Articles with tag: political

Nawaz Sharif’s Moment of Truth

Karamatullah K Ghori Jun 26, 2008 interacts: 158

Nawaz Sharif disqualified to run for the national Assembly by none other than the Lahore High Court. How should he react to it? How should he take it?

PPP Isn’t Convinced!

Ahmer Muzammil Apr 30, 2008 interacts: 179

Pandering to the presidency, appointment of Mehmood Ali Durrani and Rehman Malik, failure to remove Malik Abdul Qayyum, are signs that establishment isn’t blinking just yet.

Starting from the End

Ali Hashmi Mar 11, 2008 interacts: 16

Wapda and the ministry of power have implemented an emergency load shedding plan to plug the gap between electricity supply and demand leading to more misery for millions.

Eight years of Four M's: Musharraf, MQM, Muslim League and Mullah

Pukhtoon Khan Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 23

After 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.

Imran Khan at LUMS

Ammar Rashid Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 145

Amidst speculation of the imposition of emergency in the country by the state, Imran was here to speak about the role of the youth in the country’s political future.

Old Wine, Still Older Bottles

Babar Mufti Sep 28, 2007 interacts: 7

If the people of Pakistan don’t take to the streets, the politicians are themselves to blame. They have chosen the politics of convenience and non-agitation.

Musharraf the Out-smarter

Riaz Jafri Sep 25, 2007 interacts: 330

A 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).

An Alternative Approach to International Development

Thorsteinn Gestsson Sep 24, 2007 interacts: 13

Although many nations have promised 0.7% of GNI to relieve suffering and secure the enjoyment of basic human rights, no one is able to hold them accountable.

A Nation Reborn

Shaheryar Akbar Mar 20, 2007 interacts: 71

Just when I thought my people would once again silently ignore this new form of oppression, and resign themselves to a fate written by politicians and generals, they responded! They awoke! They said in one voice, “enough is enough!” I have ne

A Strike Against Strike

Nadeem F Paracha Dec 26, 2006 interacts: 14

What is one reminded of when he or she sees things like unattended garbage dumps, blackened billboards, burning buses and broken windowpanes? Things more frequently witnessed during strikes.

War for Peace

M Asadi Jul 5, 2006 interacts: 202

These wars will not end, they cannot end until the ’military metaphysic’ (the near religious dogma of these power elite, the driving force of their view of the world), the military definition of reality, an effect of institutional fusing, the

Student Politics In Pakistan

Nabeel Khan Jul 5, 2006 interacts: 4

From the heydays of political activity in the 60s to the politically dormant entity of the 90s, a lot of change has taken place in student attitudes towards political activity. Who and/or what factors have been responsible for fomenting this attitude of a

Hamas Treads the Political Path

Sujata A Cheema Jan 24, 2006 interacts: 25

The remarkable success of Hamas in municipal elections and its decision to participate in the elections at the national level constitute events that have changed the fabric of Palestinian politics in an irreversible way

The Kingdumb of Far Far Away…

Adil Mulki Jan 24, 2006 interacts: 3

Divide and Rule I say. Every king in history has been exploiting the diversity of this land to Divide and Rule and continued to rule the kingdom whenever masses have been gathering into a unified force on any issue

Pakistan Political Roulette

Nauman Nisar Mar 24, 2005 interacts: 8

The game is simple to master, playing is pure fun and the rewards are enormous. Membership is open and the eligibility criteria are lax. There are no written rules or regulations. Once you are in, you are really “In”.

Beating History

Savail Hussain Jul 13, 2004 interacts: 14

We now have what has aptly been termed the ‘‘Musharrafian system’’ of government, which appears to be tottering on the brink of a precipice with an increasingly vocal and troublesome opposition led by the MMA on the one hand, and

Failure of Institutions in Pakistan?

Farrukh Khan Apr 20, 2004 interacts: 14

There is nothing wrong with Pakistan’s socio-cultural institutions; they are working exactly the way they should logically be working, i.e., what they are meant for.