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Posts Tagged ‘Iftikhar Chaudhry’

Government and Army Chief on Memogate Scandal

By Shaukat Masood Zafar • Dec 28th, 2011 • Category: Politics

The people of Pakistan are fed up with Zardari led PPP Government and want it out of office.  Not only opposition is on the streets but the people within the government are fed up too.  With few exceptions of corrupt politicians, bureaucrats, middle and lower level government servants the entire nation is cursing Asif Ali [...]



Blackmail Has Become Respectable

By Dawar Naqvi • Sep 16th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The long-established and noble rule of the law, one of the greatest products of the character and tradition of Pakistan political history, has suffered a deadly below. Blackmail has become respectable and essential element of so called democracy.
On June 27th after suffering numerous jolts at the hands of Zardari government, MQM seems to have finally [...]



Turkey: From Military dominance to Civil Rule

By Khalid Humayun • Aug 2nd, 2011 • Category: Features

General Isik Kosaner, Chief of Turkish Armed Forces General Staff, has resigned.  Explaining in his farewell message he said it was impossible to continue his duties in the wake of his colleague generals being detained for judicial process by civil administration.  “The long-term investigation and arrests aim always to keep the Turkish Armed Forces on [...]



Zardari Versus Iftikhar Chaudhry

By Maria Sultan • Jul 28th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Islamabad is abuzz with the hour by hour news of what tricks are being played from the government against the judiciary. The PPP leaders who have access to the President House routinely say in the lobbies of Serena and the Marriott that President Zardari takes personal special pleasure by erecting obstacles in the way of [...]



Social (In)Justice

By Abdul Samad • Jun 19th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The Wikipedia Definition of Social Justice goes as follows: Social Justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. Equality, well not a modicum of that exists, [...]



Feudal of Raiwind

By Tabish Siddiqui • May 25th, 2011 • Category: Politics

PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has left the service of ISI and is now trying to become an agent of CIA and RAW by serving their objectives in the country. Nawaz Sharif the  production of General Zia and the one who used to bow to the grave of General Zia is not trying [...]



Top Five Allegations Against Musharraf

By Salman Mugsi • Apr 7th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Well, to be honest, instead of allegations, the word crimes should be used but just to give room for discussion to the lovers of Musharraf, say it allegations. Though the very existence of Musharraf regime was false and illegal, his era was full of bad deeds. There is a long list of allegations which can [...]



The Conflict of State Organs

By amicus • Dec 31st, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In its short order of December 16, 2009, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared, inter alia, the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) to be “an instrument void ab initio being ultra vires and violative of various constitutional provisions,” including;
Article 4 Right of individuals, to be dealt with, in accordance with law, etc.
Article 8 Laws inconsistent with [...]



A CJ greeted in Karachi

By Aal e Hashmat • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: Features

Just recently, in the last week of November 2009, the Provincial Home Minister of Sindh, Mr Zulfiqar Mirza, announced in a press meeting that his PPP government would launch an inquiry into the events of 12th May 2007 and would like to unveil the real faces behind that utter cruelty.
Let us turn to another page [...]



Good Decision Mr Prime Minister

By Farid Masood • Mar 11th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Prime Minister Mr Yousaf Raza Gilani has offered PML(N) to sit and talk to resolve the political crises and the basis for the talks would be Charter of Democracy (COD).
It is a good gesture applauded countrywide. Management of PML(N) generally have regards for the personality Mr Prime Minister has. But in my view this [...]