Teeth Maestro

Category: Corruption

  • The Arithmetics of 6760 documented Ghost Schools in Sindh

    Mr. Naeem Sadiq a very active member of the Peoples Resistance had only recently stumbled across a very extensive study carried out by the Sindh Education and Literacy Department under the School Rehabilitation Program 2008-2009 with the backing of a number of international donor agencies. To produce a report for the thousands of ghost schools…

  • Taliban factions potentially joining forces against Obama, Zardari & Karzai

    We have long since known that the Taliban entity is not a mere single unified front waging a war in the North Western regions of Pakistan but a hodge podge of various groups working independently for their own vested interests. There are potentially three Taliban factions one headed by Baithullah Mehsud which was working against…

  • Death of a student at LUMS

    Today at LUMS, 3 students went out of the gates and were smashed into by a drunk driver in a Pajero. One student, Waheeb Alam, has been pronounced dead, another has suffered major injuries, while the third one is relatively OK [Muhammad Majid & Sohaib Tariq]. As usual, the hospital had to deny medical aid…

  • We are a Crowd, not a Nation, not an Ummah …! [Survey Results]

    Recently we (The Critic Blog Team) conducted a survey to prove or disprove a hypothesis that “There is a difference of opinion among the masses about the top 5 problems, i.e. every other person focus on different agendas thus there is no channelized effort toward any single issue”. After receiving replies we complied the data…

  • Nazir Naji caught Abusing Journalist

    Ahmad Noorani, a senior editor of The News from Islamabad while investigating a story regarding illegal allotment of plots to some journalists by the federal government calls up Nazir Haji on Friday 17th April later Nazir Haji calls back Ahmed Noorani twice and gets a mouthful of profanity, in response I must applaud Ahmed Noorani…

  • Another update on the peasants Land-Grabbing case & Hunger Strike

    From the Peoples Resistance Mailing List About the peasants from Sanghar outside the Karachi Press Club for whom I had requested food, we have a temporary respite. The politicians and police made their appearance only after the damage was done — when the elder died and the Labour Party came en masse on the peasants…

  • Protest for the villagers from Muhammad Essa Khaskeli | Pictures

    Shared via the Peoples Resistance Mailing List As some of you likely know already, today proved a very dramatic day in the case of the farmers from Muhammad Essa Khaskeli, who had been protesting for three long weeks in front of the Karachi Press Club. Labor Party Pakistan, in conjunction with the villagers, had announced…

  • An Incomplete Revolution

    by Ameer Bhutto son of Sardar Mumtaz Bhutto Given the repeated sellouts and betrayals of politicians masquerading as awami leaders, it is a miracle that Pakistan has not only survived but still holds the possibility to flourish, given some measure of integrity and honesty in those who haunt the corridors of power. But though the…

  • 23rd March Parade, went Missing, so what!

    Guest Blog by Omar Javaid The Parade on 23rd march was canceled by the prime minister out of austerity. The cancellation was announced a couple of week back. Then 23rd march came and went without the grand event which was considered the hallmark of this day. It was astonishing to see the legacy getting broken…

  • The Politics of Containers

    Guest Blog by Naeem Sadiq Published in Dawn, Sunday, 22 Mar, 2009 Containers were originally used for the transportation of goods. Today they still carry goods but only when not being utilised in the service of the state. In the absence of a more rational argument, the weight, size and shape of a container provides…

  • Judiciary is restored! What’s next?

    Guest Blog by Naeem ur Rehman Lawyers have achieved their historic objective after the restoration of the Judiciary on March 16, 2009 and now they can get on with their lives and profession. The question is what lies ahead of PML-N, PPP and us as a nation. As we are quite aware that this is…

  • Update: Sanam Bhutto waiting in the ranks

    In light of the recent success of the Long March movement, which may have been a victory for the people of Pakistan, one person that has truly lost out is Mr. Asif Ali Zardari and along with it has also dashed the hopes and dreams of his party which he hijacked a year or so…

  • The Beginnings’ End

    Guest blog by Kamil Hamid While celebration is in order, the civil society movement and Pakistanis in general must understand that it is crucial this be used as a beginning for a new era of activism and the drive for justice. Sitting back at this point, and allowing “appropriate parties” to handle matters would be…

  • The Deal has been finalized, the show will go on, hero’s need to be made

    I share with you an email circulated widely by journalist Afzal Khan today – Its a worrisome analysis almost in line with my earlier post today morning – The Sharif’s are being seen to have been allowed free movement while lawyers and political leaders are being arrested country wide. This lawyers revolution is for now…

  • Why CoD is not for this government?

    Guest post by Naeem ur Rehman Charter of Democracy, the most widely used term in the prevailing situation has a major flaw in it. Now the question is what flaw it can have when everyone loves it so much, even the lawyers. The CoD was created for specific personalities, their personal demands and to deal…