PMLN Archive
PPP and PML-Q talks: Chauhdry Nisar and Shahbaz have a meeting in Rawalpindi?: While PPP and PML-Q leadership were busy in a meeting to finalising the power sharing formula, all the eyes as always were on the Presidential palace. Enthusiastic reporters were officiously covering the event and TV actors hosting the entertainment
Salute to Javed Hashmi: I have been a long admirer of Javed Hashmi particularly because of his principled stance against General Musharraf and Pakistan army, and his reconciliatory approach to other political parties including the Pakistan Peoples Party. However, the words that he
PPP is pro-establishment? A response to Najam Sethi’s editorial – by Fawad Manzoor: Related Post : IJI for 2013 Fake criticism of military establishment Aapas Ki Baat: ISI plays a major role in the Raymond Davis release Najam Sethi’s liberal anarchy against politicians and democracy LUBP archive on Najam Sethi Mr. Liberal
IJI for 2013: This post is in light of ‘news’ of meeting between Imran and Musharaff and the following piece by Dawn. Here is an extract: While the Musharraf League is not denying Musharraf-Imran contacts, it says efforts are under way to
Fake criticism of military establishment: Related posts: Fake criticism of Pakistan army by a budding writer Fake critical letter to ISI chief by Ejaz Haider We have seen a new trend in the past few months that some people or forums known for supporting
Mian Sahab, we’ll worry about the PPP, you take care of your N in the PML: The Pakistan Peoples Party is always under attack whenever we hear of some “leaders” dissenting from the line of the party. Our right wing media starts to call them the “real voice of the PPP” ignoring the fact that
PCS officers in Punjab deserve respect and justice: PML-N & DMG is an urban elitist union made in hell: There is a noticeable elitist silence in Pakistani media and blogs on the current protests by the PCS officers in Punjab (PCS slaves of the Takht-e-Punjab), whose legitimate demands for respect and equality are being met with naked brutality
Faith in trade – by Nadeem F. Paracha: The urban trader class in Muslim countries — usually comprising middle-class urbanites — is a conservative section of society. In Pakistan too it has been one of the most willing recipients of faith-based socio-political trends and phenomena that began
ISI and PML-N’s role in Raymond Davis’ release – by Javed Chaudhry and Ahmad Noorani: Related article: Aapas Ki Baat: ISI plays a major role in the Raymond Davis release Army, ISI, Punjab CM played the main role – by Ahmad Noorani Source: The News The Chief of the Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez
Raza Rumi and Cyril Almeida on the Raymond Davis Affair: We would like to recommend the following two articles, by Raza Rumi and Cyril Almeida, to our readers that sum up the issue well. For us, the outcome and the subsequent analysis is a vindication of what has already
Raymond Davis release: “All is well” when it comes to Saudi Arabia: ’رہائی میں سعودی عرب نے کردار ادا کیا‘ صوبہ پنجاب کے دارالحکومت لاہور میں دو پاکستانیوں کو ہلاک کرنے والے سی آئی اے کے اہلکار ریمنڈ ڈیوس کی رہائی پر پاکستان کی سیاسی و مذہبی جماعتوں کی جانب سے
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and the flock of sycophants – by R.A. Toori: Politics in Pakistan is a murky business. It is historical fact, evidences substantiate it and proves strengthen it. The question is where does the fault lie? Which are the factors that are making politics a dirty game? What is
We apologize to the SC – No stay order! – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: Many people have been committing the sin of saying that the Supreme Court and Lahore High Court have been providing support to the PML-N government in Punjab by allowing it to continue on a stay order. The CJP has
The Sharif effect: Punjab’s ‘lota’ industry is flourishing: Related articles: Sharif brothers are patronizing corrupt politics Ansar Abbasi appreciates Nawaz Sharif’s decision to part ways from PPP Rauf Klasra’s article on PML-N’s opportunistic politics PPP gains confidence, PML-N loses nerves March in March – by Ahsan Abbas
PML-N Wins again – in court only! by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: What a great day for the real revolutionaries of Pakistan. Chaudhry Nisar’s petition against the appointment of Justice Deedar Shah was accepted and the Supreme Court ruling the appointment as illegal. The bench that delivered the victory for Chaudhry
Shahbaz Sharif’s invitation to judiciary and army: To call the PML-N and its leadership as confused and to a certain extent mindless would be an understatement. Pakistan’s real revolutionary, Khadim-e-Aala Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Monday demanded that all stakeholders including Chief of Army Staff
Sharif brothers are patronizing corrupt politics: Related articles: Ansar Abbasi appreciates Nawaz Sharif’s decision to part ways from PPP Rauf Klasra’s article on PML-N’s opportunistic politics PPP gains confidence, PML-N loses nerves March in March – by Ahsan Abbas Shah The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz headed
PPP gains confidence, PML-N loses its nerve: Related Article: Rauf Klasra’s article on PML-N’s opportunistic politics It seems fairly clear that Pakistan Muslim league and it’s leaders losing their nerve and Pakistan Peoples Party and it’s government gaining confidence as well as people’s support due to
Rauf Klasra’s article on PML-N’s opportunistic politics: Here’s an excellent article by Rauf Klasra published in the ‘Daily Express’, that provides critical review on Pakistan Muslim league’s recent political move in Punjab, it’s chief boss Mian Nawaz Sharif’s opportunistic politics and undemocratic style of leadership. Mr.
