Monthly Archive:: May 2010
Constitutional amendment and judicial appointments — by Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi: The long-awaited 18th constitutional amendment represents a rare political phenomenon of consensus among the political parties that are generally known for partisanship and polemics. No member voted against the amendment in both houses of parliament. The major reason that
Strategic mess — by Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur: “A people living under the perpetual menace of war and invasion is very easy to govern. It demands no social reforms. It does not haggle over expenditures on armaments and military equipment. It pays without discussion. It ruins itself;
Parliament must intervene – by Khalid Wasti: ================================= وقت گزرنے سے پہلے پالیمینٹ مداخلت کرے ================================= پارلیمینٹ ، انتظامیہ اور عدلیہ کے مابین دو اہم ایشوز پر اختلاف رائے پایا جاتا ہے – بظاہر پارلیمینٹ کے ساتھ عدلیہ کا اختلاف اٹھارویں ترمیم پر ہے – عدلیہ
Insensitive and ill-considered comments by PPP GBLA speaker Wazir Baig: The Pamir Times points out some shockingly insensitive remarks made by GBLA member Wazir Baig of PPP about the possibility of using the opportunity of the temporary lake and converting it into a permanent reservoir. Wazir Baig should realize
Mustafa Khar ki zamanat zabt – by Khalid Wasti: فاعتبرو یا اولی الابصار مصطفے کھر کی ضمانت ضبط =================== سابقہ شیر پنجاب“ غلام مصطفے کی ضمنی الیکشن میں ضمانت ضبط ہوجانا پاکستان کی سیاسی تاریخ کا بہت بڑا واقعہ ہے – انسان جب خود اپنے آپ کو دھوکہ
People of Pakistan slap controversial judge Iftikhar Chaudhry big time: PPP wins both MNA seats in the Punjab by-elections: Not unlike in the past, the people of Pakistan once again voted in today’s by-elections for the Pakistan People’s Party, Pakistan’s largest and most popular political party which has representation in all the four provinces and other parts of
Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba terrorists kidnap 60 women, men and children in Kurram: Taliban/Sipah-e-Sahaba militants Saturday (15 May 2010) kidnapped about 60 people in northwest Pakistan, a region beset by militant and sectarian violence, a senior government official said. The hostages were traveling from Peshawar city to Parachinar, the main town in
Lawyers’ strike against Iftikhar Chaudhry’s statistical juggling (National Judicial Policy): Mumtaz Mustafa, Chairman Punjab Bar Council, while talking to reporter of Daily Pakistan newspaper said that Bar Councils of Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtoonkhua are with us to strike against National Judicial Policy on today 15th May 2010. He
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Where are you Mr President? People of Hunza need your help: Hunza lake update 15 May 2010 Compiled by: Abdul Nishapuri Three more towns were inundated Friday due to rising water level in Ataabad lake. Traffic remains suspended on Karakoram Highway since two days. Hunza Deputy Commissioner Nagar Waqar Taj
The enemy within: A student holds up a threatening letter, sent to the school by members of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, at the Girls High School in Kali Shekhan, Quetta. (Source)
Kashf Foundation: Making the impossible possible – by Kalsoom Lakhani: In 1996, the Kashf Foundation became Pakistan’s first microfinance institution, empowering both women and families in an attempt to replicate the Grameen Bank model. Today, 14 years later, Kashf has 152 branches nationwide, boasts 305,938 supported families, and operates
Multiple dimensions of the Hunza disaster — by Dr Shahid Siddiqui: The most painful part of the issue was the downplaying of the disaster by the federal and local authorities. They tried to create the impression that everything was either all right or under control. The reality, however, was just
A specimen of Shahbaz Sharif’s good governance in Punjab: Man sets himself on fire in front of CM’s complaint cell: Man sets himself on fire in front of Punjab CM’s complaint cell * Mehmood Akhtar sought financial help from provincial government only to be humiliated, beaten up * Faisalabad DCO ignored Mehmood’s requests for help * Nawaz calls for
Sindh vs. the FBR: Source: Business Recorder EDITORIAL (May 12 2010): The dispute between the federal government and the Sindh government with respect to the imposition and collection of value added tax has not yet been resolved. In this particular instance, the rationale
Babar Awan hazir ho – by Dr Khawaja Muhammad Awais Khalil: بابر اعوان حاضر ہو کافی دنوں سے اس ملک میں یہ بات میڈیا کے ذریع پھیلائی جا رہی ہے کے جیسسے اس ملک میں ایک فرشتہ سففت عدلیہ نے جنم لے لیا ہے. اور اس کا کیا ہوا ہر
Unacceptable behaviour by a PML-N politician – by Farhad Jarral: Last night Abid Sher Ali MNA from PML-N had used slanderous language against Governor Salman Taseer in the presence of Fauzia Wahab MNA and Information Secretary PPP at a TV talk show ‘Off the record’ hosted by Kashif Abbasi.
