Category: Zardari
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Benazir Bhutto’s funeral to start at 2:30p.m.
The funeral and burial of slain Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto will be held in Garhi Khuda Baksh, Naudero after Friday prayers, at about 2:30p.m. Pakistan Standard Time. A senior party leader said, Bhutto, 54, is to be buried in the family’s ancestral graveyard in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh near the town of Larkana.…
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A Very Happy Eid Mubarak & My Sincere Prayers for Pakistan
For all my regular readers, it will not be too hard to figure out my Dua for this Eid-ul-Adha. I sincerely wish each and every Muslim in the world a very happy and joyous Eid, while at the same time I urge them to take a moment to pray for Pakistan asking Allah, God Almighty…
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Pakistans Rich List of 2008
Short-listing Pakistan’s most influential business magnates or Groups has never been an easy task because there are the people who have been very powerful in nearly every regime that has held this country’s reins since the last 60 years and then we have had those seasonal species that maneuvered their voice to be heard better…
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The Path of a Patriot
Guest post by mhb Opposing General Pervez Musharraf is not a cause worth endorsing solely by itself. General Pervez Musharraf is not the man he was when he first usurped the seat of Pakistan’s government. Over time as his political age has advanced, he has undergone a staged metamorphosis: from an amateur idealist, to a…
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Update @ 1400: Benazir Bhutto comes out of her house
Via SMS, just hours before Benazir Bhutto was set to start off her party’s peace rally, she was detained and placed under house arrest at the Zardari house in Islamabad: Despite Pakistani security forces surrounding her house, Bhutto has just stepped out of the house and police have led her to a nearby waiting car.…
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October 17 Court Decision – Don’t Expect Much
October 17th is being trumpeted by many as a critical day in the history of Pakistan, it is a day which can be earmarked as a day to make or break one too many political giants of the present era. Two highly important political cases will be discussed while the Pakistani community holds it breath…
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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…
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Plot to Bring Back Benazir
After recovering from the celebrations across the country where majority of Pakistanis celebrated the reinstatement of Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry as the Chief Justice of Pakistan. Its time to look towards the future of Pakistan, one thing we all hope should transpire from this landmark decision is the courage for other legal departments to stand…
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Benazir, Eyeing a Return
Can you for a moment imagine a situation where our next Prime Minister of Pakistan becomes Benazir Bhutto a person who was found utterly corrupt not once but on both times she was in office, to now plan for a return to lead us for yet another stint as the Prime Minster of Pakistan. Have…
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Mr. 10% returns to Pakistan
It is surprising that Asif Ali Zardari is due to get a hero’s welcome when he lands in Lahore on Saturday 16th. I still can’t stomach the idea that he was released and all charges against him were dropped. He now has a smirk on his face saying he is innocent, famously known as Mr.…
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Musharraf bribes PPP with Zardari’s release
It ain’t a mystery no more, Musharraf is trying to hold his presidential seat by the ends of the coat tails for his dear life. Long past are the days where he talked about justice and democracy, he now is preoccupied with the curse – which many leaders of Pakistan have been unfortunate to have…