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Small Spies Must be Hanged , While Bigger Ones Prosper

Agha Amin   Mar 27, 2008   interacts: 157

The law is basically for the poor man. In cases of espionage official secrets act of 1923 , no politician bothered to revise this arbitrary

Talking to Jamil Dehlavi about Infinite Justice and More

Ras Siddiqui   Feb 10, 2008   interacts: 103

Jamil Dehlavi's film “Infinite Justice” recently opened in Britain. The Indo-Pakistani-French film maker was born in Calcutta to an Indian

Making a Mockery of Democracy

Mohammad Gill   Dec 30, 2007   interacts: 117

Waging democracy in the spirit of revenge is the worst form of democracy. This shows the type of democracy which Benazir Bhutto’s (BB) Peoples Party

To Boycott or not to Boycott !

sheikh tajammul   Dec 15, 2007   interacts: 61

Whether its Imran Khan or Nawaz Sharif or Benazir or someone else ... whoever promises to reinstate judiciary should be voted for to stop Pro

Vi Veri Universum Vivus Vici

Naveed Ejaz   Nov 30, 2007   interacts: 6

Feigning infant-like naivety, we assume that like a chess board, war remains restricted to an 8x8 playing field and will never reach our doors.

Dispensation of Justice is the Main Pillar of Democracy

Ikramul Haq   Nov 24, 2007   interacts: 15

The three constitutions, framed in Pakistan, proved to be just pieces of paper; their sanctity frequently violated by the men with guns, and by those

Secret Life of Gays in New Delhi

Mayank AustenSoofi   Nov 21, 2007   interacts: 16

On all other days, Pegs N Pints is "normal" - strictly straight. But on Tuesday evenings as the clock struck ten, queers start trickling out

Pakistani Judges - Read This Lawyer’s Oath

Aisha Sarwari   Nov 18, 2007   interacts: 95

One fails to understand how the growing need to associate with Mr. Jinnah leaves Musharraf little association with the ideals that the man stood for.

Medals of Freedom for Justice Chaudary

saleha waqar   Nov 16, 2007   interacts: 20

He (Justice Chaudhry) sat on four pivotal Supreme Court benches between 2000-2005 that validated the military takeover by General Musharraf, his referendum, his LFO and

Pressures Mount on Pervez Musharraf

Beena Sarwar   Nov 15, 2007   interacts: 11

"The judges by not taking oath, the lawyers and civil society by resisting have shown the way. The media is

Its Time To Follow The 'Pied Piper'

Nikhat Rasool   Nov 15, 2007   interacts: 4

Yesterday I learnt that our own Pakistani police have taken away ‘Imran Khan’, our hero the pride of nation, to put him behind bars.

Johnny On The Street

Irfan Pakistani   Nov 8, 2007   interacts: 3

Should the lawyers be able to recapture the imagination of the nation and catalyze meaningful national resistance, the calculus shall change.

Do You Have a Substitute?

Salman Aneel   Nov 4, 2007   interacts: 139

Emergency in Pakistan was the need of time as we had no other options. Do we have any substitute for General Musharraf? Is there any

Where's the news?

Nadeem F Paracha   Oct 16, 2007   interacts: 83

The so-called "movement against Musharraf" and the unfolding "democratic revolution" seems like a shrinking reality no bigger than a 26-inch TV screen.

Shattered by the Status Quo

raza raja   Oct 11, 2007   interacts: 9

The recent pro Musharraf decision has been rationalized on the grounds that we need him for keeping democracy on “track”.

The Ramadan Ordinance

Saad Anis   Oct 4, 2007   interacts: 8

In 1981, the Ramadan Ordinance was issued by President of Pakistan Zia ul Haq, whereby eating, drinking and smoking in public during fasting hours in

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