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Posts Tagged ‘Elections’

Vote Hai Na

By revo • Feb 5th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Vote is very precious. Vote is what can save us from total destruction. This February is no normal February in Pakistan, and this is the high time, we should get our act together and rally for a really genuine political change.
We should keep in mind that the late Benazir Bhutto gave away her life for [...]



Ring Road Lahore and Prince Elahis

By Farid Masood • Feb 5th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

A mega project was designed by the concerned authorities to construct a ring road around Lahore city to reduce the traffic burden inside the city and to reduce the traveling time consumed in while going from one area to the middle or other end of the city.
Now the ring is being de-shaped by changing the [...]



Valentine Elections

By Farid Masood • Feb 2nd, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Selection of date for elections re-scheduling seems to be not much thoughtful on part of government. If elections are decided on February 14 it might have been a good choice of date in connection with the Valentines Day. Most of the people don’t go to polling station on election day thinking that decision of wining [...]



Dreams and Promises Before Elections

By Ghazala Khan • Jan 19th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Before every election we the miserable Pakistanis are promised that this will be the election  when a new movement hoists some man of the people up over the bulwark of nefarious politics and returns the power to the people. That is to say, rule of people, over the people, by the people.
That man will unify [...]



Why Riots Erupted After Benazir’s Assassination ? An Analysis

By Farid Masood • Dec 31st, 2007 • Category: Politics

This is not as simple as some authorities are thinking that any one can get rid of the responsibilities in post assassination era by just holding one or two press conferences of making a jumble-bumble of simple information to mis-guide the masses. Doctors can be pressurized to pass on the desired statement, announcement of tapping [...]



This all has been planned

By Farid Masood • Dec 29th, 2007 • Category: Politics

With grief and deep sorrow we condemn the brutal act of assassination of Mohtarma Bainazir Bhutto. A great leader is not within us, may Allah her soul rest in eternal peace and give the courage to her successors the bear the irrecoverable loss, Ameen. I salute her brave approach after the blast she came out [...]



Nation’s Mandate for Up-coming Elections

By Farid Masood • Dec 27th, 2007 • Category: Politics

In a class a teacher asked a question:
If a train is running at 75 km/h, birds are flying in the air, wind is blowing from north to south then what is my age?
Student replied: 52 yrs
Teacher: well done how did you estimate?
Student: Sir my brother is certified by the doctor as half mad and he [...]



Boycott is not a Solution

By Farid Masood • Nov 24th, 2007 • Category: Politics

In continuation to upcoming free and fair elections many political parties are planning to boycott the elections of January 2008. Some small parties like of Air Marshal (Retd) Asghar Khan and Mehmood Khan Achekzai has already announced boycott. Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf is going to do the same on 26th November 2007.
What scenario will [...]



Karachi Blasts

By The Pakistani Spectator • Oct 19th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

Our respectable writer Ms Ghazala Khan asked in her recent post about suspects of these two blasts which gave blood bath to the PPP rally in Karachi. The suspect could by any one our agencies, Al-Qaida, Any one from Waziristan, secret services of any other country etc.
But I foresee that one or two blast in [...]



Democracy or Right of Might

By The Pakistani Spectator • Oct 8th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

We have witness the presidential electoral process on 6th October 2007. As a dumb to Law I simply understand that any person in government service is not eligible to contest for election of the President of Pakistan unless he has resigned /retired from his post and the gap between the submission of nomination papers and [...]