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. [...]
It seems as Mr. Zee and Gee (President Zardari and PM Gilani) and their cohorts after having served a charge sheet by Supreme Court have finally barred their teeth and are resorting even in orchestrating some kind of wishy-washy resolution in the house. They think it may prop up their falling regime and might avail [...]
The Honourable Supreme Court on January 3 gave a seven-day deadline to the government for the implementation of the National Reconciliation Ordinance, which included an order to the government to write a letter to Swiss authorities to reopen cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
But Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) categorically refused to submit a letter to [...]
The meekness and weakness of Apex Court has shown this day when the incumbent PPP government is openly and publicly humiliating and ignoring the Supreme Court. Since the inception of this government, the Apex Court has played on the backfoot.
It was clear and vivid from the onset in Feburary 2008 that this government was corrupt. [...]
Yes, Mr Justice, you are not a holy cow, and neither are your aloof and respectable companions. Justice is dignified and their custodians too, but they are not the untouchables at all. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry needs to earn his restoration fast now. His retirement date is fast approaching and fingers [...]
There is no doubt that since the date TTP started with its subversive activities in Pakistan; the other religious and under surface militant groups also picked up their memento and with a short period of time; the extremism has engulfed the entire country. There is a wide spread lawlessness and chaos all over. Although presently; [...]
Supreme Court orders to Re-open Blocked TV Channels.
Dr Shahid Masoud, President of ARY digital took the case of Blockage of ARY and Other channel to the supreme courts; where upon the Pemra chief secretary was summoned and was inquired. He plainly denied that he has ordered to block the transmission of ARY or Geo channels.
He [...]
Pakistan confronts most serious threat to its existence since 1971, one finds complete rot all around.
On the economic front, there is nothing to cheer about, Musharraf years’ growth of 5% to 7% in GDP was based on promotion of consumption and liberalization of credit facilities and, therefore, unsustainable. The incidence of poverty has increased substantially. [...]
The awaited NRO is defeated and buried but unearthed the same old faces who would want to come back for a kill yet sometime again, if we falter. We have been for the last 62 years. The glimmer of hope that each one of us awaited finally came. Reaching there seemed easy but for how [...]
Kudos to CJP, I M Choudhary that he has been able to read the writings on the wall and felt the prevalent heat in the Pakistani streets that NRO was never a reconciliation and neither it carried any conciliatory spirit in it but was a verdict since ordained to facilitate a few to enable them to [...]
