Democracy Archive
Bilawal Zardari’s flippant attitude: curbs on social media – by A Z: While it also governed in the centre, the PPP painstakingly distinguished itself by mollycoddling the religious extremists and their militant wings. In the face of their weak influence on the establishment and thus being unable to unilaterally impose their
Predatory State and Minorities – by Mustafa Kamal: Pakistan is yet again at crossroads after two brutal suicide attacks on Christians in Peshawar two days ago. Previously, around forty people died and hundreds were injured in a suicide attack on Shia town in Karachi during March. Earlier,
سعودی عرب ،قطر،کویت،بحرین کے حکمران خاندانوں کوعوام میں جمہوریت سے بڑا خطرہ: سعودی عرب کا یہ شہزادہ اصل میں آل سعود سمیت خلیج عرب کی ریاستوں کے حکمران خاندانوں کو لاحق زوال کے خطرات سے بچانے کی پلاننگ کررہا ہے-اور اس کو خاص طور پر قطر کے نوجوان بادشاہ کی حمائت
حکومت زلزلہ متاثرین بلوچ بھائیوں کی بحالی کے لئے جلد سے جلد اقدامات کرے – لیٹ اس بلڈ پاکستان: کل سہ پہر تقریباً چار بج کر انتیس منٹ پر بلوچستان کے دور دراز علاقے آواران میں آنے والے زلزلے سےاب تک کی اطلاعات کے مطابق دو سے پچاس سے لے کر تین سو تک افراد جاں بحق ہو چکے ہیں
بلڈی سویلین – از نعمان عالم: جس ملک میں اکیالیس سال فوج کی حکمرانی رہی ہو ، اور پچیس سال جمہوریت کے دستانے میں سیاستدانوں کی ہارس ٹریڈنگ میں بھی جرنیلوں کا ہاتھ رہا ہو ، وہاں آپ فوج کو ” محترم ” گاۓ نہیں
Pakistan begs Taliban for peace: An ugly narrative – by Cyril Almeida: HOT off the Taliban press: the Islamic Emirate of North Waziristan has been approached, cap in hand, by the illegitimate and unlawful Democratic Republic of Pakistan suing for peace. Benevolently, the Islamic Emirate has agreed to consider the
Zardari – by M Ziauddin: The writer is Executive Editor of The Express Tribune Zardari had entered the presidency with lots and lots of baggage. “Mr 10 per cent” is Pakistan’s president, the world mocked. Being the single biggest beneficiary of his wife’s death,
APC: peace consensus or sell-out? – by Zahid Hussain: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chairing the All Parties Conference (APC) in Islamabad on September 9, 2013.— File photo Published 2013-09-11 06:03:15 THE resolution emanating from Monday’s all-parties conference seems more of a document of surrender than an expression of a
Pakistan on the path to democratic prosperity – by Syed Abbas: History of Pakistan has witnessed repeated military interventions, weak civilian governments and institutions. Despite these anomalies, PPP-led previous government strengthened the democratic dispensation by empowering parliament through a series of constitutional reforms. They not only completed their term, but
Bravo Mr. President – by Riaz Ali Toori: I remember a man who was tortured inhumanly; who had spent a decade of his life in jail but emerged victorious and became the most powerful President of the country yet adopted a policy of reconciliation instead of
خادمین حرمین یا خادمین امریکین – از حق گو: 1991- ﺍﻣﺮﯾﮑﯽ ﻧﮯ ﮐﻮﯾﺖ ﺟﻨﮓ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻋﺮﺍﻕ ﭘﺮ ﺣﻤﻠﮧ ﮐﯿﺎ ﺗﻮﮨﻮﺍﺋﯽ ﺍﮈﮮ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺯﻣﯿﻨﯽ ﺭﺍﺳﺘﮧ ﺳﻌﻮﺩﯾﮧ ﻧﮯ ﺩﯾﺎ 1998- ﻣﯿﮟ ﺑﻐﺪﺍﺩ ﭘﺮ ﺑﻤﺒﺎﺭﯼ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﺌﮯ ﺍﻣﺮﯾﮑﯽ ﻃﯿﺎﺭﮮﺳﻌﻮﺩﯾﮧ ﺳﮯ ﺍﮌﮮ 2001- ﻣﯿﮟ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺑﺎﺭ ﭘﮭﺮ ﺳﻌﻮﺩﯾﮧ ﺳﮯ ﺍﻓﻐﺎﻧﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﭘﺮ ﺣﻤﻠﮧﺍﻣﺮﯾﮑﯿﻮﮞ
SC Bars Zardari from leaving Pakistan: President Asif Ali Zardari. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a notice to the federal government in relation to a request that called for barring President Asif Ali Zardari from leaving the country, Express News reported on
Shame on PPP for selecting two women candidates – by Syed Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji: Shame on PPP for selecting two women candidates in these elections when Taliban Protectors PTI and PML N did not give any tickets to women. Shows that basically PPP is a part that favours women and minorities and what
