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Category: PML-N

  • PPP proposing “Minus-One-Formula”

    The top PPP leadership has recently approached the legal community proposing a “Minus-One-Formula” which opens the door for a full restoration of the judiciary without the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. It is in some way living up to the Murree Declaration albeit with a few political compromises but basically a face saving package for…

  • Zardari and Sharif vow to restore Judiciary within 30 days of formation of Parliament

    In a joint statement of Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari they have come together to form a coalition govt and have promised to reinstate all deposed judges within 30 days of Parliament. Aitzaz Ahsan welcomes this new development and states that countdown will begin. In all honesty this could be the ‘face-saving’ excuse that Nawaz…

  • Silent Revolution – 1

    Guest Blog by Amjad Malik Public have silently spoken through ballot putting added pressure on our political clan who always fall a prey to pragmatism and accept defeat before even the battle starts. Lawyers moved, bench stood up, media bore with the bashing honourably but only the clan of Q did not move and surrender…

  • Educated Punjab’s Uneducated Chief Minister

    Guest Blog by Amjad Malik What goes around, comes around was a phrase I heard in my childhood and the fate of our outgoing political machinery is pitiful as they are still conspiring, aspiring and dreaming of forming government by hook or crook despite the fact that air is against them, and they do not…

  • Nawaz Sharif enters Judicial Colony in Islamabad

    It is being reported by.the SAC team in Lahore that Nawaz Sharif has come to he judicial colony in Islamabad along with his brother and has just now entered inside the enclave there are hundreds of supporers along with him and the civil society

  • Sheikh Rashid flees the country

    Sheikh Rashid was the first one to flee Pakistan after being humiliated in these elections. He lost both his seats, one by a margin of about 46,000 and the other by a margin of 62,000 votes. In the last elections he was elected from both these seats. Public love for him can be seen in…

  • Pakistan Elections: Free, Fair and Transparent

    Guest Blog by temporal who blogs at Baithak The Pakistan elections are over and the people have spoken. But have they been heard? It is after midnight Pakistan time and the results are trickling in. It appears from early results that PML (Q) the king’s party has received a massive defeat. And both opposition parties,…

  • Election Roundup (0630 PST)

    The rigging observed today by many observers was not enough to hamper the voice of the people. While there is plenty of documented evidence of rigging by parties notably the Q-League and MQM this was not sufficient to save them from a crushing defeat at the hands of PML-N and PPP. Details of the rigging…

  • SMS Update @ 1545: PML-Q ransack ten polling agents

    SAC member Ahmed Iqbal reports from Narowal that PML-Q leagues armed gang members ransack ten poling stations, staff being harassed and PML-N agents thrown out

  • Election begins with rigging, violence and trouble

    Not coming as much of a surprise, election starts off rather unpleasantly. Two friends who registered to vote in Islamabad went early to the polling station to find out that their names were missing from the designated polling station. Last night PML-N candidate Ch Asif Ashraf was assassinated in Lahore. In addition an MQM candidate…

  • Talking in percentages, the latest IRI survey

    Guest Blog by Zovc The latest IRI survey released on 11th of February indicates once again that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will clean sweep the February 18th elections. These elections are thought to be one of the most critical in Pakistani history not just because they will decide the fate of Pakistan for the next…

  • Dichotomy in Electioneering: A Pakistani Perspective

    Guest blog by temporal who blogs at Baithak The blurb informs us that Mariam Mufti is currently working on her doctoral dissertation on the party system of Pakistan at Johns Hopkins University. In the News today she offers these views and definitions: To resolve the debate on whether or not strong political parties are essential…

  • Massive protest in London against Musharraf

    Join Asma Jehangir, Imran Khan, Jemima Khan, PTI, PML-N, PPP and others at Demo outside Downing Street, London A massive protest is being planned against Musharraf in UK. All concerned, students, lawyers, civil societies, political party workers, etc. are invited to come to this protest. If you are in or around London on the 28th,…

  • Nawaz Sharif blows his TOUPEE when asked ‘Tough Questions’

    Yesterday Business Plus host Jasmeen Manzoor – The Pulse was invited for a one on one interview with Nawaz Sharif, at his home in Raiwind, Lahore. For starters the interview appeared to be going fine until Jasmeen touched on a few sensitive issues with Nawaz Sharif, more specifically his controversial 10 year deal with Musharraf…

  • A Possible Solution to the Mess in Pakistan

    It comes as no surprise that there is tremendous pressure on the Election Commission to hold the elections on time but the ruling elite know such a decision is doomsday for each one of them. Today yet again the spokesman for the Election Commission of Pakistan said that holding parliamentary elections as scheduled on January…