Tax defaulters in Pakistani media: E&C Division-V RTO, Karachi – by Farhad Jarral: LUBP presents a report by the Enforcement and Collection Division-V RTO, Karachi highlighting the ethical and moral position of our sacred cows in Pakistani media. E&C DIVISION-V RTO, KARACHI – MEDIA CASES Minimum Tax Liability / Shortfall – Position
Secret audio tape of Hamid Mir’s conversation with a Punjabi Talib associate of Hakimullah Mehsud: Note: It is pertinent to mention that the audio conversation presented in this post appears to be an intentional leak by the Punjabi Taliban or the ISI (first posted on the ISI fan page on facebook). While the exact
Whats Up in the GHQ? – by Ayesha Siddiqa: Source: Ayesha Siddiqa Blog One Karachi based Mr Seagul has been writing on the issue of higher defense management especially the comparative powers of the army chief versus that of the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staffs Committee. In a
The power of the Friday sermon and the house-cleaning of Imams – by Dr Mahjabeen Islam: The power of the Friday sermon If a disenchanted, angry and possibly economically distraught young man does attend the Friday prayer and for a half hour is compelled to listen to an imam, the opportunity for preaching Islam’s message
The UN report on Benazir Bhutto’s murder is a time bomb – by Shafqat Mahmood: The drone attacks in the tribal areas have picked up since the Faisal Shahzad episode, as has the rhetoric from the United States. Attorney General Holder found a Pakistani Taliban link and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talked of
Dangerous diagnosis; clear signs of exhaustion – by Ayaz Amir: Islamabad diary This is premature exhaustion, a government and political dispensation running out of steam and ideas, and nothing going for it but the power of inertia. Musharraf, a bitter comparison, arrived at this stage in four or five
Meet the hip-liberals: Cultural dynamics of Pakistan fashion industry – by Nadeem Paracha: I have never been able to understand the cultural dynamics of what is called the Pakistan fashion industry, particularly the notion of holding ‘fashion weeks’ which, at least to me, seem to last for months. There is nothing new
Who killed Benazir Bhutto? Who really is Qari Saifullah Akhtar? – by Yousuf Nazar: Pakistani police officers assist injured militant commander Qari Saifullah Akhtar, centre face covered, as he exits following a court appearance in Rawalpindi, Pakistan in 2007 (Photo source) Source: State of Pakistan The following was originally published on February 17,
Pakistan inequality fueling Taliban support – Owen Bennett Jones (BBC): Source BBC Swat in Pakistan used be called the Switzerland of Asia, a remote mountain kingdom run by a traditional ruling family, which was peaceful and known for its trout fishing – a place for honeymooners and tourists. More
George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ – Book Review by Ali Salman: Animal Farm is undoubtedly one of the most famous books around. It has also been read by an incredible number of people, since it’s publication in 1945, as evidenced by the fact that even those who have read very
Protest in Aliabad Hunza against NDMA and government – Zulfiqar Ali Khan: Source Pamir Times: Hunza, May 12: Hundreds of people participated in a peaceful protest in Aliabad, sub-divisional headquarter of Hunza, against the widespread destructions in Gojal Tehsil due to inability of the authorities to drain the lake formed on
Hunza lake may burst its banks – The Flood Forecasting Division of the Pakistan Meteorological Department: Source Pamir Times and Dawn: by Intikhab Hanif LAHORE, May 12: The Flood Forecasting Division of the Pakistan Meteorological Department warned on Wednesday that the lake created in Hunza valley by a massive landslide in January could be breached
Sacred cow – by Khalid Wasti: ================== مقدس گائے ================== ہر مسلمان کا ایمان ہے کہ ہمارا دین مکمل ہو چکا ہے – کوئی نیا پیغام ، کوئی صحیفہ کوئی مقدس گائے آسمان سے نہیں اترے گی – اب اس زمین پر ہر شخص مقدس
The battle of ideas: Vision and ideology of Abdoul Karim Saroush — by Ishrat Saleem: Saroush has made an important distinction between the individual and collective aspects of religion. Collective form of religion tends to obfuscate the individual experience of divinity due to its overemphasis on the ritual and legal aspect I have the
Pakistan’s tribal area needs social and political reforms – by Jan Assakzai: FATA needs change The more important thing at this point is not whether Pakistan`s tribal region is linked with the failed terrorist plot in New York, but whether their should be speedy reforms in FATA to prevent its causing
The roads to terrorism: From General Zia-ul-Haq to Faisal Shahzad – by Kamila Hyat: What could possibly have possessed Faisal Shahzad, a wealthy, happily married college graduate with two children and everything in life apparently working in his favour, to set out to Times Square and attempt to leave a bomb behind? His
Balochistan: a flawed policy – by Sanaullah Baloch: While remote-controlling the province via civil armed forces may breed more resentment and violence, support for apolitical tribal chiefs as an alternative against the popular Baloch leadership will solely promote corruption, bad governance and will lead to a harmful
Morality or political winning: Which one is more significant? – by Nadeem Khan: A member of Parliament is disqualified if: “.. he is found guilty of a corrupt or illegal practice under any law for the time being in force; ” “.. he has been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction
Jamshed Dasti’s election campaign and Jang Group’s concerns – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: Seeing Kamran Khan’s program of May 11, 2010 and Jang of May 12, 2010, one can see a clear bias in the wordings of headlines as well as reporting. The news items are titled as: “Jaali degree par mustaafi
The terrorist question: Faisal Shahzad and the Pakistani establishment — by Dr Manzur Ejaz: The terrorist question No other Muslim country sponsors private religious and sectarian militias for domestic use or to achieve strategic goals. Probably, every state, other than Pakistan, knows fully well that the rise of private militias is bound to
Balochistan farmers’ protest: While the prime minister was having a meeting with provincial chief ministers to review the success of the energy conservation strategy, farmers in Balochistan observed a province-wide wheel-jam strike to protest electricity load shedding on the call of the
Three years of 12th May massacre: Still CJ is sleeping – by Farhad Jarral: Today is the third anniversary of a black day in the history of Pakistan. As Information Secretary of PSF District Malir, I attended the rally of PPP towards airport from District Malir Karachi to receive Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary.
President Zardari asks for Hunza Lake report: Source: Geo News Blog ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday sought a report from Governor Gilgit Baltistan over the relief and rehabilitation measures for the landslide affectees of the Hunza valley and steps for draining the lake. A