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The prologue of Benazir Bhutto ’s new book ‘Reconciliation: Islam Democracy and the West” declares that BB remained devoted to this inspite of her hectic schedule.The reason for this was ‘ that she was convinced that the battles between democracy and dictatorship and between extremism and moderation were the two central forces of the new […]
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Everyday, in the words of columnist Shafqat Mehmood, we wake up to a new rumor. We are told that planes are coming in to take a “significant family of Rawalpindi” abroad. Then there is talk of the Constitutional package that will clip Presidential wings or perhaps not. Another […]
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Just finished reading Mohammad Hanif’s book A Case of Exploding Mangoes. After Mohsin Hamid’s Moth Smoke ( didn’t enjoy the Reluctant Fundamentalism as much) this is one book that we thoroughly enjoyed as like Moth Smoke Exploding Mangoes flows. […]
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Everyday, in the words of columnist Shafqat Mehmood, we wake up to a new rumor. We are told that planes are coming in to take a “significant family of Rawalpindi” abroad. Then there is talk of the Constitutional package that will clip Presidential wings or perhaps not. Another […]
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As citizens of Pakistan, we are extremely perturbed over Mr. Mahmood Zeb’s complete disregard to public interest. Mr. Mahmood Zeb Khan of the PPP is not happy at the way the Revenue portfolio has been taken away from him .It is to be note that in order to please the PPP-Sherpao breakaway […]
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Minus One , Plus one etc formulas have been discussed threadbare. Aitzaz Ahsan has decided not to contest the by-elections. At every nook and corner the restoration of the judges issue is being discussed. Amidst all this, we happened to […]
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He says that he is only interested in “serving the nation.” Yet he declares,“ I will not accept any other ministry except the Revenue. I will take up the issue with Asif Zardari. If he asked me to continue as a minister, I will but even then I will not take an interest […]
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Asif Zardari while talking to Geo’s Dr. Shahid Masood said “ The judiciary is responsible for de-railing democracy in Pakistan.” He declared that all political leaders including Nawaz Sharif, Benazir Bhutto and of course he himself were the victims of an incompetent judiciary. While the PPP’s stance on the restoration of the judges is […]
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Haven’t blogged for a long time as anyone can see given that the last entry was in Feb ! No particular reason…. guess was confronted with an online writer’s block. Felt the urge to blog after months today and thus here we are.Just got back from Balochistan. […]
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Passing through Sindh and thought would share some of the thoughts/conversations that we’ve been having with the people here . For the people of Sindh the choice in the 2008 elections is which feudal to support?In Jacobabad and Kashmore the PPP candidates belong to the Jakhrani and Bijarani families and they face the […]
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According to the Election Commission of Pakistan National Assembly seats from the Punjab 1003 candidates are in the run while 2311 are trying their for 297 Provincial Assembly seats. In 2002 elections, 926 candidates contested while the 148 National Assembly seats and the 297 Provincial Assembly seats were contested between 2,362 candidates.In Sindh, 627 candidates […]
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The prologue of Benazir Bhutto ’s new book ‘Reconciliation: Islam Democracy and the West” declares that BB remained devoted to this inspite of her hectic schedule.The reason for this was ‘ that she was convinced that the battles between democracy and dictatorship and between extremism and moderation were the two central forces of the new […]
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“They finally got her.” was how a friend informed us about Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. To echo Nawaz Sharif, we still cannot believe it. BB had been confronted with so much… bombs, assassination attempts, exile that we thought she’ll sail through this one too. She didn’t. The Daughter of the East didn’t […]
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The will of Mohtramma Benazir Bhutto has been made public. The front pages of all the major newspapers carried pictures of the handwritten will of BB. This was done in an attempt to silence the voices which were asking if the will putting Asif Ali Zardari in charge was genuine or not? Looking at […]
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Mr. Mushraff speaks to ABC news. Some quotes from this video are :“Here we hang people, don’t teach us what you have.” on agitation and putting protesters in jail in Pakistan. “Whose failure of intelligence is it? The Americans” on why hasn’t Pakistan caught Osama bin […]
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For a little over a hundred activists who protested in Aabpara, Islamabad on December 4th , more than hundred policemen were called in full battle gear with batons etc. Is it a case of the overkill […]
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Our heads are reeling from the stress of the game: who is contesting and who is not? Actually it is a case of who is contesting, which party platform, who is accepting the party ticket and who is returning it? The latest score is :PML-N is contesting.PPPP is contesting.JI is not.JUI-F […]
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President Mushraff adequately displayed his understanding of democracy when in an international interview he said ,` “The problem with the West and your media is your obsession with democracy, civil liberties, human rights.” Who has built democratic institutions in Pakistan? I have done it in the […]
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As soon as the deported Code Pink activists landed in the US, they went to attend a Congressional hearing in Washington DC. They wanted to speak at the hearing but were told that the speakers had already been chosen. One of the speakers was Mr. Richard Boucher the Assistant Secretary of State for […]
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Someone sent us an sms joke which we thought was interesting. Here goes : […]
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Police intercepted the car of Aitzaz Ahsan on the motorway enroute to Islamabad early this morning,beat him up, broke his glasses, tore his shirt, and brought him back to Lahore in a police bus. When he asked for a detention order or warrant, they shoved a gun in his face and said - this […]
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This is the million dollar question that the foreign observers that are in town are asking. The local election observers and Pakistani citizens aren’t even bothering asking this question. For they know the answer based on the following facts: 1. The Fair and Free Election Network (FAFEN), an independent coalition of nongovernmental organizations with observers […]
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