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Posts Tagged ‘Salman Taseer’

Salman Taseer; A Loyal Worker of President Zardari

By Umer Toor • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Those who consider Pakistan People’s Party anything separate from the Asif Ali Zardari live in fools’ paradise. Asif Ali Zardari is the guardian of this party of martyrs. Zardari could have lived abroad and look after his business, but he prefered to come back to Pakistan to service the poor and needy people in the [...]



Sher Aya, Sher Aya; PML-N Defeats Zardari, Musharraf, Qaaf, Sheikh Rashid

By Zaira Cheema • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In Pakistan, once again the people have rallied behind the forces who are the hope for the democracy, justice and development. Principled politics has got another boost and a new dawn of moral, ethical and just political culture has just begun. Lotacracy and dictatorship has been hit hard by the Pakistan Muslim League.
Malik Shakeel Awan [...]



I wish Governor Punjab Flies the Kite…

By Rohail Butt • Feb 15th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Without any party or political affiliation, there are some people in Pakistan who are hated by almost everyone. Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab is one of them. His statements, his actions, his past and his current performance in the Lahore has earned him the hatred across country.
His recent support of holding the Basant festival [...]



Meer In Neem baz Aankhon Mien

By M Mirza • Jan 20th, 2010 • Category: Features


Prima Facie: Govt To Collide With Judiciary

By Salman Mugsi • Jan 15th, 2010 • Category: Politics

One of the lessons of the history is that it repeats itself and the other one is that no one learns from it. Like his predecessor, President Asif Ali Zardari is trying to transform himself as an absolute ruler and after a bitter round of bad-mouthing with media, he and his acolytes are ready to [...]



Sad News: Zardari Won’t Be President in 2019

By Shayan Khan • Jan 13th, 2010 • Category: Politics

I cannot stop tears welling in my eyes as I just read a news line that governor Punjab Salman Taseer has said that President Asif Ali Zardari will remain head of state until 2018. That clearly means that after 2018 he won’t be here to keep his blessed shadow over our headless necks.
I am dumbstruck [...]



ATTENTION!! Qoum K Lutairo

By Guest Blogger • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Unfortunately, in Pakistan any common citizen who faces charges and the period from “mulzim” to mujrim” or “baygunah” till the time he is not proven, the person has to go through humiliation, mental and physical tortures, degrading insults moreover his family and relatives suffer and go through the same pains. Now I respectfully ask honorable [...]



Zood Pasheman

By M Mirza • Nov 14th, 2009 • Category: Features


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 [...]



Punjab University Student Refuses to Receive Medal from Salman Taseer

By Sher Ali • Oct 11th, 2009 • Category: Politics

A LAW graduate of the Punjab University on Saturday refused to receive a gold medal from Governor/Chancellor Salman Taseer, registering his protest against the silence of the PPP government over the May 12, 2007, incident in Karachi.
The top position holder of session 2004-07 of LLB programme, Muhammad Shahid, went onto the stage but did not [...]