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Posts Tagged ‘ANP’

Naseem Wali Khan Shop Lifting in London

By Sharafat • Jan 21st, 2012 • Category: Politics

Mum of Asfund Yar Wali, the current head of the Awami National Party ANP has announced her come back to the active politics and perhaps to the shoplifting too.
Not so long ago, Naseem Wali Khan was caught redhanded while she stole a panty from a London store. It is quite possible that Wali wanted to [...]



Imran Prime Minister, Musharraf Opposition Leader

By Maria Sultan • Jan 12th, 2012 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

So our kingmakers are ready for yet another experiment in the land of the pure. General Kayani and Shuja Pasha haev also made up their minds; well almost. General Kayani is an ardent fan and follower of Professor Rafiq Akhtar of Gujjar Khan, who also happens to be the guru of Imran Khan and his [...]



Zardari Got New Life As Haqqani Resigns?

By Haris Hashmi • Nov 24th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

If there was nothing in this memo scandal and Mansoor Ijaz is a liar, then why the resignation of Haqqani was approved? Why Haqqani came running over like a frantic duck and was trying to cleanse his laundry in every nook of Islamabad? What was the pressure from the Aabpara and Mall Road?
Husain Haqqani was [...]



SHOCKING!!! If Railways taken, I would Quit

By Shayan Khan • Nov 18th, 2011 • Category: Politics

When we all are demanding that the man should be hanged and publicly humiliated for his rampant corruption and mismanagement and incompetency for destroying the most profitable institution in the Pakistan, the man is threatening the whole nation.
Can you believe this?
According to the media reports, Ghulam Ahmad Bilour has warned if Railways was taken from [...]



Time for Nawaz Sharif to Retire

By Salman Mugsi • Nov 15th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Politics is the name of deceit and tricks and dishonesty, at least that is the case in Pakistan and our President Zardari excels in that game, hands down. MQM chief Altaf Hussain is another player too, but he is more of a mafia man rather than a politician. Zardari kills the enemy without firing a [...]



Minister From Hell

By Ali Yar Khan • Nov 12th, 2011 • Category: Politics

If you have to gauge the plight of Pakistan, see its railway. Its littered with mismanagement, nepotism, corruption, high-handedness, apathetic leaders, and rampant ignorance.
Asif Ali Zardari gave Railway on contract to ANP’s Bilour, and Bilour looted the railway to his heart’s content. He recruited thousands of people from his constituency without any process or merit. [...]



Showdown Starts

By Ali Yar Khan • Oct 30th, 2011 • Category: Politics

It seems that the days of political peace have at last ended in the country and as the main opposition party PMLN decides to come on the roads and starts attacking the government, things have started boiling everywhere.
President Zardari’s investment in MQM, ANP, and PMLQ is now being tested. For now, MQM and PMLQ are [...]



Storm in a Teacup?

By amicus • Oct 30th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Mian Shahbaz Shareef was high on pitch and the rhetoric,less on substance or road map. It seemsĀ  PMLN has unlearnedĀ  the art of opposition.It needs to go back to the primer. The first lesson being connecting and forming an alliance with people and parties opposed to the incumbent Zardari led PPP-Coalition Government.
With Shahbaz Sharif kind [...]



Altaf Asfund Bhai Bhai — Mutahida Qalabazi Movement

By Maria Sultan • Sep 21st, 2011 • Category: Politics

On the surface of its a great news for the Karachi and for the Pakistan. Beneath it, there are numerous gaping and alarming questions, and they do need some answers, because the answers are more alarming and they could herald new round of bitter sentiments and bloody agitation.



Nothing is Going to Happen in Karachi Until Elections

By Ali Yar Khan • Sep 11th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Election year is coming and all the parties now want peace in Karachi until that time and they have agreed to put their turf war on hold for now. Establishment has also agreed for this and it is also in their interest because it would provide them another round of lucrative extensions. PPP, MQM, and [...]