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Category: Pakistan

  • A Leadership ‘Beyond Repair’ – Asma Jahangir

    This interview appeared in the Newsweek issue last week, Asma Jahangir, the Human Rights Activist in Pakistan has some interesting views worth a serious look. Start Quote April 2, 2007 issue – These are tough times for Pervez Musharraf. Under increasing criticism for his inability to control Islamic militants in the country’s tribal areas, the…

  • Have Cell, Will Call

    This news item appeared in the ‘Such Gup’ section of The Friday Times, which is known to carry the small tidbit stories that circulate amogst the movers and shakers of Pakistani politics. A fly on the wall of the real PMs [Pervaiz Musharraf] camp office that fateful day reports that the “suspended? Chief Justice may…

  • Nasim Ashraf & his Resignation Bull Shit

    PLEASE DO NOT GIVE ME THE BULL SHIT ABOUT NASIM ASHRAF RESIGNING!! Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan: Nasim Ashraf offered to resign, trying to follow the footsteps of Inzamam-ul-Haq who can be considered valiant enough to have accepted responsibility for the World Cup disaster. Nasim Ashraf, the supposed leader of the Pakistan Cricket Board literally ran…

  • 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…

  • Dawn Under Pressure

    Open Letter written by Hameed Haroon (CEO & Publisher, DAWN Group of Newspapers) March 23, 2007 Dear Madam / Sir, I am writing to draw your attention to an important matter that indicates the rapidly worsening environment for the freedom of press in Pakistan. It has always been difficult for governments to coexist with a…

  • Interviewing the Interviewer: Kamran Khan & VOA

    Voice of America did an interview today at 10:00pm PST of Kamran Khan who was accorded the opportunity shed light on his interview with General Pervez Musharraf. In a very interesting show format Murtaza Solangi of VOA decided to talk to Kamran Khan and then he opens the lines to callers to shed their own…

  • 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…

  • Sifting facts from Fiction

    By Ansar Abbasi Every brick of President General Pervez Musharraf’s palatial Pindi office vividly reminisces about what the chief justice of Pakistan had been confronted with on March 9, adding a new chapter to our chequered history. The pleasant outside environment did not match the tense moments behind the closed doors of Musharraf’s camp office.…

  • Text of Reference Filed Against the CJP

    Start Quote BEFORE THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COUNCIL, PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD Reference by the President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan under Article 209 of the Constitution Respectfully sheweth: The facts and circumstances necessitating this Reference by the president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (“Pakistan”) under Article 209 of the Constitution, briefly stated, are as under: I. The…

  • Nasim Ashraf Resigns – Bluff ?

    Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan : Geo.tv has just started displaying of a news report that Nasim Ashraf has handed in his resignation as Chairman of PCB following the miserable debacle at the World Cup. His reign of 5 months at the helm of cricketing affairs in Pakistan were far from smooth and attracted some unnecessary…

  • ABCN Interview

    It has been purely by coincidence that I was invited to another radio show to share my opinions on the Chief Justice issue. This time it was by Asian Broadcasting Network in Chicago which airs on 1590 WONX. A weekly Urdu show which airs every Sunday from 12:00pm to 3:00pm (CST). I was invited into…

  • Voice of America covers Pakistani Bloggers

    Voice of America did a one hour round table discussion calling in four different bloggers from across the world into a telephonic round table discussion The guests were Adil Najam of Pakistaniat.com, Ramla Akhtar of Next> by Ramla blog, Hakim of micropakistan.org and wrapping up the talk with myself as the fourth speaker. The host…

  • Lawyers Mobbed by Punjab Police

    Reported by: Rai Muhammad Saleh Azam The All Pakistan Lawyers Convention was held under the auspices of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA), attended by approximately 3,000 lawyers, some political leaders, NGOs and even some students and faculty members from LUMS. The Convention commenced at 10:00 a.m. at…

  • Pakistani Presidents Cursed at 64

    For the past few days I have been receiving a number of SMS stating the following information Age 64 & the Presidents of Pakistan Iskander Mirza ousted at 64 Ayub Khan died at 64, Yahya Khan died at 64, Zia Died at 64, & Musharraf will be 64 in 2007 ??? I think its important…

  • Govt Bans Kamran Khan’s GEO.tv Show

    Today at 11:05pm the regularly scheduled show titled “Aaj Kamran Khan Key Sath which is hosted by the outspoken Kamran Khan was stopped from airing, people witnessing the live feed noticed a sudden block lasting for ten minutes after which the show was replaced by some other programming for the allotted time. There is no…