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ELECTIONS 2013 AND AFTER

By amicus • May 20th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

That general elections were held despite all odds is itself a great achievement. Things appeared too uncertain until General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani made it absolutely clear in his address at the GHQ on the occasion of the Martyrs’ Day on April 30 that “Allah willing, General Elections would be held in the country on 11th [...]



Don’t Push MQM to Wall

By Tabish Siddiqui • May 19th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

If a wealthy DHA aunty is gunned down, the whole media and DHA goes crazy, but if hundreds of MQM workers and candidates are assassinated during the election campaign and before that, nobody utters a squeal. It is this differentiation which forces the loyal and patriotic leaders like like Akhtar Mengal, Bugti, and Altaf Bhai [...]



Barring Women From Voting

By Dawar Naqvi • May 18th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Blindness separates people from things; deafness separates people from people. On May 11th women were not allowed to vote on many polling stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.  Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), Awami National Party (ANP) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) signed on the accord to barring women [...]



An Open Letter to Mr.Manmohan Singh about Nawaz Inauguration

By captainjohann • May 17th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Dear Sir,
As retired Government of India servant I thought this blog post may get attention of those babus who monitor these sites. The western supported Media has been crying hoarse that You must reject the invitation as it will be a sign of weakness and also Nawaz can never impose his views on the ever [...]



Votes Never Bring Change Khan Sahib

By Shahid Mursaleen • May 16th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

By now this should be clearly dawned on the supporters of change that all this electioneering and balloting is a smoke screen, a deception and a farce and is a tool to block the change, instead of bringing it. It’s sad to see the upright, honest, and clean person like Imran Khan falling for this [...]



Reason Why Mummy Daddys Are So Angry Over PTI Defeat

By Rohail Butt • May 15th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf’s tsunami has only come in the posh areas of the Lahore and Pindi. In KPK, the voters give chance to everyone and now coincidentally it was PTI’s turn as all others were given chance earlier. Besides it wasn’t a thumping majority there too, as the mandate was shared by many parties. Anyways, it’s [...]



Post Elections Pakistan

By Rai Azlan • May 15th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Some four months ago in a discussion when the word “nation” was used extensively in a statement that would hardly make four lines or five if written, I was stopped and asked to define the word I was using so enthusiastically. Obviously out of my limited knowledge I put forward the definition I could produce [...]



Imran and Musharraf Decepted by Facebook

By Altaf Khan • May 14th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

The virtual world is the cruel place, more cruel than the real world. Lately many bubbles born in virtual world of social media have burst in Pakistan. What’s happening in Chak Shahzad now? Very surprisingly nobody on the media is talking about what former President Pervaiz Musharraf is thinking right now incarcerated at his home.
Musharraf’s [...]



Start for Nawaz Sharif

By Rohail Butt • May 13th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Foreboding, fore-warnings, and hostilities are already there as PML-N gets ready to take the reigns of the country into its hands. PML-N is not lucky enough to enjoy the start of its tenure as PPP did five years before. Everyone was on PPP’s side in order to pull the country out of chaos and work [...]



Nawaz, Nawaz, Nawaz, Nawaz

By Rohail Butt • May 11th, 2013 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

The people of Pakistan including the youth and the old have spoken and spoken with a thud. They have shown their pledge to change the Pakistan and make it a new place. They have got rid of the inept, incompetent, and bad rulers of PPP, ANP, and MQM.  They have put their stamps on the [...]