President of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) Nawabzada Talal Bugti in a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari presented a 24-point charter of demands to the president that included an end to the military operation in Balochistan, removal of the military cantonments from Balochistan, release of acquired lands of Nawab Akbar Bugti and restoration of [...]
In February 2008, the people of Pakistan were witness to one of the most successful and fair elections in the history of the country. We Pakistani-Americans felt very proud to see our country moving towards democracy. Regardless of a somewhat disconcerting situation in some parts of the country, the elections saw a good turnout of voters. [...]
Musharraf quits! So swiftly that it might even have surprised the coalition partners. And herein lies the big test for them. They had a common enemy, that common enemy is no more, and consequently, the coalition has lost its raison d’être. What’ll happen next is a test of their characters, sincerity and honesty. For that [...]
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. [...]
In the fatherland, always the democratic governments come during the brief periods when armed governments decide to take rest. This time a new thing has happened as a democratic government has come, when still there is a dictator present and the democratic governments are bent on ousting that president without any help from the Army.
Army’s [...]
It has been decided that Musharraf won’t face impeachment and neither would he be tried in the court of law for the charges, which are part of the charge-sheet prepared by the PPP-PML-N coalition committee. Army doesn’t want to humiliate it’s former chief, and establishment doesn’t want to open a new can of worms. The [...]
The coalition government of PPP and PML-N has drafted a eight-point charge sheet as the basis for the impeachment of General (r) Pervez Musharraf. The charge sheet touches upon the following points:
President Musharraf’s October 12, 1999 military coup against Nawaz Sharraf government
Suspension of constitution
Imposition of partial Martial Law
Lal Masjid operation
Judges’ sacking
Weakening of the federation in [...]
The day when full one year passed after the operation on the Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa in which thousands of innocent girls and boys died in ghastly way, Musharraf appeared in a ceremony and justified and boasts his actions, and reaffirms that he would carry on with it streak if needed and allowed. God [...]
Nature, impotent and incompetent politicians, world powers, apathetic populace; all have their fair share of contributions in ensuring that Pakistan sees more uniformed rulers than the elected ones. The interesting thing is that during the realms of the dictators, things remained under the lid, and as soon as civilian regimes get a small window of [...]
Who knew in the 60s that the Mosque which was being built in the heart of new capital Islamabad and was named Red Mosque, would actually turn red in 2007 and would act as the divisive line between two school of thoughts in the country ensuing a bloody backlash from the radical wing. Though the [...]
