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First 11 Months of PPP Government

Mehroz Sadruddin January 11, 2009

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#15 Posted by TehminaTanveer on February 6, 2009 7:34:40 am

Failed governance. Hmm, this one may create a problem. We all know there is never anything such as failed governance.Afterall the past government is always worse and one can come up with spread sheets after spread sheets to prove how this one is better. There is always “better� governace.So be it if it falls within the ambit of-a botched job. Ofcourse every government has a list of actions that will produce externalities, but hey that’s what externalities are: someone else’s problem, not ours.

The PPP Government is a joke albeit no one is laughing.
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#14 Posted by teshah on January 31, 2009 3:40:36 pm
The fact is it is not a PPP gov. but an NRO (No Rule Order) one.
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#13 Posted by Urstruly on January 31, 2009 7:46:05 am
Re: # 11

even with self appointed judges piplees cannot lodge an FIR of murder of their leader - probably the most pathetic political group in pakistan is the piplees - no morals, no vision, just a bunch of opportunists ruling over idiots of people who are hell bent on self destruction.
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#12 Posted by prohuman on January 31, 2009 12:12:41 am
Re: # 10
Man, the irony. The murderers mocking the murdered to at least get a FIR registered? Tich, tich. Yaar, baygairati ki hudd hogai, moulana Urstruly.
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#11 Posted by shabha on January 30, 2009 9:02:55 pm
A political chief justice is one whose decisions as a judge reflect political ambitions. The judgements passed by Mr. Dogar and members of his club as to validating the November 3rd Martial Law and one-man-made amendments in the constitution were extremely political. Since their entire career and job security is highly depended on the pleasure of Political Actors in the power therefore they cannot be be apolitical, even if they desire so.

Federal Law Minister Farooq Naik told the Senate on 30-01-2009 in a written reply during the Question Hour that no (sacked) judge had been reinstated in the last one year and none would be reinstated in the future.

The above statment of law minister calrifies that some non-PCO judges who were broght back with their original seniority to the courts few months back were infact reappointed and not reinstated. Now the question arises if the Federal Government can grant seniority to the fresh appointed judges over those who were already working as a judge (PCO Judges) by way of a notification which is exactly an "Executive Order" in the nature without formally consulting the parliament, what stops them to restore dysfunctional independed minded judges throgh an executive order since their removal was also the result of a patantly illegal) executive order issued by the then Chief of Army Staff. In case they dont want to restore them through an executive order, they should atleast withdraw/recall the executive order ilegally issued by the then Chief of army staff to cure the error on the record, wich is part of their duty.
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#10 Posted by Urstruly on January 30, 2009 6:26:20 pm
I have only one thing to say to piplees:

Oye bayghairto! apni baybay ki FIR tou katwa lo apni hakoomat main.

God ! what a disgrace this bunch of people are. they chose the most corrupt and third class person in Pakistan as their leader and spend day and night defending him. What else you can expect from a party that is 90% responsible for East Pakistan tragedy. what a waste.
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#9 Posted by nkg on January 30, 2009 1:07:42 am
Re: # 8
Leaden...
so are many MNCs in different sectors like FMCG,Pharma, Telecom Service....
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#8 Posted by Leadenwinter on January 29, 2009 11:31:02 am
Its true ..I worked with people dealing with contracts myself in 1996..

Bhutto brought in IPP's in 1993 along with a long term plan to privatize power production Pakistan The IPPs remit a billion dollars+ every year in profits to their home countries.

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#7 Posted by prohuman on January 28, 2009 4:35:06 am
Where is all of this coming from seeker? Let's have some valid sources, buddy. I can say Obama is a closet homosexual and indulged in voodoo to come into power, will you believe me?
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#6 Posted by seekers14 on January 28, 2009 3:17:35 am
Re: # 5
Prohuman! this is not fallacy or theory,this is fact that Pakistani nation had payed for costly power fair for last 14 years. zardari had made 25 years agreements with IPPs in past at highest rate in the whole region.
I know layman don't know about this,but now i think u can find these deal agreement of past govt.
Moreover you find that Musharaf had withdraw the cases on World bank pressure against IPPs(made in Nawaz shareef Govt.) for kickback commission and costly deal.I had personally met the lawyer of IPPs who had admit "we could lose on basis of strong evidence"
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#5 Posted by prohuman on January 28, 2009 2:01:07 am
Re: # 1
Seeker,
You should be seeking some common sense rather than unsubstantiated conspiracy theories. And try seeking some origenality as well, instead of ranting about Zaradri-is-corrupt cliches!!
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#4 Posted by seekers14 on January 28, 2009 1:28:01 am
sunil7090! Everybody know the popularity of zardari even Benazir know before her death
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#3 Posted by sunil7090 on January 27, 2009 11:45:12 pm
seekers14, popularly elected leaders ;can they be considered as conspirators?(howsoever corrupt they may be) In that case a new born child has to consider his parents as enemies
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#2 Posted by Delirium on January 27, 2009 10:42:46 pm
Demise of BB has left PPP like a living corpse. The champion of 73 constitution (PPP) is now offering the biggest threat to the restoration of the same and denying its own fundamentals, philosophy and basis of existence.

On top of that, we are devoid of any visionary leadership today and are left at the mercy of ordinary self-proclaimed leaders with their own vested interests. Their caliber and background hardly leave any doubts with regards to their intentions and motives.
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#1 Posted by seekers14 on January 27, 2009 9:52:01 pm
This is amazing that nobody smell the another biggest conspiracy going against Pakistan's nation.
zardari had made deal under kickback commission with IPPs(Independent Power producers)in the past govt. of benazir bhutto(i think this is the biggest corruption scandal of Pakistan history if investigate).
In new scenario,zardari govt. is intentionally not paying the 120 billion Rs. outstanding of current IPPs,they are off their production.Even tough all country is under a worse electricity crisis,industrial and business sector has collapsed under circumstances.
Zardari govt. is now going deal with new IPPs for more commission agreements.Shaukat Tareen has announced for increment in Power rates in July under new agreement.
certainly! they would deal at the most expensive rates to adjust their commission.
Opposition even don't raise against this going conspiracy,their all useless efforts are wasting on Political chief justice.
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Interact Index

    #15 TehminaTanveer
    #14 teshah
    #13 Urstruly
    #12 prohuman
    #11 shabha
    #10 Urstruly
    #9 nkg
    #8 Leadenwinter
    #7 prohuman
    #6 seekers14
    #5 prohuman
    #4 seekers14
    #3 sunil7090
    #2 Delirium
    #1 seekers14

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