Category: Benazir Bhutto
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Benazir’s cursed Apartment in Manhattan
The tragic assassination of Benazir Bhutto has quite a number of conspiracy theorists lining up to offer their analysis, was it fate or destiny we may never know but some have gone to speculate it may have been the Bhutto curse where all members of the Bhutto dynasty are slowly eradicated, and in the recent…
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Musharraf vs Restoration of Judges: Showdown
An article written by Abbas Kassar in The Pakistan Weekly caught my eye which was titled Musharraf Threatens To Dissolve Assemblies If Judges Restored, it raises some serious concerns about the looming threat wielded by Musharraf and his right to exercise article 58-2(B) of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan. Quite simply utilizing this threat to…
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Civil Society delegation pays tribute to Benazir Bhutto at Garhi Khuda Bux
Report posted on the People’s Resistance network by Lala Hussain 70 members civil society activists delegation visited Garhi Khuda Bux on 29th March, 2008 to pay tribute to Mohtarma BB. The brief report is below just for sharing our emotions. When Prime Minister Yousuf Raza was getting historical vote of confidence in capital city, the…
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Delegation visiting Benazir’s home town (Larkana) tomorrow
Posted on the People’s Resistance network by Lala Hussain 50 members delegation of civil society activists from different districts of Sindh will pay tribute to Ms Benazir Bhutto on the day when the new Prime Minister M will be getting a vote of confidence from national assembly on 29th March 2008, Saturday. The main objective…
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Scotland Yard – BB’s death from Shockwave NOT bullet
Well the news is making its rounds across the country that Scotland Yard has submitted a report that BB was killed by the shock wave from the bomb blast and not from a bullet [link]. It apparently seem to follow exactly in line with what the Government tried its best to pitch to the country…
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Benazir Bhutto’s Will – I May Have Been Harsh
Guest blog by temporal from Baithak I have been writing about Benazir Bhutto’s will. Finally they released it today. The key sentence there is “I would like my husband Asif Ali Zardari to lead you in this interim until you and he decide what is best.” (emphasis mine) [Pending certification of this will by handwriting…
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Saint Benazir Bhutto…?
Guest Post by Salahuddin Farooq Its not a taunt, its reality which Im observing in all type of media and as well in general conversation of people. This scenario reflects the mentality of our nation. Our nation has only two images in their minds relating to their leaders, either they praise someone by ignoring negative…
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15 Questions For Mr. Asif Ali Zardari
A list of questions poised by Mr. Akram Sheikh for Mr. Asif Zardari where he has raised some good and valid questions for everyone to ponder over With the NRO still around, striking down all corruption cases, and having become president of PPP and also having sole control over all of Benazir’s property and assets,…
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Letter by US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to President Bush on Pakistan
The following letter was just received. The Senate Majority leader Sen. Harry Reid has written to Bush and has insisted that the Judiciary should be restored, as well as political prisoners freed and the media restrictions removed. More action from the Senate and Congress in this regard will be seen in the near future. Dear…
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Issue of Nuclear Deterrance for Pakistan
Guest Comment by Dr Arif Alvi The issue of Nuclear Deterrence in unsafe hands is increasing in proportion and is becoming dangerous enough for me to believe that it will get worse until actual force is used to neutralize our nuclear assets. I feel uncomfortable in stating that I pointed these matters out since the…
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Cartoons on Pakistan from Across the World
Previously >> Political Cartoons from Pakistani Press | Political Humor on Pakistan
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Sindh is angry and Punjab is not helping – Shaheen Shehbai
Call me paranoid, call me crazy, but the way things have been unfolding for the past few months indicate that the top leadership aka General Pervaiz Musharraf and his party of thugs will do anything and everything to hold onto that seat of power. In the recent past there seems to be a deliberate attempt…
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HRCP Statement “Civil society for change at the top, fairplay and citizens rights”
Just received this press statement from Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on discussion about the present political situation in Pakistan and condemned the wide spread arrests being made of all opposition leaders HRCP Pakistan: Activists of civil society organizations and concerned citizens, including representatives of the four provinces, met at HRCP office in Lahore to…
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If a Bhutto must run Pakistan, why not Fatima? – Jemima Khan
This article appeared in the Telegraph today where Jemima Khan discusses Fatima Bhutto as the most logical heir to the Bhutto dynasty, I might also agree that the 25 year old has the brains and maybe the brawns to take over the reigns of such a big party, but will she? is still an open…
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PPP demands foolproof security for Co-Chairperson PPP
The Pakistan Peoples Party has issued a request to the government of Pakistan asking for fool-proof additional security for the new Co-Chairman Mr. Asif Ali Zardari. I am shocked that Mr. Zardari did not enforce these measures with his wife Benazir Bhutto during her tour of Pakistan, it is confirmed that he had explicitly told…