Syria and the Confused Role of the United States – by Rusty Walker: Rebel forces and human rights activists have confirmed that poison gas was used at a site near Damascus, killing several hundreds of people, including women and children, August 21, 2013. It cannot be confirmed who did this, while UN
Support Democracy, Not the Monarchy – by Ali Al-Ahmed: For several decades, American media, think tanks and government officials have viewed Saudi Arabia as one of the most important allies in the Middle East although the two countries share no true common values and strategic interests. The United
Pathetic reign of a decaying society – by Lal Khan: A majority right wing government is a provocation for the oppressed masses that are being tormented with this avalanche of socioeconomic onslaught The maiden speech by the third time prime minister, Mian Nawaz Sharif, was no different from the
Pakistan 2013: The uncertainty is real – by Omar Ali: The first thing that strikes you on landing in Pakistan after a few years is how much more “modern” it is and how dramatically (and frequently, painfully) it is changing with every passing day. One is reminded that
اور حساب کیسے برابر ہوا؟ – از جاوید سومرو: سخت گرمیوں کی وہ دوپہر میرے ذہن کے کسی کونے میں آج بھی محفوظ ہے جب اچانک میرے پرائمری سکول میں میرے استاد نے بھرائی ہوئی آواز میں کہا کہ بچوں سکول کی چھٹی ہوگئی ہے اور آپ سب
Nawaz Sharif: a sloppy start to national security – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Without a holistic strategy addressing Afghanistan, India and also the United States, Mr Sharif cannot even begin to solve the domestic terrorism problem Two months into his third stint, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his core team’s handling
The government of Nawaz Sharif has decided to do away with the Ministry of Human Rights: The newly elected government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to do away with the Ministry of Human Rights and merged it with the Ministry of Law and Justice. Through this act of federal government the human
14 August Time for Freedom Again – by Bahadar Ali Khan: Six decades ago, we achieved freedom from Britain. But the habits of the slaves don’t die overnight. Over the years following independence we got busy with hunt for a new master. Among two available choices we picked one, the
Word, Word, Word,” Sharmnaak” – by Zulfiqar Ali: Four hundred and twelve years ago at the stage of Globe Theatre, Prince of Denmark uttered the famous words, “words, words, words”. Since then English Nation has become well familiarized with the phrase. Exactly twelve days ago another
Collective Amnesia – by Khadim Hussain: A scene from Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Nobel Prize winning novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, has vaguely remained my memory for a long time. The scene is about a gun battle in 1967 between liberals and conservatives in Macondo
نون کا ممنون – از سلمان علی: پوری رعایا مسلم لیگ نون کے قاعد نواز شریف کے ممنون ہے کے انہوں نے پاکستان کی صدارت کے لیے تین نون والے ممنون حسین کو چنا ، اب اگلے پانچ سالوں میں ممنون حسین اپنی خوشامدی صورت اور
Consumer price index: Inflation rebounds to alarming levels – by Shahbaz Rana: The 8.3% inflation level surpassed the expectations of the Ministry of Finance and Planning Division, which was expecting inflation to level around 7.5% in July. CREATIVE COMMONS ISLAMABAD: After slipping to levels never seen in nine years, inflation rebounded in
Is There a Religiously Designated Islamic Political System? by A Z: While political movements that function in the name of religion have been a world phenomenon for centuries, in the modern age it is only Islam that, in the recent times, has become associated with radical fundamentalism in an essentialist
Jamshed Dasti: You have no idea who I am! – by Umer Nangiana: “You have no idea about the powers of MNAs. You will regret this,” Dasti threatened two patrolling officers. PHOTO: Express/Shahid Saeed ISLAMABAD: Just as people in glass houses should not hurl stones, people in parliament houses should not hurl threats.
