Articles with tag: Musharraf
Benazir’s Legacy
Beena Sarwar Apr 5, 2008 interacts: 120How could Pakistan’s all-powerful president and chief of the army staff be dislodged -- other than through the political process?
A Walk down Memory Lane
Zeejah Apr 1, 2008 interacts: 26Forgive me if I am not taken in by the high sounding statements issued by the winners (and losers) of Election 2008, I simply see 'more of the same' for the future.
Surviving Musharraf's Exit?
Moeed Pirzada Mar 28, 2008 interacts: 595Throughout the election campaign and since the elections, no political party or politician has come up with any original thought or plan for the problems that confront Pakistan
An Unnecessary Interview with History
Amer Nazir Feb 25, 2008 interacts: 38Tonight we have an unnecessary interview with ex- Chief Executive, ex- Chief of Army staff and soon to be the ex- President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharaff.
Pervez Musharraf and India Pakistan Rapproachment
Dost Mittar Feb 25, 2008 interacts: 295Eight years of the Musharraf era has seen a sea change in the Indo-Pak bilateral relationship. Musharraf, in my opinion, can take a large measure of credit for this change.
Manufacturing a Fig Leaf of Democracy in Pakistan
Abdus S Ghazali Feb 17, 2008 interacts: 3According to an IRI poll in September 2006, Musharraf had a 63 percent approval rating. But last October 11, IRI released a poll showing him at 21 percent.
Musharraf’s Days are Numbered
Mohammad Gill Jan 24, 2008 interacts: 73From all political portents, it seems it’s time for Musharraf to go. If he doesn’t leave voluntarily, he’ll be helped out by force – by the army of course.
Surplus Majors and Jerk Chicken
Amer Nazir Jan 17, 2008 interacts: 5Yesterday, when I went to collect my monthly dole from my local council, the officer in charge was apologetic, ‘Sorry Mr Nazir this is all we have for you at the moment,’ she said.
Eight years of Four M's: Musharraf, MQM, Muslim League and Mullah
Pukhtoon Khan Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 23After eight years of these M’s Pakistan has transformed into a hell filled with price hike, ethnic tensions ... scarcity of basic necessities and above all reactionary suicide bombers.
To Boycott or not to Boycott !
sheikh tajammul Dec 14, 2007 interacts: 61Whether its Imran Khan or Nawaz Sharif or Benazir or someone else ... whoever promises to reinstate judiciary should be voted for to stop Pro Musharraf getting 2/3rd majority.
The Good Monster: Musharraf's Cultural Legacy
Nadeem F Paracha Dec 8, 2007 interacts: 133A leader’s true legacy tends to be more accurately deciphered when studied through the effects his ideas and policies have had on the cultural mindset of the people.
Pakistan’s Emergency and the International Media
Mehroz Sadruddin Dec 9, 2007 interacts: 4The international media’s principled stand against the imposition of emergency must be taken with a pinch of salt.
Enlightened Mediocrity
Amer Nazir Dec 2, 2007 interacts: 12‘He (Musharraf) is better off than the Queen you know,’ I continued, ‘considering that even the poor lady is answerable at times...’
Media: The more things change...
Beena Sarwar Nov 30, 2007 interacts: 77Where only one Najam Sethi was picked up under the Sharif regime, over the past eight years, dozens have been picked up and tortured by Pakistan’s secret agencies.
The Plan To Topple Pakistan Military
Ahmed Quraishi Nov 29, 2007 interacts: 158Its not about Musharraf anymore. This is about clipping the wings of a strong Pakistani military, denying space for China in Pakistan, squashing the ISI, stirring ethnic unrest...
Pakistan: Media Under Siege
Beena Sarwar Nov 23, 2007 interacts: 138Police have attacked and arrested journalists demonstrating all over the country. Over a hundred journalists offered themselves for mass arrest in Karachi on Nov 20.
Pakistani Media Crippled
Moeed Pirzada Nov 23, 2007 interacts: 6The Musharraf government wants to financially cripple this most popular of the media community to set an example - just like the judiciary.
