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Archive for the ‘Pakistan Vote'08’ Category

Pervaiz Elahi Says Destiny Deceived Him

By Ali Yar Khan • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Golly Gosh. Can you imagine that? Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi, the aspirant Prime Minister of yesterday, ashen faced told media in a hollow voice and wide eyes that he was sure about the fact that people would vote him in droves and he will be elected once again for five years with a whooping majority.
The pity [...]



Suspected Voting in Balochistan

By Ghazala Khan • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Overall the turn out remained low throughout the country. Initially it was thought out that this low voter turn out would favor the PML-Q, state party as they would have more room to rig the elections. Whether they tried to do it or not is meaningless now because if they didnt it doesnt make their [...]



Baray Baray Burj

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

With the routing of PML-Q from the map of Pakistan, things are looking very hopeful. Nation was fed up of watching the bigwigs of PML-Q. In their times, they were the most formidable men in Pakistan. Power of Public votes has washed the Pakistan clean of the following PML-Quashed figures:
Chaudhary Shujaat
Wasi Zafar
Rao Sikaner
Nasrullah Daraishak
Hamid Nasir [...]



National Duty

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics (Urdu)


Say Goodbye to Tyranny Forever, Lovely Pakistanis

By Ghazala Khan • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Worth A Second Look

President Musharraf, few weeks ago, said that he would leave when nation would want him to leave. Nation has asked him to leave by rejecting revoltingly, his hand-made Pakistan Muslim League-Quashed. Nation is rejoicing and you can sense it everywhere. Even the sun is smiling and flowers just cannot wait to come out and declare [...]



Change and Hope

By Saad Javaid • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Growing up, I had been fond of the TV Election Transmissions that a lot of us are familiar with. Mustansar Hussain Tarar would announce the victors in regions as results would roll in and me and my brother would sit with our fingers crossed in anticipation of the distinct symbols to illuminate the screen. [...]



Results from District Khushab

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

According to un-official results of general elections in District Khushab, Sumera Malik of PML (Q) won with a margin of 663 votes against her rival Malik Umar Aslam Awan, independent. The closest contest of the history of district Khushab witnessed whole night suspense as Returning Office remained busy in counting and re-counting of ballots. Sumera [...]



PPPP’s Pakistan

By Rohail Butt • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Results of most awaited yesterday Elections 2008 have poured in. Shocking and the most unexpected turn over is the defeat of PML(Q) in their own areas, including all chaudries. Somehow Nawaz League has dominated them but PPPP has finally won Elections February 2008 with a great lead.
Situation about four major provinces of Pakistan is like [...]



Voters Its Time to Start Jubilations for Democracy

By Farid Masood • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Worth A Second Look

We came out leaving the urgent and personal works aside to vote. The verdict based on our inner voices, which made our decisions right and strong. Like the clear sunny day yesterday and today, we made it clear that government will be ours, the government by the people and hopefully for the people.
The decision is [...]



Polls Analysis: A Mighty Come Back of PPP & PML(N)

By Farid Masood • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Well done Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League (N).
Results are still coming, PPP (headed by care-taker Chairperson Mr Asif Ali Zardari named after the brutal assassination of Ms Baynazir Bhutto) & PML(N) (headed by Shahbaz Sharif under supervision of Mr Nawaz Sharif) are leading from the front on the center and in Punjab Province. [...]