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Posts Tagged ‘pervez musharraf’

Pakistan Parties Jointly Putting Pressure on Government; Seeking to Resolve Balochistan Issues

By Tahir Ali • May 28th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Pakistan’s major political parties have urged asked the regime to discontinue military operations in Balochistan and find a political solution to the several problems of the province.
A resolution assumed at a national seminar on the province that was organized by the Supreme Court Bar Association and attended by all top political parties yesterday stated that [...]



While Military awaits the orders from Supreme Courts

By A Khokar • Feb 7th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

There has never been the time that military in Pakistan ever came in power at its own for the heck of it. It was always there on the demand of public and the politicians of the time; when they felt that a group in power has crossed all the limits of their corruption and nepotism. [...]



NO Immunity for Zardari

By A Khokar • Jan 21st, 2012 • Category: Politics

In April 1999, Swiss courts caught three criminals; Asif Ali Zardari, Miss Benazir Bhutto and their partner Dr. J. Schlegelmilch, a Swiss lawyer, on laundering some 60 million of stolen and kick back money stashed in Swiss banks accounts. This alerted the Pakistani government and Pakistan put up a claim in the Swiss courts that [...]



Is Chicken coming back home to roost?

By A Khokar • Jan 9th, 2012 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

After listening to the news that Ex-President Pervez Musharraf is retuning back home during January 2012; it looks as ‘chicken is coming back home to roost’— but is that the case?
Musharraf may be maligned for many things being a dictator but there is no denial that present Pak government was installed under US directive by [...]



Musharraf’s Favor to Pakistan

By Gul Raiz • Dec 2nd, 2011 • Category: Politics

First read this news item:
According to a western diplomat, the former dictator and the then President General Pervez Musharraf, during one of his meetings with US officials, had deemed it proper to convey it to the Americans what Pakistan possessed and how the country’s nuclear scientists had secured the defence of [...]



Pak Military under its Seasonal US Pruning

By A Khokar • Jun 21st, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

All the states in the world, they have their militaries but in Pakistan, its military has a state of its own and is virtually in command and control of its rein. The present day civilian democratic facade seen erected there, serves a phony facade just to facilitate the safe sailing of military through the troubled waters on [...]



I’m not confused, I’m just well mixed.

By Tauqeer Abbas • Oct 13th, 2010 • Category: Politics

One wonders why Nawaz Sharif himself not really replying Musharraf and appears powerless to give a befitting reply to the mocking by Pervez Musharraf. It seems that Nawaz Sharif is confused and has nothing to say. ‘‘Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Monday issued a charge-sheet, terming Pervez Musharraf a most corrupt, callous, immoral and ruthless ruler [...]



When is Opportune Time for Musharraf?

By Salman Mugsi • Jun 9th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Barrister Saif and other turncoats want him back now, and so who are blood-thirsty for the former dictator Musharraf. The Mush-ruffian gang is meeting with the lotas, opportunists and other power brokers to strike a deal for their boss. These people who were once in the third cadre of the PML-Q, now have become the [...]



Will It Be Judicial Dictatorship in Pakistan?

By Muhammad Amjad Rashid • Jun 7th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

It is very difficult to build something but it is very easy to destruct it. In our Islamic history, we find that the age of the prophet MUHAMMAD (S.A.W.W) was 40 when he started spreading Islam. He was teased and tortured and it was hardest time for the TRUTH but he continued to BUILD the [...]



Iftikhar Chaudhry Should Ban Foreign Assets of Leaders

By Ghazala Khan • May 23rd, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

It’s simple. How could the civilian and military and journalists and judicial leaders could be really sincere and sympathetic with the Pakistan, when their homes, children, businesses and assets are out of the Pakistan. How could they be worried about the economic environment in the country, when all they are worried about is the impact [...]