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Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy :: History of Pakistan

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Can Pakistan unplug itself from the Matrix?

Vivek Balaraman   Jul 4, 2009

What Pakistan urgently needs are more Morpheuses who will awaken the country. The good news is that there are already signs that the drug is wearing off.

Long Live Pakistan

kashkin dabruski   Aug 12, 2008

From 1947, the day we became free
As we stand, to celebrate another year
From Waziristan to distant corners,
Lies there the evidence, of our endeavors

People's Verdict

Dilawar Syed   Feb 19, 2008

A 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, 2008

Almost every election ever held in the country has been replete with allegations of fraud and duplicity.

Musharraf and Alternative

Khalid Bhatti   Nov 8, 2007

General 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.

Is this Pakistan’s Democratic Revolution?

Aparna Pande   Mar 20, 2007

After 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?

Do Pakistanis deserve a democratic system?

Shanay Khuda   Jan 11, 2007

We should not expect that a heavenly voice will say “kun (do it)”, and we would get democracy.

Waiting for Enlightenment

Pervez Hoodbhoy   Jul 23, 2006

After 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

How real is Musharraf’s real democracy?

Bilal Tanweer   Apr 9, 2004

Now 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.

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Swat: Paradise Lost

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