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Posts Tagged ‘Political Parties’

A Recipe for Civil War

By Dan Tow • Mar 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In today’s article, I continue my recent discussion of political parties, begun in How Many Parties. In response to that article, the comments mainly focused on the problems with alliances, where alliances tend to defeat the intended role of a representative democracy where the parliament or congress ought to decide issues based on the majority […]



How many Parties?

By Dan Tow • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

I want to begin by congratulating all of you in Pakistan on your recent elections, which appear to have peacefully moved your nation in a positive direction chosen by the people of Pakistan, in spite of fears that undemocratic forces would prevent such a move. I fervently hope that our own upcoming US elections can […]



Political Reconciliation and Election 2008 in Pakistan

By Farid Masood • Feb 14th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

The title doesn’t means in term of government. Here is a new idea of Political Reconciliation. During the last years of Marshal Law of General Zia-ul-Haq a government headed by late Mr Muhammad Khan Junejo was elected based on non-party elections. Such type of elections or a government without any majority suits any military dictator. […]



Boycott is not a Solution

By Farid Masood • Nov 24th, 2007 • Category: Politics

In continuation to upcoming free and fair elections many political parties are planning to boycott the elections of January 2008. Some small parties like of Air Marshal (Retd) Asghar Khan and Mehmood Khan Achekzai has already announced boycott. Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf is going to do the same on 26th November 2007.
What scenario will […]