Energy Fraud: Nawaz Sharif’s advisor Musaddiq Malik, Mian Mansha and Abdullah Yousuf in Power Plant Scam: A letter about the energy policy, blaming a gang of four for what is described as a con operation, had the parliamentary corridors on fire. The thrust of the letter was that the IPPs are
خطرے کی گھنٹی: پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی نے صدراتی انتخاب کا بائیکاٹ کردیا اور اس معاملے میں اس کا ساتھ دینے والوں میں صوبہ خبیر پختوں خواہ ،بلوچستان ،کراچی سمیت دیگر علاقوں میں پشتونوں کی اکثریت کی نمائندگی کرنے والی جماعت اے این پی
Pakistan and Egypt: Where Armies Rule – by Ayesha Siddiqa: ISLAMABAD — The July 3 coup that ousted Egypt’s first popularly elected president, Mohamed Morsi, reminds us that military putsches can happen anywhere. Egypt and Pakistan have political similarities. Both have powerful and predatory armies, are heavily militarized and
Judicial report on Jang Group’s Aman Ki Asha: “the footprints lead to Indian sponsors including Indian state TV”: Islamabad, July 13, 2013: Findings of Supreme Court’s Media Commission reveal that content and discourse in Pakistani media, particularly in Jang Group / Geo TV is largely influenced by non-transparent foreign sources of funding and dubious advertising. In particular,
Failing, Failing, Failed? – by Saroop Ijaz: The writer is a lawyer and partner at Ijaz and Ijaz Co in Lahore “We are a failing state even if we are not a failed state yet” thus spoke Lieutenant General (retd) Ahmad Shuja Pasha while talking to
PM’s July 12 meeting on national security hits snags – by Tayyab Hussain: The prime minister’s July 12 call for holding a consultative meeting for carving out a national security policy suffered a major blow on Monday following the departure of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to London, as well as
The terror syndicate – by Babbar Sattar: Legal eye PML-N stalwarts declared immediately after the election that the ruling party’s top three priorities would be the economy, the economy and the economy. One hopes that two things are clear to thinking minds within the party
Akhtar Mengal admits foreign involvement in Balochistan – by Qaiser Butt: “The Baloch militants consider me a traitor while the security establishment also treats me as an enemy, I’m being targeted by both,” says Akhtar Mengal. ISLAMABAD: Balochistan has been bleeding since 2004. Successive governments tried to stem the bleeding –
Heat brings more trouble to Pims patients – by Imran Ali Teepu: ISLAMABAD, July 4: For patients like Nadeem Ahmed, there is no relief after being admitted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims). It is not because Ahmed is not getting better treatment. Instead, the sweltering heat both
Audit of secret fund exposes anomalies in ministry – by Nasir Iqbal: ISLAMABAD, July 6: The audit of the information ministry’s special publicity funds, popularly known as List A, carried out by the Directorate General of Audit has exposed weak internal controls and expenditures made without adhering to legal procedures.
Demoting Democracy in Egypt – by Shadi Hamid: Editors Note: We are posting the Nytimes article and youtube clip which shows disgruntled Muslim Brotherhood crowd turning to violent means. This is a valid point, despite all of the poor decisions by Moorsi the military intervention with a
PML-N govt diverts IP pipeline funds to cover fiscal deficit: The previous government had imposed the GIDC on gas consumers to generate the $1 billion needed to finance the construction of the IP gas pipeline. CREATIVE COMMONS ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government has seemingly put the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project
Cross-party group of MPs in the UK condemn bomb attack as over 30 are killed in Quetta, Pakistan: Editors Note: LUBP appreciates the call for action on the issue of Shia Genocide in Pakistan with special attention to the Shia Hazara community by cross-party British MPs’ Iain Stewart and John Denham. The Chair and Secretary of the Hazara