Pakistani lawyers to observe strike on jan 28

LAHORE: President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Qazi Anwar announced that the lawyers will observe strike on the 28th of January, they would boycott court proceedings all over Pakistan. Qazi Anwar briefed...

A bickering democracy

by FATIMA RIZVI " Political adventurism may just be an unavoidable ruckus arising out of 'organic democratic growth' the country is underway as Judiciary, Parliament and Media grapple with their 'newly-felt' responsibilities, marking their territories in the domain of...

Top ally advises Bhutto widower to quit as president of Pakistan

If the security situation in Pakistan is worsening with every passing day, the political situation has also turned explosive with the top ally of beleaguered President Asif Zardari on Monday advising him to quit as the head of the state. The advice to Zardari came from...

Is Pervez Musharraf still relevant in Pakistani politics?

" By Moin Ansari Rupee News The gulf between the PPPP and the PMLN is growing. The PMLN has stayed out of the fray and not joined the PPPP. The increased belligerence of Mr. Nawaz Sharif can only be matched by the exponential increase in the public appearances of former...

Pakistan: If It’s Zardari’s End, It Should Be Nawaz’s Too

" “No one party can fool all of the people all of the time, that’s why we have two parties,” says Bob Hope. Zardari may be nearing his end, but what is there to rejoice for if Sharif is his replacement? Both are incompetent, and both belong to parties that...

Pakistan: Sharif Playing Dirty, Again

" The Nawaz league’s recent hooliganism and the destruction of public property isn’t nationalism or a fight for justice. It is sheer terrorism that should be punishable by death! Someone please rid us of both Zardari, Nawaz. Nawaz Sharif has suddenly discovered that...

Update: Two Pakistani officials suspended for ordering immediate arrest of Si...

The chief of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has suspended two senior officials of the agency for ordering immediate arrest of Dr Zulfiqar Mirza, home minister of the country's Sindh province as well as a close friend of President Asif Zardari and spouse of...

Elected thugs

Iain Murray at NRO's Corner comments on George Monbiot's support for the nonsense that I noted here the other day. 

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