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Iftikhar Chaudhry Should Ban Foreign Assets of Leaders

By Ghazala Khan • May 23rd, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

It’s simple. How could the civilian and military and journalists and judicial leaders could be really sincere and sympathetic with the Pakistan, when their homes, children, businesses and assets are out of the Pakistan. How could they be worried about the economic environment in the country, when all they are worried about is the impact [...]



New British Government Cuts It’s Pay to 5%, Pakistani Government???

By Ghazala Khan • May 14th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Yes, the Pakistani government has added some more clowns to the cabinet and has increased the perks, privileges and powers of the armies of ministers, advisors, consultants and all other sort of useless components which make up this pathetic regime.
A hung parliament has emerged in the UK, and by Pakistani standards it should have been [...]



UPS-Fitted, Generator Backed Leaders and Angry Burning People

By Ghazala Khan • Apr 19th, 2010 • Category: Politics

There is a striking contrast between what people want and what the ruling class wants. There is a huge gaping void between the demands, desires and dreams of the people and their representatives within the assemblies. When the parties are fighting for the amendments in the constitutions and vying for the credit, the people are [...]



Massive Power Crisis Paralysis Pakistan

By Ghazala Khan • Apr 17th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Electricity has become a rarity in Pakistan. In 21st century, when all the world is pushing forward, this country is going backwards rapidly and there is no relief insight as the bunch of idiots rule the masses with their visionless and directionless attitudes.
The country is still afflicted with massive power crisis as the juggernaut [...]



Government Should Provide Public Transport

By Ghazala Khan • Mar 21st, 2010 • Category: Features

The recent violent protests in the twin cities were pending since long. They have erupted after the sufferings of years. There is no system of public transport whatsoever in the country in any city or town.
The transport system is in the hands of a select few and it has emerged in the form of a [...]



How Injured Hakimullah Mehsud Reached to Multan

By Ghazala Khan • Feb 10th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

All the way from North Waziristan, Hakimullah Mehsud, the chief terrorist of Pakistan, managed to reach near Multan, where he expired after succumbing to the injuries he received in US drone attack, as being claimed by one faction of Pakistani media which cite Taliban as source. Taliban said that they were taking their leader to [...]



Make Every Pakistani a Blogger

By Ghazala Khan • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: Politics

No journalist, T.V Channel, newspaper can cover the rural and remote areas of the Pakistan. Even if they can reach out there, they are restricted way too tightly to not to telecast or write about the cruelities of waderas, khans, sardars and jageerdars.
The mobile phone revolution has done wonders, but it’s potential should be utilized [...]



Vote For Whomever You Hate

By Ghazala Khan • Nov 16th, 2009 • Category: Politics

In Pakistan, whoever comes to power, he arrives while leaving his or her dignity behind. Whatever the power ruler does or not does for that matter, he is bashed, slammed, dressed down, ridiculed, socked, bonked, humiliated, scorned, detested and hated by all. It is fashion in highly in vogue to slam down the rulers.
So if [...]



Cabinet Meeting 1948 versus Cabinet Meeting 2009

By Ghazala Khan • Aug 15th, 2009 • Category: Entertainment

In 1948, just before the cabinet meeting, the ADC inquired from Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, “Sir what will be served in the meeting…Tea or Coffee?”
Quaid-e-Azam looked up and replied sternl, startling the ADC: “Whichever of the Ministers wish to have tea or coffee should drink it before leaving his home or when he returns home. [...]



Is it Right to Kill Over Defacement of Quran?

By Ghazala Khan • Aug 4th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Gojra riots, Sheikhupura riots and then similar incidents in Pakistan in which mob kills and burns and beats the alleged person over the disfiguration and insult of the sacred Holy Quran. What is achieved after mob kills the person or burns the locality of non-Muslims? Does Quran really gets defaced if someone tears its pages [...]