Re-Appoinment of Sind High Court Judges

Posted on: August 8, 2008 1:56 am Written by: Leave a Comment print for hard copyEmail This Post
Re Appointment of Sindh High Court Judges

Newspapers and TV channels reported in the last couple of days about the reinstatement of eight Sindh High Court judges as a "surprise move by President Pervez Musharraf". This initiative was not taken by the president. The PPP took the initiative and Prime Minister after consultations with Law Ministry sent the summary to President to approve. President approved and sent the approval back to Prime Minister for implementation. These judges were going to take a new oath. The government issued the appropriate notification which was later withheld because Nawaz Sharif got angry that he was not consulted. On Tuesday, the discussions which were going on between Nawaz Sharif … [Continue reading]

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Governing Coalition Parties Charged President Musharraf

Posted on: August 7, 2008 3:39 pm Written by: Leave a Comment print for hard copyEmail This Post
Governing Coalition Parties Charged President Musharraf

Nawaz Sharif (PML-N) and Asif Zardari (PPP) along with their coalition partners in the government formally charged President Prevez Musharraf on three counts using Article 47 of the constitution of Pakistan. They want to remove the president by impeachment. The three charges they have mentioned in the press conference are as follows: President has not obtained his confirmation from the newly elected National Assembly. President has not addressed the National Assembly. President is responsible of the mismanagement during the last eight years and because of that  there is increase in prices in daily commodities and others economic problems. PML-N and PPP now are preparing the formal … [Continue reading]

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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s Visit to America

Posted on: July 26, 2008 9:51 am Written by: Leave a Comment print for hard copyEmail This Post
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Visit to America

Why he is going there? What he is going to get there? Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is going to the US to seek political support. During this visit, the US Administration is going to deliver some key policy messages to him. America's main concern is inability of Pakistan's government to curtail terrorist activities in the border areas with Afghanistan and Taliban’s use of tribal areas as safe heaven. While Pervez Musharaf's policies were very clear on this issue, the new government has not been able to devise a coherent policy to deal with this issue. Americans are going to tell Mr. Gilani about their dissatisfaction in stern words. In fact, they have already … [Continue reading]

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Report: Taliban Using Sophisticated Media Network

Posted on: July 25, 2008 11:29 am Written by: Leave a Comment print for hard copyEmail This Post
Taliban using sopisticated media network

By: NAHAL TOOSI, Associated Press Writer Thu Jul 24, 10:50 AM ET KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban have created a sophisticated media network to undermine support for the Afghan government, sending threats by text message and spreading the militia's views through songs available as ring tones, according to a report released Thursday. The International Crisis Group report comes as the Islamist militia that was ousted from power in Afghanistan by the 2001 U.S.-led invasion is making a violent comeback, particularly in the country's south and east. The Taliban's propaganda exploits civilian killings by foreign forces and corruption in the U.S.-backed government to add to Afghans' … [Continue reading]

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Aitzaz Ahsan – Public Intellectual?

Posted on: July 22, 2008 4:14 am Written by: Leave a Comment print for hard copyEmail This Post
Aitzaz Ahsan Public Intellectual

In the recent issue (July/August 2008) of Foreign Policy magazine they have published a so called Top 20 Public Intellectuals survey where Mr.Aitzaz Ahsan has been ranked on number 5. Pakistan media particularly GEO TV and Aitzaz Ahsan himself seem to be proud of this ranking. First let us see the definition of the word "intellectual". The word intellectual is an adjective. The noun is intellect. According to American Heritage Dictionary of The English Language, the meaning of the word 'intellect' is as follows: The ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding. The ability to think abstractly or profoundly. So the person who can do that … [Continue reading]

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Stock Markets Plunged in Pakistan

Posted on: July 18, 2008 6:25 am Written by: Leave a Comment print for hard copyEmail This Post
Markets

You may already have read this news in the newspapers or watched on the TV Channels. First the news. Yesterday, Thursday July 17, 2008 Karachi Stock Exchange 100 Index (KSE 100 Index) plunged to two years low at 10,000 then closed at 10,213 by the end of the day. Its lowest close in two years. In Karachi hundreds of investors got angry at plunging share prices and smashed the glass windows in the main hall of the stock exchange. Police was called in. The angry protesters had scuffle with police. Two persons got injured when the protest turned violent. The angry protesters wanted to stop the trading for two days to cool down the market. But Razi-ur-Rahman, Chairman of the Security … [Continue reading]

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Rafiq Tarar Given Government Residence

Posted on: July 16, 2008 4:47 am Written by: Leave a Comment print for hard copyEmail This Post
Rafiq Tarar

Rafiq Tarar, an Ex. President and buddy of Sharif family has been given government residence and he has moved from his private home to government provided housing according to GEO TV Channel . Rafiq Tarar said that according to rules and regulations any ex. president is entitled to live in government housing for the rest of his life after leaving the office. I don't know the rules. But the question is if that was his entitlement, or for any ex. president for that matter, then why he did not demand that earlier? Or better yet, why he moved out of the presidential housing when he left the office? Is it not something also called nepotism? Sometimes back, Shaikh Rashid Ahmed said in a … [Continue reading]

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