Just because barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, the blue eyed boy of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and his judges, appeared before the court to defend the Zardari-Gilani duo means that there is no more corruption by Zardari and there is no need to write letter to the Swiss courts, and there is blanket immunity and Pakistanis [...]
Every man has his price. After remaining away from the practical politics for more than two years, the pir of Hala, Makhdoom Amin Fahim has broken the fast of silence and has shed away all the principals and for whatever reasons he wasn’t enjoying the power, and now he has joined the coterie of President [...]
It was hilarious to read the following comment in a newspaper:
Since no one had informed the prime minister about the Iceland volcano and its effects on Europe, he ordered the managing director of PIA to resume flights to the US and Europe. The managing director was at a loss as to how [...]
This time will be different for the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani as he has now got massive powers with him and now he is the man who can make the decisions. Now he is the MAN, and that is known by the US leaders and this time they are waiting for a new Gilani [...]
After uncertainty of the past two years, a somewhat clearer picture of the near future seemed to be emerging that is, it was until evening of March 25, before Mian Nawaz Shareef retraced his steps and backed out of the Constitution Reforms.
On the domestic front, the threat perceived by President Asif Ali Zardari appeared to [...]
The politics of intransigence over reconciliation would be disastrous for the federal democratic structure and it is the dire need of time that a quick resolution of the points of conflict about the constitutional package should be found out with mutual understanding.
Pakistan is once again at the standstill. Once again the politicians are [...]
The depleting water resources associate with them a fear that politico- regional conflicts will emerge in much intense form. According to the reports of World Bank and Asian Development Bank, Pakistan is one of the most water stressed countries in the world. The next five years are really crucial as it is apprehended that Pakistan [...]
“The audience watched in awe the circus where harlequins faint and cry, and jokers await their cues as thieves in the dark. Mesmerized the cobra danced in the ashes, eyes glistening blankly, tongue darting like a ventriloquist’s puppet with no thought of its own. They clapped and danced merrily, pierrots of the centre stage. Secretly [...]
The short order and the detailed judgement of the Supreme Court has at least done one favor to the political horizon of Pakistan. It has told all of who care where the premier Yousuf Raza Gilani stands. Those who were speculating about rifts between President and the Prime Minister should know better now.
The columnists and [...]
It was bound to happen. The bad blood between the two institutions of Pakistan is very natural course of events. With Asif Ali Zardari as president and with Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as chief justice, the showdown between these pillars of the state is not something strange or out of context.
Asif Ali Zardari cannot get free [...]