Musharraf and The Media
Moeed Pirzada Nov 20, 2007 interacts: 15With the imposition of martial law, all TV channels suddenly disappeared. BBC and CNN and Fox all were gone.
Pakistani Judges - Read This Lawyer’s Oath
Aisha Sarwari Nov 18, 2007 interacts: 95One fails to understand how the growing need to associate with Mr. Jinnah leaves Musharraf little association with the ideals that the man stood for.
Pakistan at Sixty
Tariq Ali Nov 16, 2007 interacts: 11Insightful and relevant article written in October by political activist Tariq Ali on the occasion of 60th anniversary of Pakistan.
No Dice Without Reinstatement of Judiciary
Ahmer Muzammil Nov 12, 2007 interacts: 12The fight is not between democracy and martial-law or Q league or X league, it’s always between the have’s and have not’s.
Is Patriotism at Times The Last Refuge
Amer Nazir Nov 10, 2007 interacts: 8We, the third largest ex-pat community in the world after China and India have learnt to keep our fronts, haven’t we?
Musharraf and Alternative
Khalid Bhatti Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 21General Musharraf, return the power to people, restore the judiciary and reinstate the constitution of Pakistan. We have had enough of you and its not working anymore.
Do You Have a Substitute?
Salman Aneel Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 139Emergency in Pakistan was the need of time as we had no other options. Do we have any substitute for General Musharraf? Is there any other person who can run the country?
Martial Law Not Emergency
Khalid Bhatti Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 16I have never heard any speech that is more incoherent and insult to the faculties of logic and intellect than this one delivered by Pervez Musharraf.
The Roving Stones
Haroon Malik Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 5My lords have announced they will cause revolutionary changes, changes that will cause a grass root level change. But how could they?
Pervez Musharraf Declares Emergency in Pakistan
Chowk Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 190As of 6PM on Saturday President General Musharraf has suspended the constitution and declared State of Emergency in Pakistan.
Jeenay Do BB
Raheel Lakhani Oct 18, 2007 interacts: 12A piece of satire targeted on Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan.
Where's the news?
Nadeem F Paracha Oct 14, 2007 interacts: 83The 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 3, 2007 interacts: 9The recent pro Musharraf decision has been rationalized on the grounds that we need him for keeping democracy on “track”.
National Reconciliation goes truly National
Talha Muhammad Oct 7, 2007The National Association of Street and Petty Crimes, Karachi Chapter has announced that in the spirit of the newly presented proposal by Pervaiz Musharraf, all its members who have stolen mobiles, snatched cars and killed people over cash between the peri
Musharraf’s New Ordinance Hoopla
Mohammad A Shaikh Oct 5, 2007 interacts: 294What is this ordinance hoopla Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto have just come up with. They want to take out accountability from the entire political and banking process.
The Ghost of Justice Munir is Still Alive
Karamatullah K Ghori Sep 30, 2007 interacts: 9Islamabad’s nervous and jittery ‘guardians’ have turned the capital city into a fenced-of, ‘no-go’ town.
Musharraf the Out-smarter
Riaz Jafri Sep 25, 2007 interacts: 330A lot is being said and written these days for and against Musharraf who first introduced the concept of ‘Pakistan First’ (keeping Pakistan before self and all).
Musharraf and Pakistan: A Message for the Secretary General of the Commonwealth
Mohammad A Shaikh Sep 23, 2007 interacts: 8Let not the Commonwealth make Musharraf 'an exception story'. Call a spade a spade. Tell it how it is.
A History of Failure: The Rise and Fall of Military
Athar Osama Sep 23, 2007 interacts: 4Is military rule the solution to Pakistan's problems? Is Musharraf any different than his predecessor generals?
PM Shoukat Aziz Ponders a Term for Chief Justice
Saeed Minhas Sep 14, 2007 interacts: 25Given the crucial role of Chief Justice and Supreme Court in current Pakistani politics, ruling elite is busy looking at various options to remove this stumbling block.
Cutting Down the Law
Kamal K Jabbar Sep 14, 2007 interacts: 4With the banishment of Nawaz Sharif once again the General and the incumbent Government has, shown its myopia, arrogance and contempt for the laws of Pakistan.
