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Posts Tagged ‘Mushahid Hussain’

Qaaf League Set to Join PPP Government

By Rohail Butt • Apr 21st, 2011 • Category: Politics

In their blind vengeance against the PML-N, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has at last been able to generate a not-so-happy consensus in his party PML-Q to join the federal government. For that Pervaiz Elahi has taken help of Islamabad and by hook and crook many of PML-Q MNAs have been forced to comply.
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi himself [...]



Musharraf : The Benefactor of Pakistan

By Gul Raiz • Nov 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistan is a sovereign country and must not allow anyone, Nato or foreign militants, to disturb national peace and security. During the era of President Pervez Musharraf, there were no boots on the grounds. The air strikes were very very rare, and ISAF forces thought thousands times before they dared to attack from the air, [...]



In Pakistan; Democracy may not be our Cup of Tea

By A Khokar • Nov 12th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

All the learned people of Pakistan know that as a national strategy, to fend off the evil designs of our arch enemy India; Pakistan is keeping its western borders (Durand line) between Pakistan and Afghanistan as porous in order to avail a national defenses depth inside Afghanistan at least in Pashtun influenced enclave extending from [...]



Foreign Policy : Decisive Moments

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Aug 24th, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


People of Pakistan have done it

By captainjohann • Aug 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics

The People of Pakistan have done it. They can be justifiably proud. When 9/11 happened and Musharraf joined with US war on terror, even the jehadies accepted that. Remember the famous disinformation put out by alqueda that it is Jews who did the 9/11.It took some time for them to admit it openly. [...]



Chandelier of Democracy

By Altaf Khan • Aug 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Tyranny is dead and democracy is alive again. On the corpse of dictatorship, the funeral of guard of honour has been offered like it was for Yahya Khan, Ziaul Haq and Ayub Khan. Now democracy is calling and the challenge of democracy is swinging at the heads of the coalition partners.
With lots of Sacrifices, the [...]



Musharaf’s Swan Song

By Talal Hussain Malik • Aug 19th, 2008 • Category: Politics

SINCE its independence 61 years ago, our nation has erred; it has erred a lot and has continuously been punished as well. We did mistakes that we didn’t learn from; consequently we were gripped by the shackles of evils like dictatorship. Thus, it has mostly been a One Man Show where the poor audience was [...]



I Feel Like Orphan After Musharraf

By Gul Raiz • Aug 18th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The man who resurrected the country from the ashes after 1999, the man who pulled the country out of despair, exasperation, frustration and agony and showed the light at the end of the tunnel has gone with grim face bidding farewell to the well being of the country. The man has gone and now the [...]



Look Back At Musharraf’s Era

By Rohail Butt • Aug 18th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

It looked to me same people who were rejoicing on the T.V screens after the resignation of Pervez Musharraf who were distributing sweets on 12th October, 1999. Musharraf’s time is filled with rocking events.
Nawaz Sharif ignored three Army chiefs and gave preference to General Pervez Musharraf for the Army Chief on the recommendation of Chaudhary [...]



No Body Runs For Ever

By A Khokar • Aug 17th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

President Pervez Musharraf came in power through a military coup and has ruled this nation of 160 millions Pakistanis as dictator for last about 9 years. During his tenure, there have been lots many upheavals and turmoil in the country. Now he is seen marching toward his exit door and it is felt that sadly [...]