The Pakistani Spectator

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Posts Tagged ‘Affairs Pakistan’

Hum Nahin Mantay

By Salman Mugsi • Oct 29th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistanis are the most defiant lot of the world. The have suffered through the hands of dictators and the political parties. They have been deceived again and again. They were deprived of half of the country. They were put under the hammer in every government, yet they are there full of hope and life and [...]



Pakistani Public Wants Friendship with America

By Gul Raiz • Oct 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The prevalent notion that Pakistani people are dead against United States of America and they want to see Americans perished and they want to fight against the USA, and that they want to see America bankrupt, and they support Al Qaeda against America is extremely false and baseless and a far cry from the reality.
The [...]



City of Prisoners

By M Mirza • Oct 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Friends of Pakistan or BlackMailers?

By Sameer Shaharyar • Oct 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

When Asif Ali Zardari and his acolytes return from the unofficial visit to the United States after teaching “Benazir Doctrine” to the world leaders at the general assembly session and telling Sarah Palin how ravishing she was, it was blessed to the Pakistani people that their Mehboob leader returned with the promises made by the [...]



Mobilizaton of Politicians

By Rohail Butt • Oct 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Every after two days, the interior ministry issues an advisory in which it warns the politicians of country of all the provinces about the ultra serious threat to their lives. According to these warnings, suicide bombers and terrorists are in the quest of a chance to blow them out in bits and pieces.
As a result [...]



The Present State of Uncertainty

By M. Waqas (Ex MPA) • Oct 24th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Pakistani’s are passing through a phase of uncertainty, almost in every sphere of life. The situation is deteriorating day by day. Situation like this, need to be addressed properly by capable, confident, and committed leadership. Unfortunately so far, the present leadership failed to deliver in this regard .Consequently the whole [...]



Mard-e-Ahan

By M Mirza • Oct 22nd, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


We Make Our Fortunes and We Call Them Fate

By Mahtab Bashir • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

How many apples were eaten at the Garden of Eden? ‘Eleven’ came the reply with this breakdown: Eve ATE and Adam TOO, and Satan WON.

Adam ate the fruit of the forbidden tree and was taken to task by Allah, the Almighty. He excused himself by shifting the blame from his own shoulder to that of [...]



Joke- I have become

By fzuberi • Oct 20th, 2008 • Category: Misc

The words in my head tell me
What a joke i have become
The words can’t comfort me
Says sit down says don’t
Streamlined everything
Like to live alone
I lost all friends….in the night
I like to save a tear
Its there…
To what a joke i have become…
Its not how to save yourself
But how to save a life
That matters…most
Sweat on the back [...]



Like China, We Should Also Warm Towards America

By Altaf Khan • Oct 19th, 2008 • Category: Politics

All this stuff about not visiting any specific country first after becoming president by Asif Ali Zardari or any other leader is preposterous and highly warped, and like all other notions this should also change. China is our friend, no doubt about that, but we should also take the world’s sole super power as a [...]