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Establishment Smiles Again

By Sameer Shaharyar • May 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The resounding and thunderous verdict given on 18th February was the outcome of the wrath accumulated in the eight year dark rule of dictatorship and this verdict was aimed at bringing change after the end of dark rule of Establishment in Pakistan.
The ‘No’ by chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary is the one of [...]



Fazlur Rehman’s Chicanery

By Sameer Shaharyar • Apr 27th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Fazlur Rehman, chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam-F is once again animatedly active in pursuing the agenda of establishment and after playing a successful role in facilitating the 17th amendment and creating rifts in APDM during the PML-Q rule under Musharraf; he is the best dark horse of Musharraf.
His new task assigned to him directly by [...]



Iatrogenic Judicial Knock on Judicature

By Dr RazaHaider • Apr 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics

His services in this regards are as and in lieu of the middle man and has multiple outlets and doors to chanellize things at the desire of the desirer.



Resolution on Restoration of Judges

By Rohail Butt • Apr 17th, 2008 • Category: Politics

“Now, therefore, we, the chosen representatives of the people of Pakistan, mindful of our solemn duty to maintain highest respect for and protect the integrity and independence of the judiciary under the Constitution and desirous of following internationally established judicial standards and best practices, hereby resolve:
(i) To bolster our commitment to establish an order wherein [...]



Pakistan: Institutional Crisis And Constitutional Package

By The Pakistani Spectator • Apr 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics

By Mohammed Yousuf
What is the Constitution of Pakistan at present? Is it the same Constitution as it was before the Proclamation of Emergency and Provisional Constitution Order of 3 November 2007? If not, then can the Chief of Army Staff amend it as he likes and can a Supreme Court ___ itself a product of [...]



Re-instating the Disposed Judiciary

By Farid Masood • Mar 31st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

November 3rd action last year was above the law. President Musharraf just to remain in his seat did all this even after the senior judiciary gave its verdict on 20th July 2007.
Supreme Court Bar Association has been asked to wait for 30 days as the newly elected parties are putting in efforts to re-instate the [...]



Secular vs Religious Drama by Fazlur

By Ali Yar Khan • Feb 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Pakistan’s leading hypocrite Fazlur Rehman has said that the time has changed and the politics of Pakistan has also changed, and now the contest will be staged between the secular forces and the religious forces.
By that he basically meant that now he leads the religious forces and rest of the country can go to hell [...]