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  • Deal Against the Nation

    By Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto Published in Dawn 11th August 2007 It is no surprise that in the current whirlwind of imminent political realignments the usual adventurers have started salivating at the prospect of yet another bite at the cherry, while those who have had an absolute ball at public expense for the last eight…

  • Budget & Poverty alleviation

    Guest Post by Uncle in a Pickle A short story; strangely similar in principle followed by our bureaucracy and financial managers year after year, while preparing the annual budget. Again, to understand it fully, I narrate it in Urdu: Kai barson ki baat hae, aik nagri ke log bohat khush haal aur pur sukoon zindagi…

  • Eyewitness: Karachi, May 12, 2007

    A narrative of the events of “Black Saturday and the “stop-the-blame-game argument Guest Post by Beena Sarwar article also published in The News on 27th May “Here in Karachi, we avoid name calling and finger pointing due to fear of having our knees drilled ON May 12, 2007, Karachi witnessed orchestrated mayhem. Such carnage is…

  • A wolf among donkeys will always be the KING

    Analyzing the method behind the madness in Karachi Guest Blog by Munib Part – 1 Whether or not the final score goes against Musharraf or CJP, The possible clash tomorrow & if continued in coming weeks will make sure the President stays in power forever fooling all players,including lawyers, MQM, opposition & definitely the civil…

  • “Halwa pakao”

    Guest Post by Uncle in a Pickle This is a short story that depicts the unfortunately sad 60 years of Pakistan. It is written in in a mixture of English and Urdu (italics) to fully understand. In a bygone era, when, instead of large countries there were small Bastis owned and ruled by Raja’s. The…

  • Whither freedom?!

    Guest Blog by Urooj Zia The past few days have been bleak. Not because the issue of the suspended chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) hasn’t been resolved yet. Not because inflation continues to rise in the country, or that new taxes are being imposed, or that the I.I. Chundrigar road has been FUBAR-ed. No. The…

  • An Unconstitutional Reference

    Guest Post by: Rai Muhammad Saleh Azam The writer is an Advocate of the High Courts based in Lahore Ever since the President sent a Reference to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, under Article 209 of the Constitution of Pakistan on that fateful day…

  • CJP & the Politico-Constitutional Crisis

    By Amicus Part One Presently President Musharraf is faced with the most serious political crisis since he assumed the power on 12 October 1999. Briefly the unfolding of the events may be recorded in a chronological order. Read the lines and read between the lines. March 9: 1. President General Musharraf summoned the Chief Justice…

  • Wikipedia: The untimely rise and expected fall

    Guest Blogger: Asad Asif at My Chronicles…. Wikipedia… When one hears this name, one thinks of one of the world’s largest encyclopaedia which relies on community members contributing articles. Being a student, I have been a huge, though passive, supporter of this project. I say passive, because I have used it for finding information but…

  • An Executive Assault on the Judiciary

    Guest Post by: Rai Muhammad Saleh Azam The writer is an Advocate of the High Courts based in Lahore The reference filed by General Pervez Musharraf against the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, and his “suspension of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) adds to the many instances of attacks on the judiciary…

  • Tale of a Ship

    Guest Blogger: Kamran Suhrwardy I am a resident of a ship, since I opened my eyes in my mothers arms nearly thirty seven years ago. It has been captained by tin-pot saviours and their hunting traits and habits remains common, except for the one it started its journey with. Every new saviour comes with a…

  • Series-levelling victory by Pakistan at Port Elizabeth

    Guest Post: Dr. Haroon Qazi I would rate Pakistan as the most unpredictable team in the history of world cricket. Shoaib’s first innings spell and Inzamam’s 92 not out were out standing, and not to forget a superb spell by Asif in both innings. Although the team has match winning players, who can on their…