Remembering the Presidential Election of 1965
Yasser Latif Hamdani Sep 5, 2007 interacts: 205Today Musharraf looks to Benazir Bhutto to rescue him from his spot between devil and the deep blue sea. He forgets what her father did to Ayub Khan.
Musharraf's Options: Time Running Out
Saeed Minhas Sep 1, 2007 interacts: 56Roundtable proposed in Gulf to sort political mess
The Dancing Girl of Mohenjodaro
Saqib Mausoof Aug 27, 2007 interacts: 18A five thousand year old TEOTWAWKI (The end of the world as we know it) that remains forgotten today by its own.
Boots, Beards, Burqas and Bombs
Beena Sarwar Aug 23, 2007 interacts: 30The Lal Masjid operation has intensified Gen Musharraf’s problems - An Analysis.
Emergency: From Behind the Sandbags
Babar Mufti Aug 15, 2007Emergency at this time serves Chaudhri Shujaat more than it serves Musharraf, who wants to play this final card not so early.
60 Years of American DogHood
Saima Shah Aug 14, 2007 interacts: 86Graffiti in Karachi proclaims that General Musharraf is an American Dog who must be shot dead. (General Amriki Kutta, Tthaa!!). It’s an idea, problem is that not much of Pakistan will remain if we shoot all the American Dogs
The New Bedfellows
Babar Mufti Aug 4, 2007 interacts: 148Can Musharraf be content with the usual presidential powers? A stronger Benazir is not likely to be easily controlled.
Moral Bankruptcy of Political Leadership in Pakistan
Ahmer Muzammil Jul 30, 2007 interacts: 171The pundits are saying that Musharaf & Bibi are ideological allies. As if these two camps actually have ideologies.
The Deal and Our Responsibility
Muneeb Khan Jul 31, 2007 interacts: 24Does the deal between Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto really matter? And will we sit and let others to continue muddling with the affairs of Pakistan.
A Letter To President Musharraf
Khadija Hassan Jul 13, 2007 interacts: 541Mr. President – we do not desire any more simpleton rhetoric or illogical declarations. We want you to take positions and then stick to them. … We want to allow alcohol and its attendant sins, regulate them, and use them to generate MUCH NEEDE
The General vs. the Judge
Tariq Ali May 25, 2007 interacts: 468The attempt to browbeat a Judge has released a new fissure in Pakistani society. The violence in Karachi makes compromise difficult for both sides. There is an easy solution...
An Appeal to Honourable Supreme Court Justices
Abrar Akbar May 20, 2007 interacts: 76It is time to write a new chapter in the badly chequered history of unfortunate country of ours.
What Next After Karachi’s Carnage?
Pervez Hoodbhoy May 16, 2007 interacts: 1024Although Musharraf denies that he wants a postponement, a lengthy martial law may now be his only chance for a continuation of his dictatorial rule into its eighth year – and perhaps beyond.
Why is the Government Dithering When it Should Stand Firm?
Kamal Siddiqi May 2, 2007 interacts: 21With religious extremists openly challenging the writ of the state, and despite overwhelming public demands that this be stopped, the government seems to be giving in.
Is this Pakistan’s Democratic Revolution?
Aparna Pande Mar 20, 2007 interacts: 250After almost seven years of arbitrariness, Musharraf’s attack on the judiciary has the potential of being the last straw that broke the camel’s back?
Men in Khaki
Karamatullah K Ghori Mar 16, 2007 interacts: 182Instead of fixing the PIA bigwigs—mostly cronies of his and Shaukat Aziz—who have brought so much ignominy and shame on Pakistan, the commando general opts to pick up a fight with the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Chaudhry, and embarks o
Justice, Judiciary and Journalist
Sadia Rizwan Mar 15, 2007 interacts: 66Removal of ‘just another’ Chief Justice has united the country. The voice of lawyers and journalists is that of the entire country.
