The whole thing in Punjab’s politics hinges on the unification or forward bloc of PML(Q) which is sitting with the PML(N). In the leadership of Mian Atta Manika, 27 or so members of Punjab Assembly have shown their loyality with the Shahbaz Sharif who was rendered ineligbile to hold any public office by the Dogar [...]
Political alignments are changing in the Punjab province and now Asif Ali Zardari wants to have Punjab government in the lap of PPP at every cost. He is angry with his advisors, especially with the Salman Taseer the current governor of the Punjab. He is going to change Salman Taseer and now he wants to [...]
There can be nothing but condemnation for the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. Both Pakistanis and Sri Lankans have been living with the effects of terrorism in their countries and perhaps that is why only the Sri Lankans had the magnanimity to come and play cricket in Pakistan at a time [...]
As the governor raj has been promulgated in the Punjab province, dirty politics is in full swing. Right after the elections of Feb 18, the natural process of disintegratin of PML(Q) started and many forward blocs emerged. They were kept erected by their interests but their roles dormant till 25th Feb, this year.
Now not only [...]
“Qadam Burhao Nawaz Sharif” lobby has almost taken hold of the Muslim League Nawaz led by Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan, the opposition parliamentary leader of Muslim League has almost convinced Nawaz Sharif the party head to go for the head-on collision with the PPP in federal government. His burning speeches on the floor and his [...]
At the inception of 2007, General Musharraf’s roadmap was quite clear: to get himself elected for another five-year term from the outgoing assemblies and then to hold general elections in the country. He thought he could have manipulated the election results to ensure the return of PML (Q) to power or, at the most, could [...]
Several main political parties have come with different draft bills for the purpose of making certain amendments in the constitution. The main focus of the bill drafts ,submitted by the both the leagues is on the removal of some clauses , in particular 58(2) b of the constitution. MQM draft bill focal point is the [...]
It seems that the alliance of Pakistan People’s Party and PML(Q) is on the cards. The joint venture of PML(N) and PPP has run out of steam and one has to hand it over to their top lot that they have tolerated each other for a long time. One year in the politics is a [...]
