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Two or Three Tier Leadership Plan for Long March

By Farid Masood • Mar 15th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Participants of Long March have forseen administrative measure to stop march towards Islamabad. House arrests have been ordered of main leadership of political parties.
Participants of long march including political parties and lawyers have defind two or three tier leadership plan for successful march. If first tier leadership is arrested and cannot reach their destination [...]



Long March: Every Step Up-Hill is an Addition in Zardari’s Count Down

By Farid Masood • Mar 14th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

General consensus upon this that President Zardari has not much time to hold the situation in his control neither his regime has time over this year. Every step of long march towards Islamabad is an addition towards his count down. Current problem is that forces controlling Pakistani regime don’t have President Zardari’s replacement.
As the policy [...]



Beefing-Up Sharifs’ Security

By Farid Masood • Mar 14th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Government has beefed-up security of Sharif Brothers and hundreds of security officials have been deployed arround their residence, in Model Town Lahore, taking a plea of threats to their lives. Mian Nawaz Sharif has been given prime minister level security and Shahbaz has been given Chief Minister level one.
Just to remind that a short [...]



Un-Impressive Manzoor Wattoo

By Farid Masood • Mar 14th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Ex-Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo, held a press conference to ask opposition parties to come on the table to discuss issues. Just to remind that in February 18th election Manzoor Wattoo won in indipendent seat and then joined PPP in return of Ministry of Industries and Production.
The Press Conferrence was un-impressive and [...]



Two Down, PPP Disintegration Starts from Top Level

By Farid Masood • Mar 14th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Late Benazir Bhutto was an element of cementing within the party of his father. She at high times of test kept it integrated and solidified.
After her brutal assassination a group of loyals of authorities and glitters superceded actual party worker. President Zardari claims that he had been nominated as care taking head of the [...]



Financial Impact of Administrative Action to Thwart Long March

By Farid Masood • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Countries like Pakistan cannot bear the financial impact of such rallies like ‘Long March’. But may be its in the fate of poor countries to remain poor or get further poorer day by day.
Our leadership, whether military dictators or so-called civilian elected leaders, had always played an important role to keep this country poor, in [...]



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 [...]



CS: Sri Lankan Team Attacked; Policies Review Needed

By Farid Masood • Mar 5th, 2009 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

Salute to ‘Jawans’ of Elite Police Force, condolence to the family of deceased.  The loyal policemen laid lives to protect guests and to
protect integrity of the homeland.
Three blasts heard (probably of grenades) in the vicinity near Liberty round about then bullet firing heard by the travelers en-route to their work places. The people traveling in [...]



Sri Lankan Cricket Team Attacked : India Behind Terrorism?

By Farid Masood • Mar 3rd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Today morning while Sri Lankan cricket team being escorted to Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, was attacked by almost a dozen gunmen. This incident took life of five policemen and injured five players and one official of Sri Lankan cricket team. Sri Lankan sports minister is trying for the urgent return of the team.
The version of this [...]



PPP Mindset

By Farid Masood • Mar 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Pakistan People Party believe in ‘Power Pollitics’ and the ‘Deals’ as well and do not believe in ‘Power Sharing’. If we go back to 1970s this was evedent in Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s era, in 1986, in 1993 & in 2007.
To have support in Pakistan against military dictator and American puppet, in 2007, new Army [...]