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Posts Tagged ‘Asfand Yar Wali’

ANP More Worried about Province Name Than Province Survival

By Haris Hashmi • Aug 13th, 2009 • Category: Politics

The news is that Awami National Party, the ruling secular party of NWFP is running feverisly a backdoor channel campaign to take all the political stakeholders and power brokers on board in order to alter the name of the NWFP province. They have formed delegates who are meeting other party leaders and the head of [...]



Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti’s Investment

By Shayan Khan • Feb 5th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Awami National Party didn’t get fedup of their minister Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti in one day. The man soon after winning the elections demanded a radical shift in the policy regarding Swat and FATA. He demanded complete ceasefire, dialogue with the militants and end to the supply lines of NATO through NWFP.
He was warned by [...]



Pukhtoonkhwa : The Only Important Issue for ANP?

By Salman Mugsi • Jan 31st, 2009 • Category: Politics

Awami National Party which made the tall claims before the elections of 18th February has miserably failed to deliver according to the promises it made and has also shown very pathetic performance in all the aspects of their lackluster governance.
Lawlessness and non-existence of governemnt writ in FATA and Swat speaks for itself about the progress [...]



Fazlur on Political Business

By Farid Masood • Aug 27th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Yesterday, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has parted itself away from government coalition comprising of PPP, PML(N), JUI(F) and ANP. By this announcement of PML(N) now the game for election of the person for Office of the President of Pakistan has become red hot.
PML(N) has announced its candidate Mr Justice (Retd) Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddqui for Presidential elections. [...]



Another Deadline, Another Committee

By Gul Raiz • Aug 22nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

The judges restoration has become a promise of proverbial Eastern lover of Urdu poetry. PML-N isĀ  being played over by PPP’s Zardari with the help of Musharraf’s covert companion Fazlur Rehman and the expedient and ostensibly-desperado Asfand Yar Wali.
It’s in written that the judges had to be restored within hours of removal of Musharraf and [...]



Kya Ub Raj Karay gi Khulq-e-Khuda?

By Ghazala Khan • Mar 15th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Over all these years, we have seen the murder of five assemblies by the hands of king makers. These king makers have got the jolt of their lives on 18th February when General Kiyani let the elections to be held without the intervention of invisible hands.
This time they have given chance to both the veteran [...]