Tag: BB

  • Aitzaz Ahsan still a threat to the Government

    I share with you a statement sent to us by Mrs. Ahsan who shares her frustration that her husband has yet again been placed under house arrest for another month starting this New Year. My hat goes off in salute to all those judges and lawyers who made this great sacrifice for the sake of…

  • Report: ISI was diverting US aid to Rig the Elections

    This news report to many does not come as a surprise, as many independent observers including this scribe have been screaming all along that these elections are no where near the notion of being free and fair – these elections were being carefully heavily rigged and the results planned in the favor of the ruling…

  • The Flag’s Complaint : a Poetic Pledge!

    Guest Post by Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi In this poem, the flag of Pakistan summons the common Pakistani citizen and expresses its grief on the countrywide mourning of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed, moreover it levels some complaints and reminiscences old times! 17 crore people asleep and someone cried wake up from apathy, Bhutto died! Sea of…

  • Candle Light Vigil by WAF at Bilawal House

    Womens Action Forum organizes a Candle Light Vigil at Bilawal House in memory of Benazir Bhutto Credit: Abro Flikr Photostream

  • 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…

  • Doctors Told to Shut Up

    In an investigative report appearing in Washington Post it seems there was an elaborate plan to cover up the evidence relating to the Assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The Washington Post have expressed their concern to say that the Pakistani authorities have pressured the medical personnel who tried to save Benazir Bhutto’s life to remain silent…

  • Benazir Bhutto’s Medical Report as issued by Govt of Pakistan

    Attached here are the medical reports from Rawalpindi General Hospital following the death of Benazir Bhutto. The report was provided by Athar Minallah, a board member of the hospital, who e-mailed reporters Bhutto’s medical record, signed by the seven surgeons who treated her.

  • Review of the Political Situation at the Dawn of a New Year

    With Sunday’s decision by the Pakistan People’s Party to contest the elections, it instantly threw the PML-Q and the ruling elite into a frenzy, the PML-Q had predicted this move and a day before had announced a complete stoppage of their election camping taking the excuse of deteriorating unrest in the country following the assassination…

  • Salman Ahmed shares his views on Benazir Bhutto’s assassination

    Salman Ahmed a very prominent musician in Pakistan shares a short commentary on Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, I reproduce his email verbatim Despite my critical view of her as a politician, I’m saddened by the loss of Benazir. For the sake of our collective conscience and the nation’s self respect we need to know immediately who…

  • I am being Haunted by what I said in October

    Back in October immediately after things had started to settle down after the fateful day in Karachi when hundreds of Janesaran-e-Bhutto were killed in the bomb blast attack on Benazir’s reception rally, I wrote a blog post titled Thank God, Benazir Lives where I summed up my view to say. “I suspect that if Benazir…

  • Video of Benazir’s Last Seven Seconds Released

    May the criminals be brought to justice and may the government’s propaganda team stop spitting out their backwas and correct their story It must be noted that this video perfectly matches with the images that this blog can take the credit for first releasing to the public at large

  • The only Good Thing said in the Press Conference

    Since the Press Conference in Larkana this blog has been a witness to my discontent on watching Asif Ali Zardari assuming control of Pakistan Peoples Party, not that he did not have control but simply watching him at the helm scares the shit out of me. The thought of one day Pakistan will be ruled…

  • English Transcript of the PPP press conference

    Some brilliant work done by Dr. Farrukh Malik on his blog Silence where he has meticulously transcribed the entire PPP press conference held at Naudero, Larkana for us in English. A few sections I choose to quote here, while the entire version can be found on his blog. Makhdoom Ameen Fahim After the rituals of…

  • Sunroof injury couldn’t kill Bhutto: Toyota official – ?

    It is being reported in Daily News & Analysis that an official of the Toyota company that manufactures the vehicle states that “We are convinced that it can’t be a lever (that caused the fatal head injury) but we are still looking into more details,” According to the official, the lever could not have caused…

  • PPP to contest election & Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Chair of PPP

    Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has just now addresses a press conference while Makhdoom Amin Faheem and Asif Ali Zardari flanked him on the side. Bilawal spoke in English but emotions got the better of him. Asif Zardari when addressing the press conference announced that PPP will contest the elections on time and confirmed the reports that…