Asif Zardari Archive
Why not a civilian head of ISI? An insight into the power struggle between democracy and establishment in Pakistan: Here are two columns, one by Kamran Shafi and the other by Nazir Naji, highlighting the nature of the current power struggle between the democratic government and the civil and military establishment in Pakistan. Democracy? Nahaq hum majbooron per
PPP fully prepared to face all challenges: President Zardari: “Without naming anyone, the president said that some people write our obituaries almost daily, but the more they write … the more they are disappointed and frustrated. I salute the party, its workers and the people. We have stood
PPP and PML-N are united against the Friends of Taliban and their designs against democracy: vs Friends of Taliban in the Pakistani media and politics are very upset with this development. For example, read Nazir Naji’s column on the frustration of the Taliban lovers and democracy haters in
The NRO and President Zardari – An analysis by Tariq Butt: Here is an analysis of the anti-democracy (in the guise of anti-NRO) campaign by the Friends of Taliban in Pakistani media and politics. The analysis is by Tariq Hussain Butt, a leader of PPP, UAE
Gilgit Baltistan Election Victory: An Analysis: گلگت بلتستان کے انتخابات پی پی پی وفا قِ پاکستان کی سب سے مضبو ط علا مت ہے۔ ۔ ۔۔۔۔ میا ں منیر ہا نس حالیہ انتخابات نے پی پی پی کی مقبو لیت پر مہرِ تصدیق ثبت کر
Zardari at a crossroads – An analysis by Mahmood Sham: Perhaps, the members of the central executive committee of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) do not realise that this meeting is taking place at an extremely decisive juncture of
Gilgit Baltistan Victory – An Eye Opener: Post by: Farhad JarralGuest post by Usama Bhutto The Gilgit Baltisan victory comes out to be an eye opener for the pro Taliban Anti democratic Media Persons and Journalists. Pakistan Peoples Party has won an over whelming vote in
United for democracy: PPP and PML-N: Munno Bhai suggests that the unity of PPP and PML-N in support of democracy and in defiance of Taliban terrorists will deter any ultra-constitutional
Game Theory, President Zardari and Pakistani Politics: President and game theory Sunday, November 15, 2009 (The News) Dr Farrukh Saleem President Z is entangled in a non-cooperative game with a whole host of other players whereby each player’s “success in making choices depends on the choices
French submarine deal and President Zardari: By Abdul Nishapuri Thanks to the right-wing media’s persistence in character assassination of Bhuttos and now President Zardari, it’s a scandal and a label that refuses to go away. Allegations of kickbacks on government deals have been ‘rediscovered’ and
PPP clear winner in Gilgit-Baltistan elections: PPP is clearly the most popular party, the only major political party which has roots in all parts of the federation. The same fact is once again evident in the unofficial results of the Gilgit-Baltistan elections. Here are the
Zardari Unpopular Even Amongst PPP Voters?: According to the agents of pro-Taliban and anti-democracy forces, President Asif Ali Zardari is unpopular even amongst PPP supporters. Some elements have suggested that if Zardari is
NRO Actually! (1st Instalment Of Truth) – by Marvi Sirmed: Selection by: Jarri Mirza Article written by: Marvi SirmedBefore I write something about my own personal take on NRO and its legitimacy, I would like to analyze what it actually is and what it is about. While we hear
Rise and Fall – A Piece of Advice for Mumtaz Ali Bhutto: By: Jarri Mirza Mumtaz Bhutto on 17th October 2009 wrote an article with titled “Bahadur baap ki buzdil beti ” on the eve of BB’s homecoming . And now he is announcing to be a poplitical successor of BB
Establishment versus Democracy in Pakistan: A critical analysis by Qais Anwar: vs There are currently four parties in Pakistan: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Pakistan Army Party (Liberal – Musharraf-Kayani model) Pakistan Army Party (Islamist – Zia-ul-Haq model) Qais Anwar offers a critical analysis of certain hypotheses
Get rid of your current cronies, President Zardari.: In the words of Hasan Askari Rizvi, the NRO setback can be attributed to President Asif Ali Zardari and his close associates who failed to understand the ground political realities outside the presidency. They appear to be less inclined
PPP and Pakistan Army: The only union that can save Pakistan from the Taliban: Nazir Naji’s advice to the Pakistani nation as well as to the opportunist leaders of PML(N). Forget mid-term elections. Everyone must be united to support the current democratic set up. Those politicians and their supporters in media who are
Pakistan-USA ties: From Liaqat Ali Khan to Asif Zardari: Life before Kerry-Lugar —Haider Nizamani Popular sentiment has always been wary of American influence in Pakistan. Successive governments while framing their relations with the US have tried to placate public mood by invoking notions such as ‘augmenting national defence’
Zardari’s corruption and our saviours in Pakistan Army: PAC wants culprits behind NLC losses identified By Irfan Bukhari ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee on Thursday directed the Planning and Development Division to identify those responsible for losses of Rs 1.7 billion to the
The future of Pakistan People’s Party: The last chance saloon By Irfan Husain Saturday, 31 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) LEGEND has it that at the edge of many towns in the old American West stood a last chance saloon where cowboys could get a final drink
