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Posts Tagged ‘Sheikh Rashid’

Purpose of PML-Q

By Rohail Butt • May 22nd, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The very reason why the Chaudhrys of Gujrat need the support of PPP for their survival has been underlined once again as the broken-up splintered factions of PML-Q are forcing more dents into the battered PML-Q, the party which was hatched by the former dictator Musharraf in the earlier days of this century.
With Sheikh Rashid, [...]



UK Respects Pakistanis, Withdraws Musharraf’s Protocol

By Salman Mugsi • May 5th, 2010 • Category: Politics

It’s nothing new and has happened always in the history that the world powers use their pawns and then discard them, humiliate them or get them eliminated altogether. Musharraf is lucky enough that he has only been discarded for now, but the way dictator chap is dreaming about returning to power in Pakistan, his fate [...]



Sher Aya, Sher Aya; PML-N Defeats Zardari, Musharraf, Qaaf, Sheikh Rashid

By Zaira Cheema • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In Pakistan, once again the people have rallied behind the forces who are the hope for the democracy, justice and development. Principled politics has got another boost and a new dawn of moral, ethical and just political culture has just begun. Lotacracy and dictatorship has been hit hard by the Pakistan Muslim League.
Malik Shakeel Awan [...]



Sheikh Rashid to Join PPP, In Case of Victory

By Salman Mugsi • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Politics

In the NA-55 constituency, things are not well for the chairman of Awami Muslim League, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, who was earlier a very close aide of Pervez Musharraf, the dictator.
Sheikh Rashid had been winning from this Rawalpindi area for more than 20 years, but then he left Nawaz Sharif and joined the dictator and he [...]



Media and Pakistan

By Amin Rehman • Feb 12th, 2010 • Category: Politics

There was a time when we had only one Channel named PTV and it used to stop broadcasting at midnight unless there was some special event like Pakistan Hockey match or Muhammad Ali’s boxing match being broadcast live. PTV helped to create a rival in the form of STN or Shalimar Television Network which created [...]



Sheikh Rashid Blames Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan for Murder Attempt

By Salman Mugsi • Feb 11th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is an aggressive, useless and very loyal to Nawaz Sharif, but he cannot for the life of him and his leaders attempt to murder anyone. Sheikh Rashid is not important at all and just due to his theatrics he receives media limelight, and there is no chance that he would win [...]



Defeat By Pawns

By M Mirza • Feb 9th, 2010 • Category: Features


Assassination Attempt on Sheikh Rashid; Who Dunnit?

By Ali Yar Khan • Feb 8th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Who is the beneficiary? Just answer this question, and you would be nearer to the answer.
Right now in the NA-55 constituency of the Rawalpindi, the only competitor of the Sheikh Rashid Ahmed is PML(N), and dead or injured Sheikh Rashid is highly in the disfavor of PML-N, because in that case the Sheikh Rashid would [...]



Sheikh Rashid Deceives Dr. Kamal of Jamat e Islami

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jan 12th, 2010 • Category: Politics

When the by elections were scheduled last time in NA-55 constituency of Rawalpindi, Awami Muslim League’s chairman Sheikh Rashid Ahmed met with the leaders of JI and promised them that he wouldn’ t contest elections if JI placed it’s own candidate.
Now as the Apex Court has ordered the by elections in this constituency on 24th [...]



Kashif Abbassi Doing Media Trial of Politicians

By Tazeen • Jan 7th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Sensationalism and drama sells. Anchorperson of ARYONE TV channel, Kashif Abbassi seems to be into yellow journalism for quite some time now. With the departure of Musharraf and restoration of judiciary, the shops of many anchorpersons have become lusterless, and some of them have resorted to thriller drama in their talk shows.
In such talk shows, [...]