Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy
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Benazir’s Legacy
Beena Sarwar Apr 5, 2008How could Pakistan’s all-powerful president and chief of the army staff be dislodged -- other than through the political process?
Mother of all Elections
Moeed Pirzada Feb 22, 2008In this most dangerous place on earth, almost 37 million men and women stood in queues to vote and by mid-night almost all had reached back to their homes, safe and sound.
The ANP Challenge
Yasser Latif Hamdani Feb 22, 2008What if instead of a PPP prime minister or PML-N prime minister, ANP’s Asfandyar Wali Khan was to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan? Could this be a viable option?
People's Verdict
Dilawar Syed Feb 19, 2008A left-of-center Pashtun nationalist party and Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) bags more than 60% of the seats in provinces neighboring Afghanistan.
The More Things Change...
Kamal K Jabbar Feb 15, 2008Almost every election ever held in the country has been replete with allegations of fraud and duplicity.
Drama of Succession - Pakistan People’s Party
Khalid Bhatti Feb 7, 2008The way, events took shape after her (Benazir Bhutto's) death over the party leadership under the superb directorship of her husband (Zardari) can put any Hollywood plot to shame.
Afghanistan - A Strategic Analysis
Agha Amin Jan 23, 2008Afghanistan remains haunted and plagued by its violent history and its neighbours continue to enjoy the fruits of war and crisis in Afghanistan.
The Dirty Tricks Brigade Tries to Spoil a Party
Beena Sarwar Jan 15, 2008Already stunned at the loss of their leader, the PPP is now reeling from the registration of tens of thousands of FIRs against its workers including charges of attempted murder.
Eight years of Four M's: Musharraf, MQM, Muslim League and Mullah
Pukhtoon Khan Jan 13, 2008After 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.
Pakistan's Flawed and Feudal Princess
William Dalrymple Jan 11, 2008It's wrong for the West simply to mourn Benazir Bhutto as a martyred democrat, says this acclaimed south Asia expert. Her legacy is far murkier and more complex.
Mass Difference: The Bhuttos and Civil Society
Nadeem F Paracha Jan 6, 2008Populist, mass-oriented politics can effectively cancel out the two most prominent anti-populist strains in Pakistan i.e. the politico-religious and the elite-bourgeois.
Preview of Looming Democracy - Two Months of PPP in the Limelight
Salim Chauhan Dec 29, 2007We were witnessing the culture of the upcoming elections, including the usual violence, and if successful, how the PPP victors would govern Pakistan.
A Tragedy Born of Military Despotism and Anarchy
Tariq Ali Dec 28, 2007The assassination of Benazir Bhutto heaps despair upon Pakistan. Now her party must be democratically rebuilt
The Real Issue Facing Pakistan
H P Dec 23, 2007A cursory look at the main characters in the tribal insurgency would show their strong links with the army in the past.
Comments on Ongoing Debate about ISI in the Afghan War
Agha Amin Dec 7, 2007The Afghan War started a grand party for Pakistan's ruling elite and even Pakistan. Afghan refugees were cleverly and criminally used to solicit US and Saudi aid. All glorified as Jihad.
An Insight Into Pakistan Army and Musharraf
ijaz gul Nov 29, 2007A combination of threat perception and indispensability strengthened his quest for legitimacy till it consumed his reformist self.
First it was Bangladesh now it Baluchistan
Hussain Gadehi Nov 26, 2007Baluchistan has a different history than Bangladesh, Bengalis were active for creation of Pakistan but Baloch weren’t part of Pakistan moment.
Dispensation of Justice is the Main Pillar of Democracy
Ikramul Haq Nov 23, 2007The three constitutions, framed in Pakistan, proved to be just pieces of paper; their sanctity frequently violated by the men with guns, and by those who authored and approved these documents.
Pakistani Judges - Read This Lawyer’s Oath
Aisha Sarwari Nov 18, 2007One fails to understand how the growing need to associate with Mr. Jinnah leaves Musharraf little association with the ideals that the man stood for.
Pressures Mount on Pervez Musharraf
Beena Sarwar Nov 15, 2007"The judges by not taking oath, the lawyers and civil society by resisting have shown the way. The media is standing by them. This is one battle the General is sure to lose"
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