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We Can But We Don’t

By Ghazala Khan • Jan 16th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Like I have full faith in the fact that there is God, I also have solid belief that Pakistan is here to stay, and we have everything. There is shortage of nothing. You name it, and it’s there. From electricity to gas, from minerals to water, from weathers to skills, we have everything in abundance [...]



Thank You Committee to Protect Journalists in Pakistan

By Ghazala Khan • Dec 23rd, 2011 • Category: Features

Come what may, dictatorship must not rule Pakistan again. Democracy is never corrupt, never incompetent and never be derailed. It’s the governments who are corrupt, a failure, and should be sent packing through the democratic processes, and better still to let these governments complete their tenure and let the people do their accountability through the [...]



14th August Still Touches the Chords of Heart

By Ghazala Khan • Aug 14th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

I vividly remember holding the hands of my late father walking eagerly towards the market on the early morning of 14th August along with my kins to buy the flags, buntings, and badges to adorn the house and ourselves. Excitement and thrill started ticking the heart and mind, as soon as calender turned to 1st [...]



Land of Opportunity is Pakistan

By Ghazala Khan • Jul 29th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

It’s a full blown project to go to United Kingdom for higher studies. This is also the easiest and surefire way these days to get into the UK and then vanish. Above all, this is the most painful and speedy way to make one’s life a living hell and to destroy one’s life by one’s [...]



TPS Fan Page on Facebook

By Ghazala Khan • May 6th, 2011 • Category: Features

Dear commentators, writers, readers, visitors and everyone, we hope that you are enjoying your time at the The Pakistani Spectator.  As you know that we have a sound presence on the social media around the net, and we have just recently launched a TPS fan page on the facebook.
You can access that page here.
We would [...]



Sorrange Coal Mine Collapse and Apathy of Pakistanis

By Ghazala Khan • Mar 22nd, 2011 • Category: Politics

Do you ponder upon the point as why Balochistan, a province of Pakistan is unhappy with rest of the country, especially from Islamabad and Punjab and the army? Or like rest of the Pakistan you are also oblivious and apathetic towards the Balochistan and its woes?
I was ashamed to see that no media channel and [...]



pakspectator.com Ownership News

By Ghazala Khan • Feb 19th, 2011 • Category: Misc

Hi,
This is just to inform the writers, readers, visitors and all the interested entities that I Ghazala Khan now own pakspectator.com fully without any partnership. I acquired the website from the original owner today and now own this domain pakspectator.com, its management and all the advertisements.
If you have any questions or you have any feedback [...]



Good News !!! First Oracle ACE from Pakistan

By Ghazala Khan • Feb 9th, 2011 • Category: Features

These days it is hard to hear good news about and from Pakistan, but then we have people like Ali Moeen Nawazish and like Fahd Mirza who bring immense pride for the motherland. Fahd Mirza has been awarded Oracle ACE award, and he is the first Oracle ACE in Pakistan.
Way to Go Fahd.
The Oracle ACE [...]



Bolta Pakistan, Zeeshan from Multan Call, Pledges to Suicide due to rulers

By Ghazala Khan • Jan 31st, 2011 • Category: Politics

I am still rattled after watching the live clip of Orya Maqbool Jan and Saleem Bokhari’s Aaj TV program Bolta Pakistan. A live caller Zeeshan in his painful voice, coming from the roots of his heart told the true story of Pakistan and exposed the generals, judges, bureaucrats and politicians and also illustrated compactly the [...]



Shah Zain Bugti Should Be Given Free Hand for Sake of Pakistan

By Ghazala Khan • Jan 28th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti, in his most recent press conference has categorically said,“I am Pakistani. My life and death is intertwined with Pakistan. I and my Balochi brethern are pro Pakistani and that is why Balochistan is part of Pakistan.”
All the propaganda by the establishment has been rendered null and void. Shah Zain Bugti and his [...]