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Posts Tagged ‘Z. A. Bhutto’

This Defiance May Get You Killed

By A Khokar • Dec 20th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In recent past numbers of Pakistani leaders were killed and we do see that certain political parties and their affiliates tend to keep them placed on very high pedestals as they all died in the best cause and services of Pakistan but sadly this may not be true. So let’s try to see them in [...]



ISI Foot-balled in Politics

By Inam R Sehri • Aug 13th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The relationship between PPP and MQM has again been established despite the bitter accusations on each other many times and on many counts throughout our political history. The general perception prevails that MQM was given birth and nurtured by Gen Ziaul Haq through Karachi Wing of the ISI in early 1980s just to counter or suppress the nationalist voices then raised by G M Syed.



Pakistan:in the Eye of the Storm of Terror

By A Khokar • Jun 8th, 2010 • Category: Politics

The region of Middle East, Central Asia and Pakistan; that the futurists and the Neocons ( US conservative) they like to call it the Greater Middle East. This entire region is finding itself in the grip of the Storm of terrorism and the destruction of its tornadoes are widely felt by the recipients and the [...]



Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam: Heretic or a Scapegoat

By A Khokar • Jun 4th, 2010 • Category: Politics

For any humble citizen of Pakistan; religion may not be the criteria of one’s nationality, as Islam is a peace loving religion which teaches that ‘there is no compulsion in religion’[2;256] and there should not occur any clash in understanding one another as ‘For me is my work and for you is your work. You are [...]



PML-N Govt. decides to shut down Lahore Food Street

By Guest Blogger • Aug 11th, 2009 • Category: Politics

The culture of intolerance farmed by Late Z. A. Bhutto and watered by the successive governments witnessed its height in the 90 when two major ruling political parties of that decade made records of political bigotry. The marriage, in fact of inconvenience, took place in London where two parties signed Charter of democracy, gave us [...]



It is the personalities stupid

By Tazeen Javed • Mar 3rd, 2008 • Category: Misc

I know I am a certified cynic and am generally pissed when grown up people (who in my opinion should grow out of their rose tinted glasses at the ripe old age of present a hopeful picture of a future that none of us will see in our lifetimes. Waisay tau I have grievances [...]