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Posts Tagged ‘punjab’

When Gojra became Godhra

By Tanzeel • Aug 6th, 2009 • Category: Politics

I believe religious extremism can never be curbed from Pakistan unless we strictly implement laws with justice. Right after this incident voices in support of setting up laws on blasphemy had come but again are we ready to execute those laws in case of any mishap ?



Pakistan’s Plantation Miracle

By Tanzeel • Jul 19th, 2009 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

Terrorists grip Pakistan, At least 30 people killed in recent wave of target killing, Pakistan witness highest ever inflation, 20 killed in suicide blast, plan to dissolve local governments finalized ….and so on and so forth
We are the nation generally known  as not-so-stable country in the world let alone our contribution in protecting human rights [...]



Presidency Corridors are Trembling

By Farid Masood • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Presidency corridors have started trembling like Army Houses’ were before August 2008. I had mentioned on March 15 right before re-instatement of Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry that Mr Rehman Malik may not be able to stop long march with container wall around presidency & if marchers are able to reach there that would be final round [...]



Punjab Educational Endowement Fund

By Maria Sultan • Jun 20th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Khadim-e-Punjab Shahbaz Sharif is the only man in the governance throughout Pakistan, who seems to be focused in rendering public services to the nation. Alas he is just a CM of one province and not the prime minister, so his services are confined to only Punjab.
Along with providing cheaper roti to the masses, he is [...]



Sindh Protest Against IDP Influx Justified ?

By Muskan Hina • May 25th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Almost all the notable parties except PPP and JI are protesting vehemently against the entry of the Internally Displaced People (IDP) in the Sindh province. Strike calls are being given, with some already underway. The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) gave the strike call somedays ago and various nationalist parties and coalition partner of the [...]



America’s Pushtoonistan and Balochistan

By Haris Hashmi • May 11th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Given the speed at which we seem to be hurtling toward the abyss without any pause or precaustionary measure, one would imagine that there is little left that can shock one. It’s not new about the American think tanks and their surveys to predict the end to the Pakistan as a country and their statistical [...]



Police and Judicial reform is no Goliath

By Kathay Kalame • Apr 28th, 2009 • Category: Politics

No conspiracy against a country can succeed, if the country is not weak from within. Strong law enforcement can thwart any number of efforts on the part of individuals or militant groups to destabilize the country. Rule of law in the civilian population is enforced by the police. Judgement is the business of the courts.
A [...]



PML(N) Get Out of Lahore

By Rohail Butt • Apr 26th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Yes, get out of Lahore and become a national party. The cosmetics measures like forming a fact-finding committee regarding the issues and problems of Balochistan and NWFP is not going to accomplish much, rather nothing, as nothing can be found compiling reams of papers while sitting in the Lahore.
It’s the onus of Nawaz Sharif to [...]



Love’s Zam Zam (Part 2)

By M Mirza • Apr 26th, 2009 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Divided We Stand United We Fall

By Tanzeel • Apr 23rd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Instead of waging war on the ones who have brutally murdered our Pakistani brothers, slaughtered our soldiers, bombed girls schools, blasted barber and CD shops, shot innocent women, our nation is proudly engaged in fighting a war against MQM on various fronts.

Be it parliament, media or internet our patriotic nation has again proved themselves united [...]