Where is Pakistan’s revolution?: The world is changing, as we see people in many of Middle eastern countries assemble to demand their rights from the repressive regimes that have held its grips on their nations for past many decades. People in those countries
From Charter of Democracy to Charter of Idiocy – by D. Asghar: The tell tale signs are not comforting. We are back again to the same old rhetorical and very historical political confrontation. The same old PPP and PML-N acting like two naïve school children and the war of words is
Clarity in the Raymond Davis Incident – by Rusty Walker: On the face of it, the Raymond Allen Davis incident would appear to be a simple homicide investigation of a double murder, or double shooting, by an American clandestine operative in Pakistan. There would be additional investigation into two
Why is PML-N geared up to push for snap polls? – by Irfan Shigri: According to a recent report, PML-N has decided to initiate a push for dislodging the PPP government and to seek fresh parliamentary elections ahead of the Senate polls in March 2012. (It may be noted that this date coincides
Religious persecution threat high in Punjab: Analysts and officials said Punjab’s extreme poverty, as well as lack of education, makes people in the region more vulnerable to the lure of militancy. The militants in Punjab had a good infrastructure on the ground, with many organizations
Altaf Bhai’s Martial Law Call For Punjab – By D. Asghar: As entertaining as Altaf Bhai’s speeches are most of the time, the latest one for call for Martial Law in Punjab should be taken as is, for its entertainment value. A couple of days back, another entertainer-cum-astrologer-cum-politician, the honorable
“God instructed me to kill” – by Junaid Noor: The chief justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry, has taken suo motu notice against the murder of governor Punjab, the late Salman Taseer. The suo motu notice has been taken because the police does not want to take
Why Nawaz Sharif doesn’t want to rock the boat – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: The political actors of Pakistan namely the media anchors, journalists, “civil society”, retired civil servants etc have literally been praying for miracles that would force the PPP out of power. Being destructive in their nature, they just cannot expect
Dirty politics, now or always? – by Shaista Aazar: Related article: MQM and PML-N introduce each other The recent war of words between PML-N and MQM leaderships and a showdown in front of the parliament house that saw the parliamentary leaders dragging in each other’s families and personal
Channelling Naseerullah Babar: One of the strangest facts of the present day is that if there is one thing that non-PPP voters from Punjab still appreciate about Benazir’s second term in office, it is the use of Naseerullah Babar against the MQM.
The sinister side of Pakistan’s Sharif brothers – by Rajeev Sharma: For decades the Indian political and military establishments have been convinced that the deep anti-India mindset in Pakistan is rooted in Pakistan Army and the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). However, available indications are that the rot is much deeper,
MQM and PML-N introduce each other: غیر اخلاقی بیان بازی کے بعد فائر بندی فریقین میں تلخی اور توہین آمیز بیان بازی کا سلسلہ اس وقت شروع ہوا جب مسلم لیگ (ن) کے سربراہ نواز شریف نے مظفرآباد میں ایک خطاب میں ایم کیو ایم
Democracy’s Sahiba: Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan – by Ali Raja: “Punjab” a five letter word with a never ending series of definitions. The history, the geography, the demography and the culture of Punjab is so deep and immense that one cannot define Punjab in a one liner statement. Punjab
Blasphemy laws, extremists’ reaction and life threatening comments: Related Articles: Now the whole world demands: repeal Pakistan’s blasphemy law Asia Bibi likely to be pardoned by President Asif Ali Zardari Shia physician charged with blasphemy in Hyderabad Sindh The impact of blasphemy laws on human rights It
On PML-N’s opportunistic politics on Aasia bibi: Related articles: Nawaz Sharif’s sectarian poodle in Lahore High Court stays Aasia bibi’s release Extremist Barelvis vomit hate and violence Politics of Sahibzada Fazle Karim Blasphemy, Asia Bibi and cheap religious emotionalism – by Wajahat Masood Kafir Kafir, Salman
PML-N leader and supporters bulldoze a Church: Lahore: Hundreds of Christians protestors block Raiwind-Lahore Road when staged protest in front of Chief Minister Punjab Farmhouse in Raiwind on bulldozing a Church was bulldozed by an influential Muslim[leagues] to grab Church land on November 15,
Media’s view on political alliances – by Sikandar Mehdi: We don't need to be a rocket scientist to see what media is trying to do.Media has its own interest in the fall of the government. They along with their Taliban sympathizers will have a field day. They want
Enmity—At whose cost? – By Khawar Ayaz: Enmity—At whose cost? Khawar Ayaz Daily Mail, 4th November, 2010 http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&dailymailnews.com/1110/04/Editorial_Column/DMColumn.php DESIRE for a cup of tea with Ch. Pervaiz Ellahi has stirred a storm in the political circles. When Palestinians can meet and talk with Israeli government officials
Raiwand’s Dream shattered as all political parties opposed mid term poll: It seems Mian Nawaz Sharif who don’t believe in democratic institutions and political process, along with his buddies (especially Chaudahry Nisar), wants to build a anarchist state or Talibanized society in which modern representative system, voter’s choice and individual freedoms will