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Posts Tagged ‘Prime Minister’

Khaki Democracy no more

By Sameer Shaharyar • Mar 19th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Pakistan today face individual and collective danger from the evils of many problems. Every other day we come to know of tragedies resulting from poverty, price hike and unemployment. Except elite, nobody is immune anymore.
The resurfacing of Pakistani nation has restarted once again with new zeal and zest. This time the difference is that [...]



Zardari Must Hear What Nation Says

By Farid Masood • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The winning candidates of PPP are coordinating with the PPP workers to judge the post electoral response of the voters. I personally met some PPP active workers and asked them what feedback is being passed on to the elected candidates? Here is their reply, ”We are forwarding the actual response of the voters to our [...]



Bus Ker Do Bus

By Amna Gilani • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Crisis are galloping ahead at the speed of light and along with them new ones are sprouting up with equal velocity. While this goes on the sideline political parties are engaged in the power battles, with the supreme battle going in the presidency from where the Generalissimo (r) is playing his political cards with the [...]



Makhdoom Amin Faheem Out of PM Candidates List: “Phurtian Maar Gaiyaan”

By Farid Masood • Mar 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

Makdoom Amin Farheem, a newly elected MNA and a very old and very senior member of Pakistan People Party after late Baynazir Bhutto. He was in spot light since after elections 2008 results for the prospect next candidate for the post of next Prime Minister.
He was reportedly meeting the President once before the elections 2008. [...]



Mushar-ruffian Era : Full Kosher, Empty Stomachs

By Ali Yar Khan • Feb 13th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Let me state upfront that I am not fan of General (r) Pervez Musharraf, who is right now the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and intends to remain that way for unlimited time, though fortunately that seems unlikely now, as the nation is rising to the importance of democracy.
He has worked with numerous Prime [...]



The Next Prime Minister

By Farid Masood • Feb 9th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics, Worth A Second Look

When you are reading this article we are only 9 days ahead of re-scheduled elections. Who will go to the polling stations to cast vote and who not , should be a matters of concern now as it is need of the hour whether the polls are free and fair or rigged as I wrote [...]



Will you Vote for a Non-Muslim Prime Minister?

By The Pakistani Spectator • Jan 16th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Though the constitution of Pakistan doesn’t allow a non-Muslim to hold the top office, but then who cares about the constitution here. Just for an instance ignore the constitution (which is extremely easy at least here), and let’s answer this question, would you accept if some competent, sincere, able, and deserving person becomes the [...]



The Graduate Assembly

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jan 12th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

Directions: Any praise done anywhere is to be taken ironically, I am not that compassionate.
 
Prologue
When last night in obscurity did it to me suit
I started writing of these who took the same route.
Now when this journey has met its end
To write about this company I tend
To tell you that in the Graduate Assembly
There were [...]



Lal Majid: A Drama Ends

By The Pakistani Spectator • Jul 4th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

An episode spread over six months spans had and end today, with the surrender of many hundred males and females coming out of Lal Majid.
Who the author of this serial that is unknown to every one. When such a situation comes every body knows that unknown writer in case of Pakistan.
The climax of this drama [...]



The Last Option

By The Pakistani Spectator • May 27th, 2007 • Category: Politics

We are witnessing the current termoil with the nation now a days. What happened from 9th March till now is not a good story. I shall not go into detail as we are writing on these issues. Media, newpapers, critics are telling us also.
We also witness the retreat of PML(Q) on MQM issue. MQM is [...]