Articles with tag: Zia
Evolution of a War
Nadeem Tarar Sep 22, 2009 interacts: 249The Untold Story of Jihad in Kashmir is a myth-busting and brutal exposé of Pakistan's secret war against India.
How Can Zia Die?
Ahmad Bilal Sep 12, 2009 interacts: 97Two decades have gone by, and the kids who lived through that day have all grown older. Pakistan has survived through another dictatorship.
Political Slogans in Pakistan
Nadia Khan May 14, 2009 interacts: 57“Hum ko Manzil Nahee Rehnuma Chaheya� means we don’t need to achieve our goals; we need only a leader, is the guiding light for MQM.
How it Became Bakistan
Feroz Qutabshahi Feb 21, 2009 interacts: 77A brief political history of Pakistan, from Jinnah’s idealism to Bhutto’s socialism and from dictatorships to present day Islamic fundamentalism.
17 August 1988
Agha Amin Aug 17, 2008 interacts: 32An army chief who should never have been the chief in the first place and should have instutionally retired by 1980 was finally terminated by divine design on 17 August 1988.
Bhutto’s Judicial Murder Revisited
Karamatullah K Ghori Apr 3, 2008 interacts: 197For an insecure gatecrasher like Zia, Bhutto’s engineered ‘judicial murder’ was a zero sum game: it was either Bhutto on the gallows or his own neck on the chopping block.
Islam as a political weapon in Pakistan
Mubarka Ahmad Dec 31, 2007 interacts: 473Manipulative Politics through the Bhutto and Zia Regimes
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.
Countering Our Very Own Frankenstein
Beena Sarwar Jul 10, 2007 interacts: 6According to media reports, pro-Taliban elements like the Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Moham have already clashed with the military. The TNSM has reportedly seized all highways in the area, including the Silk Road leading to China.
Women's Protection Bill is Not Enough
Nuzhat Malik May 2, 2007 interacts: 5Hudood Ordinance enacted in 1979 by a military ruler General Zia-ul-Haq has been an issue in Pakistan. General Zia suspended all fundamental rights guaranteed in the 1973 constitution.
Fight Hudood, Protect Women
Beena Sarwar Mar 6, 2007 interacts: 414Pervez Musharraf’s amendment of Pakistan’s Sharia laws represents only a partial victory against legislation that many have been fighting against for over two decades.
Recognising Student Unions
Xari Jalil Dec 7, 2006 interacts: 12Prohibiting political parties on campus is in actuality curbing students’ rights. That is why there are clashes and conflicts as well as demonstrations and strikes by these so-called ‘banned’ or rather, half-functional student parties.
The Last Moments of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Mukhlis T Jul 11, 2005 interacts: 44Mr. Bhutto’s back was almost touching the floor while he was being brought out of the cell. The lower part of his shirt got entangled in the warder’s shoes and I heard the sound of the shirt being torn.
