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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 […]



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 […]



Need for “Un-conventional” Wisdom

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • May 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)



Pakistani Politics in Vicious Cycle

By Sameer Shaharyar • May 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Nawaz Sharif was right when he said on 19th February, the very next day of routing PML-Q of Musharraf that the flowers of this mandate won’t blossom if Pervez Musharraf remains in the power seat of camp office.
In this little span of time after 18th February, look at the political scenario in Pakistan and it’s […]



London : Difference Remained on Judges

By Salman Mugsi • May 9th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Once again, the negotiations between Pakistan Muslim League-N and Pakistan Poeople’s Party underwent amidst high tension and broken hopes and ended in sheer disappointment without any result.
At least Nawaz Sharif has lessen the agony and anguish of nation by telling that the talks remained not fruitful, unlike PPP who always cajoled with nation that […]



Pakistan Politics

By Ali Yar Khan • Apr 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics

In Pakistan, if you see from the start without going in the minor details, you will see that all kinds of governments have come and gone, and Pakistan looks like a laboratory of political experiments rather than a stable practical ground.
Instead of learning from the centuries old democracies and mature societies and stable civilizations, we […]