Tag: Musharraf
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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…
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BB’s letter names Pervaiz Elahi, Arbab, Ijaz Shah, & Hameed Gul
It is being revealed that Benazir Bhutto has named former Punjab chief minister Pervaiz Elahi, former Sindh chief minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Intelligence Bureau chief Ijaz Shah and ex-ISI chief Hameed Gul as possible suspects in her assassination in a letter written before her death. This letter was written before her arrival in Karachi on…
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Sherry Rehman saw Bullet Wounds, But why the Twist?
To continue adding a twist to the entire controversy surrounding the assassination of PPP Chairperson and Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan. Sherry Rehman vehemently refutes the claims made by the Government that Benazir had knocked her head on a lever on the side of the vehicle. Sherry Rehman insists that she saw a bullet wound on…
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They don’t blame Al-Qa’ida. They blame Musharraf: Robert Fisk
By Robert Fisk Published in The Independent UK. This is an article worth reading where Robert Fisk places the right questions, we genuinely believe its not the work of Al-Qa’ida but instead an outcome of Musharraf’s eight year rule, few recent links here and here while this blog is full of statements condemning Musharraf practically…
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UPDATED: Mobile pictures – Benazir was defintely shot dead before the Blast
New Images updated below: Considering all the commotion and fuss created by the government of Pakistan saying the called that Benazir Bhutto was not hit by the three bullets but instead she hit her head on some ‘lever’ of the sunroof. Last night I was contacted by a person via Orkut who had uploaded these…
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Bhutto blames Musharraf if killed, email two months earlier
Two months before her death, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto sent an e-mail to her U.S. adviser and longtime friend, saying that if she were killed, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf would bear some of the blame. “Nothing will, God willing happen,” she wrote to Mark Siegel, her U.S. spokesman, lobbyist and friend. “Just wanted…
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Cause of death, Gun Shots or Sunroof? Govt foul play suspected
The first reports arriving the day Benazir died was three gun shots to the head resulting in her death, after she was buried today the Govt of Pakistan Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Javed Iqbal Cheema offers a complete new explanation for the cause of death, he said that she was NOT killed because of the…
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A tragedy of Military Despotism and Anarcy
by Tariq Ali Published in The Guardian Unlimited, its worth reading as it shares some genuine issues about Pakistan Even those of us sharply critical of Benazir Bhutto’s behaviour and policies – both while she was in office and more recently – are stunned and angered by her death. Indignation and fear stalk the country…
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PPP contemplating on Contesting the Elections
Its been buzzing around the country that PPP might actually proceed to contest the elections on Jan 8th. A very high level meeting of the PPP is scheduled to be held today where this issue will be hotly debated after they come to a decsion of who will be the new party chairperson, in the…
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What choices do we have?
Guest Blog by Naeem Sadiq posted on the People’s Resistance Network One hopes that we have finally realised on a day as sad as this one, that the violence of the state and of fundamentalists can only take us to darker destinations. Never before have I witnessed such intense pain and sorrow, shared so much…
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Condoleezza Rice calls Zardari to request for Elections on 8th !!!
It was just reported on ARY One World that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had called up Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of Benazir Bhutto requesting him permission to let the January 8th elections to go on as planned. I am not sure whats the agenda in all this but I suspect some serious…
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Nawaz Sharif pulls out of the Elections, while PML-Q, MQM & JUI – Silent
After the assassination of Benazir Bhutto the nation plunged into a confusing shock. Many loved this leader, while quite a few despised her since she was ruthlessly famous for her underhanded tricks which she used to manipulate her way around the political hurdles for the sake another chance on the throne of power. Its interesting…
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8-Page Advertorial in USA Today by Govt of Pakistan
An 8-page advertorial appeared in US Today on the 18th of December on PAKISTAN it was published by the United World Project Team in Pakistan and is sponsored by the a number of pro-Musharraf companies. Overtly it may seem to be an attempt to evoke positive energy for Pakistan but realistically its all geared up…
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Hunger Strike for the Restoration of Judiciary
Members of the People’s Resistance staged a token hunger strike today at the Karachi Press Club for the restoration of Judiciary in Pakistan – Full Press Release Below
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People’s Resistance Outreach Program – Street Theater at SeaView
A few members of People’s Resistance organized a Street Theater on the Beach at SeaView for the general public. The short street play titled JADUGAR was conceived by Husna and Ambereen of People’s Resistance, the skit was about a Jadugar (magician) who lodges himself indefinitely in the house of a poor family, promising to bring…