The YouTube Baby
Nadeem F Paracha Feb 19, 2007 interacts: 32Even though it may have seemed an exciting prospect for many watching a young (bearded) man standing up to the most powerful person in the country, yes, but about what was he standing up for?
In the Line of Fire, A Review
Nauman Sadiq Jan 9, 2007 interacts: 58Musharraf can legitimately be titled as a ’benevolent despot’. He does not possess exceptional intellectual abilities but at least his basic premises are correct. He is a moderate, progressive, forward-looking, intelligent, humorous, frank and
The Spirit of Pakistan is Failing
Mubashir Butt Dec 30, 2006 interacts: 33Our great General-President himself admitted in a televised interview that the federation has weakened in the recent past but did anyone question why?
India, Pakistan and the Kashmir dispute
Aparna Pande Dec 17, 2006 interacts: 427The number of people who have died and who are still dying in order for us to hold on to our illusory ideals are not worth the ideals.
Musharraf Stirring the Pot in the Tribal Area—Why?
Karamatullah K Ghori Nov 16, 2006 interacts: 61It's hard not to conclude that he’s succumbing to the immense pressure that has been mounted on him from Washington and, closer to home, from Kabul
Musharraf’s Coup - Seven Years Later
Pervez Hoodbhoy Oct 12, 2006 interacts: 285Some 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.
Pervez Musharraf Vs. George Orwell
Aisha Sarwari Oct 12, 2006 interacts: 148It wasn’t that simple though, I noticed that Pervez Musharraf steers clear from George Orwell’s most cautioned malaise – Lack of Clarity.
The General and Kargil
Aparna Pande Oct 8, 2006 interacts: 325Seven years later Gen Musharraf offers his version of the Kargil conflict and says it was a major victory for Pakistan both militarily as well as diplomatically.
Musharraf Spilling the Beans—Why Now?
Karamatullah K Ghori Sep 26, 2006 interacts: 712A very serious accusation of America’s high-handedness, its blatant arm-twisting, which sounded all the more sanguine coming from a trusted and loyal ally like Musharraf, with apparently no reason or motive to grind an axe with his mentors whose pat
The Death of a Nawab
Zalan Alam Aug 27, 2006 interacts: 409Akbar Bugti is dead, what next for the Baloch rebellion?
Waiting for Enlightenment
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jul 23, 2006 interacts: 71After almost five years of ‘enlightened moderation,’ it seems there is more continuity than change. And, with each passing day, it becomes harder to see how such a policy can hope to stem the tide of religious radicalism that is overwhelming P
Lament of a Disillusioned Citizen
Fareeha Choudhry Jun 21, 2006 interacts: 101You know how Wasi Zafar could have scored major brownie points in my book? All he had to do was come out and say: “Pervez Musharraf won’t take off his uniform until he damn well feels like it and there isn’t a damn thing anyone can do ab
History Does Repeat Itself in Pakistan
Asad A Shah Oct 4, 2005 interacts: 22A gory tale of how each government, be it the so called ’democratic’ or a dictator in the guise of democracy, all have one agenda- to stick to power at any and all costs.
Unfit For Command
Nighat Yasmeen Sep 20, 2005 interacts: 75One Chief of Army Staff directing to gag a poor hapless rape victim for upholding image of the country, the other duly complying with. Welcome to the invincible and enlightened land of pure.
Rape and Exploitation - Pakistan’s Dilemma
Bina Shah Sep 18, 2005 interacts: 194Musharraf will very probably live to regret this instance of foot-in-mouth disease, but the only way to show Pakistani women, and the world, that he has had it cured is to take very concrete steps for the protection of and the achievement of justice for e
Political Sustainability, Media Freedom and Women
Saad Anis Aug 11, 2005 interacts: 16The general’s regime has been utterly impotent to even initiate any semblance of a debate on real issues plaguing women in Pakistan, such as rampant domestic violence, education and the infamous Zina Ordinance.
Will Pakistanis Listen and Act?
