Chaudhry Court trying Gen Musharraf under Article Six is like Justice Munir trying Gen Ayub: The Chaudhry Court trying Gen Musharraf under Article Six is like Justice Munir trying Gen Ayub or Justice Anwarul Haque trying Gen Zia for the same crime the six of them (8 including Gen Yahya and his CJ) committed

Article 6 for Pervez Musharraf and co conspirator PCO judges – by Ali Asad: The apex court of Pakistan is ceased with the matter of the emergency declared by the then “dictator” Gen. Parvez Musharraf (Retd.). The Chief Judge has withdrawn himself from the bench which is hearing a petition seeking action against

AHRC appeal: DG ISI Gen Shuja Pasha must be prosecuted for hatching conspiracy against democracy: ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Related post: Jang Group must refrain from harassing Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-248-2011 Send an Appeal Letter PAKISTAN: The head of the ISI must be

Military coup charges: ISI chief should resign, face inquiry, says Gohar: By Zia Khan ISLAMABAD: Mum’s the word as far as the government and the military’s media wing are concerned regarding Mansoor Ijaz’s latest allegations. The mood in the National Assembly session on Thursday, however, was anything but when a

Bruce Riedel on Kargil — Why the PPP govt had not moved the courts to try Mian Sahiban? -by Taj Haider: 1. Some excerpts from Bruce Riedels’ book on Kargil crisis are given hereunder: looking at the hue cry PML (N) is raising on the completely concocted issue of the so-called “memogate” one wonders as to what these pious accusers

Urban middle class, extremism and biases – by Dr. Zaeem Zia: In my opinion the word extremist has been too narrowly defined. Extremists are not only those who kill but are also those who have a narrow and intolerant mindset.  Thus extremism is another term for the intolerance, and it

Chief Justice and his cronies must be tried under Article 6 of Pakistan’s constitution – by Dr Amjad Cheema: Chief (or Cheap?) Justice and his cronies must be tried under Article 6 of Pakistan’s constitution. The idea cropped up in my mind when the Cheap Justice threatened Prime Minister with trial under article 6 during that fateful night