Pakistan Forum

Election Commission of Pakistan has announced that there will be a blank box without any candidate’s name or election sign. The voter will have the option if he thinks none of the candidate is suitable for the job he can stamp on the blank box. That is a good move. Election Commission also said if [...]

Badam Zari is a house wife in a remote area Arang of FATA. She has submitted her nomination papers for standing in the elections for national parliament. We salute Badam Zari for her courage to come out and fight for the people of FATA. That is the type of people we need to come out. [...]

Can Najam Sethi be a neutral care-taker Chief Minister of Punjab? Do Najam Sethi supports PMNL’s Agenda? This is a breaking news released by one his own professional colleague. Shaheen Sehbai of Jang newspaper stated in a program ‘Sawal Yeh Hey’ at ARY News channel that Najam Sethi and his wife met Nawas Sharif three [...]

On TV talk shows Khawaja Asif and Saad Rafiq both of PML-N  were asking questions who funded the big gatherings of Dr. Tahirul Qadri and Imran Khan. What they were implying was this is funded by establishment. Indirectly, they were accusing Pakistan Army. Well, that is fine. They will get the answer by those respective [...]

Letter to Swiss Authorities Has Been Sent to Bern Will This Letter Re-Open the Case?  The Answer is No. The letter which was supposed to be sent to Swiss Court according to Pakistan’s Supreme Court’s instructions has been reached to Pakistan Embassy in Bern and most probably will be delivered on Thursday to Swiss Authorities. [...]

After watching the news of devastation caused by the super storm Sandy in the USA, Nawaz Sharif head of PLMN told to Americans of Pakistani origin that they should not consider themselves alone at this time of stress. PMLN is with them. He advised them to contact Pakistan Embassy in Washington, DC. Do the Americans [...]

Today Chief Justice Iftekhar Mohd Chaudary became upset when his flight from Lahore to Karachi was late at Lahore airport. He called PIA officials and yelled at them. Should he have done that? Should PIA officials have presented to him? The answer to both of these questions is NO. PIA officials are not accountable to [...]

An interview of Altaf Hussain was broadcast yesterday on a TV channel.  There was nothing impressive nor did it show any political wisdom. However, today MQM issued a statement that there should be a referendum as Altaf Hussain wanted people of Pakistan to determine whether they want Qaid-e-Azam’s Pakistan or Pakistan which Taliban wanted. Let [...]

Muslim is killing Muslim on the name of Islam in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Fakharuddin G. Ibrahim said in a interview the other on PTV network. I think it is something Pakistani nation needs to pay attention.