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The bubble of long March; and the Lawyers’ movement: Zardari tours Lahore – Aftab Iqbal Is it judges versus the economy? Interestingly, no one is fully satisfied with the “conclusion” of the Long March. This is because, if truth be told, what was undertaken was not really capable
My choice today: Tuesday 17 June 2008: Long March – an analysis (2) – Abbas Athar Long March ‘Thooss’ – Safdar Mehmood Dharna: illusion or deception? Nazir Naji Long March? Who was successful? Masood Ashar .. Marching to disaster —Zahid Hussain At this stage, when the
My choice today: Monday 16 June 2008: Long March – an analysis (1) – Abbas Athar Let us mourn the Long March – Abdul Qadir Hasan Nawaz Sharif’s speech at the Long March –Aftab Iqbal Dharna dharay ka dhara reh gaya – Ajmal Niazi Long March,
A Page from History: Nawaz Sharif vs Supreme Court: BBC World: South Asia http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/34866.stm http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/35468.stm Protesters halt Pakistani PM court case: 28 November 1997  Sajjad Ali Shah versus Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan’s constitutional crisis  The trial of Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has been halted after his supporters forced
Nawaz Sharif: A History of Ingratitude: Nawaz Sharif: A History of Ingratitude Mr. Sharif is not as innocent as he portrayed himself to be. If Mr. Sharif wants accountability, let’s open all the books. By MIRZA ROHAIL BAIG Saturday, 14 June 2008. WWW.AHMEDQURAISHI.COM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—If
My choice today: Sunday 15 June 2008; Long March: gains and losses,: The long march: gains and losses (no more than 40,000 participants) – Irshad Ahmed Haqqani Long march ends on bitter note By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, June 14: The lawyers’ long march ended on a bitter note after a
The Long March has left many questions unanswered…: There are a number of questions which beg answer in the aftermath of the long march. A BBC Analysis
The Long March that fell short of its promises…: BBC/Times News/Reuters: With less than 45,000 participants including 1,000 lawyers and their assistants (munshis), 3,000 madrassash students and Mullahs, 3,000 activists of Jamaat Islami and its student wing Jamiat, 500 workers of Imran Khan’s PTI, and the remaining participants
My choice today: Saturday 14 June 2008: Tuk tuk deedam, dam na kasheedam: Long March – Irshad Ahmed Haqqani The drop scene of the Long March – Imtiaz Alam The Long March and the parliamentary politicians – Abdul Qadir Hasan 40,000 gather as long march reaches
My choice today: Fri 13 June 2008 – Long March or Short March?: Aitezaz Ahsan: Lawyer or Politician? Ajmal Niazi Long march or short march? How many participants? “I am a victim of my own creation” Agha Msood Hussain meets Musharraf rraf Geo TV ki haqeeqat… Nasar Malik جیو ٹی وی ؟
Imran Khan maltreated by Jamaat-e-Islami supporters in Punjab University:
Imran Khan maltreated by Jamaat-e-Islami supporters in Punjab University:  
The Long March fiasco: The Jamiat guys beat up the SAC students in Lahore: It seems that the cats are fighting over the piece of cheese (as if there was a piece of cheese in the first place). I have heard that ‘Momin aik sorakh say do bar nahe dasa jata’. Someone rush and
My choice today: Wednesday 11 June 2008: Long March, Zardari and Musharraf – Aftab Iqbal PPP lawyers and the Long March According to reports, lawyers belonging to the PPP in Lahore have a split opinion on whether to join the Long March in favour of the
Zardari’s choice: Power or PML-N? by Majid Shah: MAJID SHAH Tuesday, 10 June 2008. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Wrong assessments lead to wrong conclusions. Our politicians are quite prone to making wrong assessments about undercurrents of the Establishment and world support. Twice the PPP lost governments because of these wrong
The Long March or The Short March?: The reality of the Long March: According to an anlysis by Ambar Khairi on BBC Urdu, the Long March is a fraud with the people of Pakistan who are being fooled by the greedy media (e.g. Geo, ARY, Aaj, Express
Pakistan’s disintegrating national unity: ZAID HAMID We are not comfortable with the direction of events. The President is in a crisis fighting for his survival; former Chief Justice wants his job back and is willing to get political to any limit irrespective of
My choice today: Tue 10 June 2008 – Lawers Movement and Fake Posturing: Niaz A Naik, Jahangir Karamat and Nawaz Sharif Warna bardasht kar – Wusatullah Khan Musharraf and reconciliation – Asadullah Ghalib Enough of posturing TRUE, posturing is an essential element of statecraft but our politicians need to be reminded that it is
My choice today: Monday 9 June 2008: Islam and modernism Musharraf – Munno Bhai Zardari and Shahbaz – Aftab Iqbal Musharraf’s fading oracle The media has pretended surprise over President Pervez Musharraf’s assertion Saturday that he would quit only as envisaged in the Constitution and not
Cheers To democracy – by Laila Sohail: With the election over, a clear mandate being given, and the parliament in place, Pakistan finally gets its much awaited taste of democracy. “The people of Pakistan have given their mandate…..” this s the most used line by those