Political Quandary in Pakistan

You can install a political government by popular vote but there are no effective checks and balances to keep it on the straight, narrow and workable path.

Musharraf’s Coup - Seven Years Later

Some had feared – while others had hoped – that General Pervez Musharraf’s coup of October 12, 1999, would bring the revolution of Kemal Ataturk to a Pakistan firmly in the iron grip of mullahs.

Guess who is staying for a Thai dinner?

Since 1992, after widespread protests, democratic rule was established and it seemed that the time has come for liberal democracy to come into play in this idyllic South-East Asian country. But on September 19th 2006, the military came back and is now ru

Dislodging a Dictator

Why Benazir Bhutto is Pakistan’s best hope!

The Great Game for Central Asian Oil

The Imperialist Ring from Yugoslavia to Afghanistan

Democracy is Like Virginity

Muslims and The West After 11th September

America has exacted blood revenge for the Twin Towers

Whither Democracy?

Musharraf appears to have killed two birds with one stone

The People’s Initiative

Exposure to ordinary people serves as a powerful perception changer ...

When Pakistan Defeated Herself...

there was no way for it [India] to convincingly prove that Pakistan indeed harbored territorial ambitions on i-Kashmir

Boundaries or Bridges?

We didn’t find the Pakistan we were looking for

Again, Desperate Times

On seizing power, both Ayub Khan and Pervez Musharraf claimed to have a clear mission

Farce

I think I’ll smoke anyway

Compilation of Opinions on the Military Takeover in Pakistan

Peoples opinions and reactions

Compilation of Articles on the Military Takeover in Pakistan

Views and reviews on the recent events in Pakistan

Pakistan Alert: Revolution in the Making?

Perhaps, this will be the beginning of the World War III

Why An Interim Civilian Government will Fail

Putting up a front government will achieve simply nothing

Diary of a Coup

A coup d’etat had taken place and everything was going on as if nothing had happened?

A Road To Siachen

An analysis of the Pakistani military thought and its interests in the present crisis

The Gentleman Must Go

Crisis in the shadows of power: Is Pakistan entering an institutional crisis acknowledging Nawaz Sharif’s imperial designs?

Human Rights Groups Slam Sharif

Women are often the first victims of such moves

Onwards to the Nuclear Abyss

India, Pakistan and the March of Folly

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• US Elections 2008 Primaries
• Pakistan General Election 2007-2008
• Benazir Bhutto Assassination
• Pakistan State of Emergency
• Bomb Blasts on Benazir Bhutto's Return
• Judicial Crisis in Pakistan
• Lal Masjid Seige
• May 12 2007 Karachi Riots
• Virginia Tech Shooting
• Cricket World Cup 2007
• July 2006 Lebanon War
• July 11 Bombay Train Blasts
• July 7 London Bombing
• Kashmir Earthquake
• Indian General Elections 2004
• Tsunami
• Vote of Confidence
• India Pakistan Peace Process
• US-Iraq War
• Kalabagh Dam Controversy
• Higher Education Commission Criticism
• Karachi Oil Spill
• Mukhtaran Mai Rape
• Gujarat Riots
• Indian Parliament Attack
• War in Afghanistan
• September 11 Attacks
• Dot com
• Pakistan Coup of 1999
• 1999 Kargil Conflict
• 1998 Nuclear Weapons Testing
• Remembering Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
• Honouring Abdus Salam