Beware of the unholy nexus of civil and military establishment in Pakistan: A fine mess what, gentlemen By Kamran Shafi Tuesday, 27 Oct, 2009 Interior Minister Rehman Malik, left, talks to his Iranian counterpart Mostafa Mohammad Najjar during their meeting in
Defending the NRO – An extensive analysis by Abbas Ather: While many constitutional and legal experts as well as politicians of the PPP government have either shied away from or miserably failed in defending the rationale and necessity of the National Reconciliation Ordinance between Benazir Bhutto shaheed and General
Democracy under threat? Analyses by Cyril Almeida and Farhnaz Ispahani: Democracy under threat? By Cyril Almeida Friday, 16 Oct, 2009 President Asif Ali Zardari is the curator of the changeover to a democratic state and on his shoulders rests a very heavy burden. – Photo by Reuters Is Project
Thank you, PPP Government, for removing extraordinary privileges to visiting US officials: Rites of passage Thursday, October 15, 2009 A positive step has been taken by removing extraordinary privileges extended to
Democracy versus Military Establishment on the Kerry-Lugar Bill: Top-level meeting convened to discuss Kerry-Lugar Bill * PM regrets people making comments about bill without even reading it * PPP meeting agrees to build consensus on bill MUZAFFARABAD: A meeting of the country’s top leadership is being convened
Shame on General Kayani for meddling into the Kerry-Lugar Bill. Leave politics to the politicians please.: Between the lines By Cyril Almeida Friday, 09 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Memo to the Pakistan Army: don’t wait for the revolution in military affairs to get a high-speed Internet connection. Actually, the army could have spared the country a
Democracy in Pakistan is challenged by the champions of "National Security": Wise or unwise, the bill must not become the basis for fresh cleavages between the army and the political opposition on one side and the government on the other. Corps commanders express concern over Kerry-Lugar By Iftikhar A. Khan
‘Go Get Zardari’ campaign in the guise of the NRO frenzy: Who are the key conspirators: Nawaz Sharif, Jamaat-e-(ghair)-Islami, Imran Khan, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Who are their agents: Mullah Media Alliance,
President Zardari’s popularity ascends: Survey: Zardari emerges as the most popular personality: Survey ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has emerged as the most popular personality on the Pakistani political landscape as 51 percent of the people terming President Asif Ali Zardari as the most
Upset 2008: A book worthreading: A book written by Mehmood Sham. Mehmood Sham, a senior journalist who is very well known for very well balanced journalism, has written a book Upset 2008 in which he has covered some positive and negative aspects of Musharraf’s
Kerry-Lugar Bill – Is it good or bad for Pakistan?: We may be entering a ‘new phase’ in relations between the US and Pakistan with the passage of the bill, but the paeans to ‘fundamental change’ don’t jibe with reality. –Photo by AP Kerry-Lugar Bill: the fruition of 62
Good instincts are not enough, Mr Zardari! – by Talat Masood: Good instincts are not enough Monday, September 28, 2009 (The News)Talat Masood The country faces an extraordinary situation. No one trusts its top political leadership. The print and electronic media is in overdrive to give it a bad name
"The Friends of Democratic Pakistan" disappoint "the democracy haters in Pakistan": ‘Stable Pakistan’ and the world Co-chairing, with the US President Barack Obama, the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) meeting on Thursday, President Asif Ali Zardari stated that “a stable and prosperous Pakistan is the world’s greatest hope against the
US Senate votes to triple aid to Pakistan, India protests: Published by: Noor KhanPublished: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 at 13:09 IST Lalit K Jha and Betwa Sharma Washington/New York, Sep 25 (PTI) The US Senate today voted unanimously to triple non-military aid to Pakistan to USD 1.5 billion dollars
Shame on you Shahbaz Sharif for appointing criminal Rana Maqbool as Prosecution secretary: It would appear that the PML-N government in Punjab is a government of the criminals and for the criminals. Controversial Rana Maqbool appointed as Prosecution secy * Former Sindh IGP is accused of torturing Asif Zardari during his imprisonment
Asif Zardari removed Quaid-i-Azam Jinnah’s pictures from the President House.: “Asif Zardari removed Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s pictures from the President House.” This is a typical propaganda item of yellow journalists such as Daktar Shahid Masood and Ansar Abbasi. Here is a documentary slap on the faces of those
Zadari’s one year in presidency: Zardari one year on President Asif Ali Zardari completed his one year in office on Wednesday. Consequently, Ms Farahnaz Ispahani, parliamentarian and media adviser to the PPP co-chairman, thought fit to remind the nation
Why is President Zardari sticking to the 17th amendment? Analysis by Cyril Almeida: A circus with a purpose By Cyril Almeida Friday, 04 Sep, 2009 ‘Zardari’s woes actually began when he became president. It was a clever move tactically, but flawed strategically.’ – (File Photo) IF you had any doubt before, you