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Posts Tagged ‘Balouchistan’

Presidency Corridors are Trembling

By Farid Masood • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Presidency corridors have started trembling like Army Houses’ were before August 2008. I had mentioned on March 15 right before re-instatement of Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry that Mr Rehman Malik may not be able to stop long march with container wall around presidency & if marchers are able to reach there that would be final round [...]



Long March: Every Step Up-Hill is an Addition in Zardari’s Count Down

By Farid Masood • Mar 14th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

General consensus upon this that President Zardari has not much time to hold the situation in his control neither his regime has time over this year. Every step of long march towards Islamabad is an addition towards his count down. Current problem is that forces controlling Pakistani regime don’t have President Zardari’s replacement.
As the policy [...]



2007 & Post Benazir Assassination Era: An Opportunity Lost?

By Farid Masood • Jan 24th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Nations learn from their experiences and event occurring within and around for them. Year 2007 & 2008 in a sense of awakening were blissful years for the Pakistani Nation. Such great years of tests, efforts and rewards can hardly be witnessed in history of nations.

Serial of historical events occurred starting right from March 9, [...]



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. [...]



Who Impeaches?

By Farid Masood • Aug 18th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Time has become crucial for General (Retd) Pervaiz Musharraf and off course for coalition government as well. Nation has impeached the presidential policies through electoral and demanded the elected leaders to do it constitutionally. After delay of almost five months coalition collected required courage to perform at nation’s will and to make this decision public. [...]



Long March or Long for Ousting President

By Farid Masood • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Long March of lawyers’ community started from Karachi and Quetta is about to reach its destination (Constitutional Avenue). Where the stage has been set for the speeches by the CJP Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, retired justices, President Supreme Court Bar Association Mr Aitezaz Ahsan, Senior Lawyers Ali Ahmad Kurd etc and many present and ex-Presidents of [...]



Long March of Lawyers in Pakistan

By Farid Masood • Jun 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Long march has just started from two main cities of Pakistan, Karachi (Sindh Province) and Quetta (Balouchistan Province). From Karachi lawyers on buses, coaches and cars shall reach Hyderabad (second largest city of Sindh) and a group will join the incoming lawyers. It will then reach Sukkur city and wait for the groups of lawyers [...]



Arbab, Afgan Humiliated: As You Sow so Shall You Reap

By Farid Masood • Apr 9th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Highly condemnable acts of humiliation witnessed on media, first a lady beating Arbab Ghulam Rahim, ex-Chief Minister of Sindh, and then Mr Javed Pathan, ex-PRO of Arbab Ghulam Rahim.

Yesterday, Dr Sher Afgan, ex-minister of ex-rubber stamp assembly. Both of them are senior citizens and this is not the way to treat them [...]



Some Rational Decisions: Decree of the Nation

By Farid Masood • Mar 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Buds are apparent so the signs of new developments are prominent. Spring season has started and the ice age is completed its tenure. Time to open our eyes and face the reality. Time to recover the loss as a whole nation. We had sacrificed in 1947, we are and will be sacrificing till the judgment [...]



Politics and Violence

By Farid Masood • Feb 11th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Whenever, elections are announced the wave of violence erupts, firing incidents, bomb explosions. I remember in 1993 two candidates going to Quetta from surrounding areas of Sibi (Balouchistan) to file their papers to contest elections. Upon approaching before each others fierce gun battle started and this fierce fighting was witnessed for about 72 hours killing [...]