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Posts Tagged ‘Yousaf Raza Gilani’

Difference of 19, 20

By M Mirza • May 8th, 2009 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Good Decision Mr Prime Minister

By Farid Masood • Mar 11th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Prime Minister Mr Yousaf Raza Gilani has offered PML(N) to sit and talk to resolve the political crises and the basis for the talks would be Charter of Democracy (COD).
It is a good gesture applauded countrywide. Management of PML(N) generally have regards for the personality Mr Prime Minister has. But in my view this [...]



Will Salary Doubling of Islamabad Police Stop Long March?

By Salman Mugsi • Mar 8th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Police in all the provinces of the Pakistan is now angry with the lawyers that why didn’t they select to stage their sit-in and long march on their beat, because they have been deprived of the chance to get the double financial benefits.
In an urgent notification, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has doubled the salaries [...]



Mombai Terrorism: Right Time to Blame Pakistan

By Farid Masood • Nov 29th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Some months ago, I had asked a friend (who’s father is working in an Intelligence service) that why don’t your father gives his contact number to any one. He replied due to nature of assignment people of my father alike don’t give away their contact numbers. I understood his point of view, but I was [...]



Appointment of Senator Israrullah Zehri as Minister

By Sameer Shaharyar • Nov 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Balochistan is the most neglected and deprived province of Pakistan and the recent earth quake has even worsened the situation over there. Physical calamities like floods, quakes and drought coupled with the militancy factor and topped by the centuries long under-development of the area has made it a living demonstration of stone age in the [...]



Electricity Tariff raised by 31%

By Farid Masood • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: Misc

No instance in the world like we have, the tariff raised for a utility item, which is almost not available in Pakistan. The shortage of electricity has become the biggest problem for citizens of Pakistan. As the span and duration of its unavailability is increasing it is increasing different diseases in its consumers like high [...]



More Troops to Afghanistan, More Trouble for Pakistan

By Farid Masood • Jul 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics

America has announced that it would send more troops to Afghanistan. Almost eleven thousand fresh troops to be added in near future. Adding more troops may also help to control insurgency within Afghanistan and may also expose these more troops to insurgent activities against them.

More pressure will build on Pakistan for food [...]



Pre-Poll Deal: Is This A True Face of Democracy

By Farid Masood • May 3rd, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistan Peoples Party returned to Pakistan via America, this fact is known to every Pakistani Voter. PPP was allowed to return to Pakistan due to reconciliation between Musharraf Regime and that Party.
The cases against Senator Asif Ali Zardari were wiped off and he is now an innocent citizen. His innocence reminds me of a film [...]