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Category: PPP

  • The GPO 150 and the spirit of March 15

    Email posted on the Socialist Pakistan Network by Ammar Ali Jan I happened to be part of that “GPO 150” when the police started using tear-gas. This is a picture of us throwing stones at the police (I’m in a red shirt on the right) We had left Zaman park where Aitzaz had been placed…

  • 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 morning after the revolution or was it?

    Guest Blog by Zermeen Amira I have to admit I started the day on a fairly jubilant note having woken up after receiving an SMS from an overseas friend that the Chief has been restored (I had gone to bed by mid night having watched the political drama incessantly for the past few days and…

  • 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…

  • Country nears a Long March frenzy, but a deal brews underneath

    I write this blog post early Sunday morning at around 5am, so my thoughts might not be all that coherent, but I feel some pressing points need to be shared before the Lahore stand off takes off in barely five hours from now at 10am on March 15th Shahbaz Sharif had a very urgent meeting…

  • Presdient Zardari orders GEO shutdown: Letter by MIR

    Geo News, Pakistan’s highest viewership TV channel, is not being seen by most of the country due to orders by President Zardari. Orders have been given to all cable operators to shut down GEO News transmission and or to place the channel towards the end of the cable frequency where most of the TV sets…

  • Tahira Abdullah’s emotional appeal to Sherry Rehman and PPP

  • Why ‘Bangladesh Model’ is inevitable

    Guest blog by Ahmed Nadeem Political and administrative blunders being committed by our saviors on daily basis are clear signs of death of the Feb 18 mandate. Bad luck of our leaders – Media picks each of such blunders and passes to public. The shady explanations, fake excuses and rhetoric of leaders which follow to…

  • Method of Appointing Judges

    Extracted from an email sent by the Emergency Moderator to the Emergency Mailing List on 8th March 2009 As stated a few days back, we are circulating a proposal on the method of appointing judges that is somewhat more detailed than the one given in the charter of democracy. In the mean time, the PPP…

  • Ansar Abbasi talks to ABN Chicago

    ABN Chicago‘s Exclusive Presentation: Interview with Ansar Abbasi (aired on March 1st 2009) The interview includes discussion on the following topics: Recent Political situation in Punjab and if we are going back to the 90s. Is it possibility of Army intervening in the situation. The difficulties in doing investigative journalism in Pakistan with special reference…

  • Back to Square One

    Credit FASTRising Blog The following was written on 28th February – before the “mobile justice” Presidential Ordinance (finally withdrawn on 3rd March) and before the attack on the Sri Lankan national cricket team – in response to the promulgation of Governor’s Rule in the Punjab and the official obstruction of the Punjab Assembly sessions by the…

  • Secret Investigative report emerges [22nd Jan] showing threat to Sri Lanka team

    A secret investigative report has just surfaced prepared by the Additional Inspector General of the Crime Investigation Division, Punjab on 22nd January 2009 outlining the potential threat to the Sri Lankan team. It outlines very briefly the following four points It has reliably been learnt that “RAW” (Indian Intelligence Agency) has assigned its agents the…

  • Mr. Zardari remained Mr. Zardari afterall

    Guest blog by Amjad Malik, MA, LLM I wrote on 7 September 2008 that the litmus test for Mr. Zardari to prove whether he is an ‘don’ or an originator of a new dawn of democracy in Pakistan depends on his progress on 5 things: a) how he handles absolute power, b) his party, c)…

  • Sri Lankan players attack amid a ‘political’ security lapse

    Early today morning a number of terrorist people on foot attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team as it was approaching Gaddafi Stadium the bus was brutally attacked by almost twelve gunmen as it passed through the Liberty Roundabout. The bus was miraculously shielded from about two rocket attacks and serious damage was avoided as Police…