Sushil Bhatnagar Jul 22, 2005 interacts: 226President Musharraf's response as extremism in Pakistan comes under scrutiny once again
General Musharraf goes on Struggling for Legitimacy
S F Hasnat May 23, 2005 interacts: 21On May 18th the Pakistani official spokesman said that General Pervaiz Musharraf, who also happens to be the Chief of the Army, would continue to hold office beyond 2007.
Gen. Musharraf Visits Delhi
Gajendra Singh Apr 22, 2005 interacts: 74It all began with President Gen Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan coyly expressing a wish to see one of the cricket matches in India between the two countries in the just concluded series.
Fighting Poverty in Pakistan
Kamal Siddiqi Apr 13, 2005 interacts: 41Mr Aziz holds the view that a higher growth rate will, in itself, take care of poverty. However, there are many that do not agree with this assertion.
Neither Enlightened nor Moderate
Nighat Yasmeen Mar 18, 2005 interacts: 68Five and half years, is sufficiently long period of time to make a sound judgement. The results are there for everyone to see...
Desperately Seeking Dictators and Dissenters
Farzana Versey Feb 15, 2005 interacts: 116Indians might want to celebrate the disclosure that the Pakistani leader is among the worst dicatators, but wait a minute. When was the last time we looked in the mirror? Do we truly believe the West is sparing us because we do not have problems?
Gladiator Musharraf of Pakistan
A Shiraz Jan 24, 2005 interacts: 26Do not lay down your sword nor your firearm for the land of the Pure has been under an evil eye since her birth...This time build our institutions, give her a constitution and a set of values we agree upon and then give Pakistan back to her people
Stage Set for BB’s Prime-Ministership?
abdul naeem Nov 24, 2004 interacts: 18The political contours of Pakistan are about to undergo a paradigm change; whether the change is going to be conducive or otherwise, only the future will determine
You Failed Us Mr. President
Mubashir Butt Oct 12, 2004 interacts: 41In the words of great Martin Luther King Jr.: “True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice' and justice we demand from you sir.
Change of the Praetorian Guard
abdul naeem Oct 9, 2004 interacts: 33President Musharraf has now strengthened his power base, by filling the top military slots with his loyalists. This measure has been taken after his return from a visit to the US
Musharraf: Excerpts from an Interview in NYT
Sushil Bhatnagar Sep 21, 2004 interacts: 196President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, said in an interview on Monday that his leadership was freeing his country from the menace of extremism and that this national 'renaissance' might be lost if he kept his pledge to step down as army chief at the end of thi
How real is Musharraf’s real democracy?
Bilal Tanweer Apr 9, 2004 interacts: 176Now the stage is set for the real issue. Musharraf and his real democracy, is it really real or just another hoax to occupy ‘the seat’ and further the interests of the military? Let’s briefly examine his policies, one by one.
Musharraf Will Die
Shahid Mahmood Mar 19, 2004 interacts: 144The pot is bubbling and the stew simmering, and the script now calls for a death. There have been countless, innocent civilian deaths. The latest – two hundred dead in Madrid. But the death I am alluding to is that of the precarious President Mushar
Another Attempt on Musharraf
Temporal Dec 25, 2003 interacts: 443From international pariah to being accepted as a frontline state leader in the US led war against terrorism his hold on power has been firm and tenuous at the same time.
A History of US- Pakistan Relations
Jamshed Nazar Dec 12, 2003 interacts: 46While Pakistanis are stuck with a love-hate relationship with the US, for Americans it is business as usual
Hypocrisy of Musharraf Lovers
Mukhlis T Oct 20, 2003 interacts: 123When BB/NS deploy their own people at important positions then it is corruption and they are just trying to keep their favorites happy. But if any post is given to Generals it is only because they are ultra competent and really deserve the job!
General Musharraf – Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Shahid Mahmood Oct 2, 2003 interacts: 51Musharraf falls and a General with fundamentalist leanings pushes ‘the’ button. India reacts. Karachi, Lahore, Delhi, and Bombay have a combined population of one million people.
Musharraf : Self Styled Saviour Stuck in a Rut
Khalid Omar Aug 28, 2003 interacts: 119Musharraf is in a bit of a quandary, and while he’s stuck so is Pakistan.
