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Posts Tagged ‘President Musharraf’

Rumors, Sensationalism, and the Stock Market

By Fauzan Sohail • May 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Amid mixed signals coming from the coalition government in Islamabad, the Pakistan Army and the President’s office regarding President Pervez Musharraf’s plan to ‘call it a day’, Pakistan’s Stock Markets suffered a hard blow as they plunged to their lowest in almost 14 months yesterday.
The forbes website had this report to share on its website:
Thursday […]



A Full-Dress Interview by Atika Odho

By Farid Masood • Mar 17th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

Yesterday, on Geo TV many of us have witnessed a casual interview of the President Musharraf. The interviewer was the renowned TV artist Atika Odho.
Atika Odho is reported to be an closet friend of President Musharraf and she is off the scene frequently visiting army house after the military coup by Musharraf. It was good […]



USA Are We Interfering in Your Matters?

By Farid Masood • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Politics

United States of America (Bush Administration) is interfering in the daily matters of almost all of the Muslim countries. In far past it was being done with hiding tactics. Presently, or in recent pasts it is being done semi openly or openly.
As far as the case of Pakistan is concerned, interference in National matters became […]



Some Rational Decisions: Decree of the Nation

By Farid Masood • Mar 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Buds are apparent so the signs of new developments are prominent. Spring season has started and the ice age is completed its tenure. Time to open our eyes and face the reality. Time to recover the loss as a whole nation. We had sacrificed in 1947, we are and will be sacrificing till the judgment […]



Elements Deteriorating Law & Order: Hand behind it

By Farid Masood • Mar 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

If we look around towards the elements which are directly affecting the law and order situation in the country, we may find the events of assassination attempts and suicide bombing might have some links. These may belong to a series of efforts to deteriorate the weak law and order situation prevailing.
Not going back to far […]



President Musharraf: The Racist President

By Rohail Butt • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

President is the head of the state, he should talk to the people of Pakistan in a manner with which he talks to his son, but our President, Mr. Musharraf is a different kind of head, he uses arms to maintain peace in the country, he himself labels people as terrorists and kills them, in […]



Piers are falling, Rigging can’t be ruled out

By Farid Masood • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Vote counting is in progress and results are coming from the polling stations. Till now no final accumulative results from any constituency. If we just take the over view of NA-55 Rawlpindi-VI and NA-56 Rawalpindi-VII, from where an oldest pier Sh. Rasheed Ahmad who is trailing behind the other candidates till now. From NA-55 Mr […]