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How Peace Came in Karachi Now

By Salman Mugsi • Aug 30th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Beware that the silence in Karachi doesn’t mean that everything has become alright and there would be no target killing and bloodshed in the megapolis. No one has been arrested, a cosmetic operation has been conducted in few areas, and few press conferences have been done to put yet another smoke screen over the conflict-torn [...]



Judiciary & Politicians Pat Killings

By Inam R Sehri • Aug 27th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

A scenario from a country where democratic values are respected and compare it with ‘Pakistan’s false and betraying slogans of democracy’!
During the 2nd week of August 2011 (6-10th), riots erupted suddenly in northern parts of London, spread out to many more cities like Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol and Nottingham, accompanied by looting, arson and damage [...]



Making of Mohajir Political Entity and City of Karachi

By Guest Blogger • Aug 24th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Mohajirs constitute a part of the population, which migrated from India to Pakistan after partition in 1947. A majority of migrants came from East Punjab In West Punjab. They got relatively assimilated with the native population within a generation.
On the other hand, Mohajirs came from areas further east, south and west in India and settled [...]



Ban MQM, PPP, ANP, JI in Karachi and Bring Back Lights

By Altaf Khan • Aug 23rd, 2011 • Category: Politics

Rehman Malik has claimed 89th time that the target killing has been curbed from the city of Karachi. For the umpteenth time, he has declared that hundreds of target killers have been arrested, and the mafias have been dismantled and all the stakeholders are happy, and this all has been done under the guidance of [...]



Badin Is Also Part of Pakistan

By Salman Mugsi • Aug 23rd, 2011 • Category: Politics

Eyes are where money is. Karachi is brimming with wealth and so everyone is fighting for his share of pie, whereas the media limelight is also focused on this city. All type of anchors and media people are visiting the homes of the victims of target killing in Karachi and shedding tears of crocodile.
What is [...]



Handover Karachi to MQM and Have Peace

By Tabish Siddiqui • Aug 23rd, 2011 • Category: Politics

Whether anybody likes or not, during the Pervaiz Musharraf era, Karachi saw an ideal era of development, peace and progress. Mustafa Kamal changed the face of Karachi and made it a modern and progressive city bubbling with economic and social activities. Under the watchful eye of Altaf Hussain bhai, MQM emerged as the true saviour [...]



Governor Sindh Imran Khan ; Please Give Him a Chance

By Rohail Butt • Aug 22nd, 2011 • Category: Politics

I am so glad that Imran Khan has at last stopped talking dharning and has shown some interest in doing something practical. Regardless of the fact that he has no ability to get elected anywhere in Sindh, but when a murderer like Ishrat-ul-Ibad can become governor for 10 years, then why not Imran Khan?
Imran Khan [...]



Enough is enough

By A Khokar • Aug 22nd, 2011 • Category: Politics

This news is in circulation that peoples from all walks of life have started demanding that in the wake of prevalent anarchy in Karachi and aggravating situation in the country, Military is asked to take charge of this country. Some of the circles are desperately demanding that even the previous government of General Pervez Musharraf [...]



Karachi: Burning as Usual

By Inam R Sehri • Aug 22nd, 2011 • Category: Politics

On 19th August 2011, Khalid Tawab, vice president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry Karachi loudly told the government that they are closing their businesses and industry till the law & order situation is attended in Karachi. To media he said: ‘There is law in Karachi but there is no order, [...]



Mumbai and Karachi

By Salman Mugsi • Aug 21st, 2011 • Category: Politics

In the world, the biggest power is of the law. But in Pakistan things are entirely opposite. In Pakistan, the biggest power is terrorism. Our whole social fabric is now being blackmailed by the different mafias. Karachi is the mini Pakistan and it is composed of different and disparate ethnic groups, but the situation of [...]