif doesn’t need to groom his enemies, as he has got a friend like Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan, who has also elevated himself to become the leader of opposition in the parliament, as Nawaz Sharif is still ineligible to contest the general elections. Chaudhary Nisar has got the reputation of stubbornness and arrogance [...]



Nawaz Sharif Should Get Rid of Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan

By Salman Mugsi • Oct 14th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The sooner the better. Nawaz Sharif himself is not a bad leader at all. He has always been let down by his acolytes. His selection of companions has always remained at fault. The likes Chaudharies of Gujrat, then Saifur Rehman did every thing to damage the image of Nawaz Sharif and his party, and now [...]



Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan’s Bad Appraoch During In-Camera Session

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Civil war is near to break out in the country as the country is drifting towards such times where things seems to be ungovernable. The economy is no where near sanity and country is near to default. Banks are crumbling and the finances are dismal. In these circumstances, what is needed is sacrifice and unity, [...]