Tag: Corruption

  • Pakistan, Forex and Musharraf

    Guest post by A.H.Kalwar of Pakistion Blog With the current account deficit widening, inflation boiling at over 24% and foreign reserves dieing out at the rate of $1 billion a month. Pakistan’s economic indicators seem to have taken a nose dive. Where did it start and when will it end? The dollar today stands at…

  • Sugar Mill Scam?

    Dawn newspaper published a very concerning report where Senators were reportedly hurling accusations of corruption in regards to the sale of two Sugar Mills, in the midst of the controversy was Jamal Leghari, son of former president Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari who was also defending Dewan Yousuf. Mr. Leghari brought to the attention of the…

  • 200+ members of the Pakistani delegation go begging to Saudi Arabia

    In a very interesting discovery it is been reported that a massive delegation of 200+ people proceeded to Saudi Arabia this week to ask the Saudi kings for an economic bail out package. One executive jet carried the 12 top members of the presidential delegation including Mr. Asif Zardari whilst the remaining boarded a chartered…

  • “YES WE CAN” Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States

    For anyone who has not watched Barack Obama’s acceptance speech late night on 3rd November to a massive crowd at Grant Park Chicago, do so before proceeding further Its finally over America has finally chosen Barack Obama as its 44th President. History has been created and its for the very first time that an African…

  • Senator supporting Baluchistan Honour Killing rewarded with Ministry

    In a very shocking turn of events Mr. Asif Ali Zardari yesterday expanded his cabinet with 40 members and inducted a very controversial Senator Mir Israrullah Zehri. Mr Israrullah Zehri a few months back in August stood up in the Senate and justified the crime of burying women alive by arguing in the upper house…

  • PICS: Aiwan-e-Sadar being used as a Wedding hall

    A few days back the Aiwan-e-Sadar [Presidential Palace] was utilized as the a wedding reception hall to host the wedding ceremony of our Prime Minsters Gilani’s sons wedding – its just surprising that the entire country suffers the worst economic crisis but oblivious to all this suffering our leaders continue to live lavishly utilizing public…

  • The movement is here to stay

    Shorter version of this appeared in The News on October 30th, 2008. Victory of Ali Ahmed Kurd as President of Supreme Court Bar Association is a historic milestone in the history of Pakistan and the history of the Lawyers’ movement for rule of law and accountability of the country. This is not just a victory…

  • Kashmiri Freedom Fighters are “Terrorists” – Zardari

    In what appears to be yet another blooper on the international stage our President Asif Ali Zardari has yet again dropped a bombshell on our nation. If the security threat in the North West arena was not enough to handle he has just awoken a sleeping giant when he labeled Kashmiri freedom fighters as terrorist…

  • [MiniLinks] Cowasjee responds to Zardari’s God/Gaad Blooper

    Ardeshir Cowasjee responds to the spelling mistake controversy – September 12 when I went to the Mazar and asked the keepers to let me have photocopies of what had been written by the September 11 visiting ‘dignitaries’ in the visitors’ book. I was given copies of remarks recorded by the president, the Sindh governor and…

  • Margalla Towers tragedy – Builder being compensated

    We all must vividly recall the tragedy that struck Pakistan three years back on October 8th 2005 when a massive earthquake shook the life out of Pakistan. Images flashed across our screens moments later of devastation with hundreds dead and thousands injured, in those panic stricken days many visuals flashed across our screens but the…

  • Profiting from Religion: Land Grabbing Business and Christian Minority in Pakistan

    Guest Blog by Silence from Islamabad Observer Religion is basically meant to be personal belief of a person or group of people. It is outrageous, shameful and downright arrogant of the religious groups to use religion as a source of profits. However since the times immortal, criminals, religious clerics, land grabbers and even power hungry…

  • [MiniLinks] Requiem for Reko Diq

    The Reko Diq mystery continues to live on, surely a matter of serious national consequences, has been previously covered on Teeth Maestro blog in July HERE

  • Makli Necropolis being Bulldozed?

    Makli an archeological conservatory located about 2 hours drive from Karachi near Thatta is reportedly being destroyed by ex-MPA Ghulam Qadir Palijo who is the father of the Sassui Palijo a Sindh Minister Makli Necropolis is one of the largest necropolises in the world, with a diameter of approximately 8 kilometers, Makli Hill is supposed…

  • Who is the TARGET: Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons or President?

    Guest Post by Silence from Islamabad Observer We have not forgotten the debate which centered on the Saddam Husain’s weapons of mass destruction, his quest to destroy the world and duties of ‘civilized world’ to act before the dooms day takes place. The ‘civilized world” acted with unprecedented might and fire power, leaving 500,000 Iraqi’s…

  • A speech Zardari did not make

    By Dr Muzaffar Iqbal The News, September 12, 2008 Bismi’Llahi-Rahmani-Rahim (In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent.) My fellow citizens, assalamu alaykum. First of all, I am grateful to the Almighty for giving me the honour of serving a great nation as its president. It has become somewhat clichéd to say…