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Pakistanis blame the current bloody wave of bombings in their nat…
Pakistan Punch blogspot | 12 hours ago by Moin Ansari
On my office wall hang photos of yours truly with Pakistan's last four leaders. Two -- Zia ul Haq and Benazir Bhutto -- were murdered. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was ousted in a military coup led by photo number four, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, w read more
PPP doesnt believe in confrontation: Zardari
Latest News | 21 hours ago by Farazuddin
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said that Pakistan Peoples Party does not believe in politics of victimization or confrontation, as it firmly believes in the process of reconciliation and rapprochement. “We, in line wit read more
PPP doesnt believe in confrontation: Zardari
Entertainment | 21 hours ago by Farazuddin
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said that Pakistan Peoples Party does not believe in politics of victimization or confrontation, as it firmly believes in the process of reconciliation and rapprochement. “We, in line with the tho read more
LHC re-opens assets case after 12 years
Latest News | 21 hours ago by Farazuddin
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday re-opened the hearing of a petition staying in pending since last 12 years against 30 top political figures, reported ARY NEWS. The petition was filed against alleged illegal properties and assets read more
LHC re-opens assets case after 12 years
Entertainment | 21 hours ago by Farazuddin
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday re-opened the hearing of a petition staying in pending since last 12 years against 30 top political figures, reported ARY NEWS. The petition was filed against alleged illegal properties and assets possess read more
Lessons of history from Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Rupee News: Editor's Disquisitions & Fulminations | December 20th 2009 by Moin Ansari
What would ZAB do? Monday, December 21, 2009 Gibran PeshimamIt was an anxious summer in 1977. Frenzied negotiations were underway between the Pakistan People’s Party and the combined opposition to reach to an underst read more
‘NAB tried to use ECP to proceed against Zardari’
News|World News|Fashion News|Pakistan News|Terror News|Urdu… | December 20th 2009 by zain
LAHORE: The Former Secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan said that the National Accountability Bureau tried to use ECP to proceed against Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari in 2005. During an interview with DawnNews, Kanwar Dilshad claimed t read more
Constitution, Democracy to Be Used as Weapons: President Zardari
Pakistan News | December 20th 2009
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: President Asif Zardari said Saturday that he would not step down until allegations against him are proved to be correct. Talking to the senior leaders of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in a meeting of Central Executive Comm read more
The Truth about America and Pakistan: Part 1 of 5
Wonders of Pakistan | December 19th 2009 by Nayyar Hashmey
Part 1: America Needs Pakistan’s Help — Again Jeff Gates Ordinary Americans need the assistance of Islamabad now more than at any time in the past six decades. That aid lies not in combating “Islamo-fascism” but in countering the influen read more
Pakistan Supreme Court Made History by Declaring NRO Null and Voi…
Pakistan Desk | December 19th 2009 by Tanzeel
Pakistan Supreme Court made history by declaring the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) unconstitutional. NRO was signed by Military President General Pervez Musharraf, which granted amnesty to politicians, political workers and bureaucrats read more
Pakistan: Supreme court chaos
pakmove | December 19th 2009 by moeed talal
There was jubilation among Pakistan's lawyers about the decision by the country's supreme court to strike down an amnesty which allowed the late Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari to return from exile. Lawyers called the decision a landm read more
The two power centers in Pakistan
Pakistan Punch blogspot | December 18th 2009 by Moin Ansari
Among politicians, only Z.A. Bhutto was a strong ruler, preceded by Liaquat Ali by a generation. The middle-class public officials have been generally more powerful than those from the political class, ranging from Ghulam Mohammad and Iskanda read more
The Associated Press: Pakistan bans minister's travel after graft…
intensity estimated | December 18th 2009 by rallyinger
The Associated Press: Pakistan bans minister's travel after graft rulingIn summer-fall of 2007, the military dictatorship of Gen Pervez Musharraf was coming unravelled in the face of massive street demonstrations demanding the reinstatement of th read more
Jeff Gates: The Truth About America And Pakistan
Sabbah's Blog | December 18th 2009
1. America Needs Pakistan's Help — Again (First Installment in a 5 Part Series) By Jeff Gates* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Ordinary Americans need the assistance of Islamabad now more than at any time in the past six decades. That aid read more
Court Examines Pakistan Leader’s Offshore Riches
pakmove | December 18th 2009 by moeed talal
By JANE PERLEZ and SALMAN MASOODISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Indignant Supreme Court judges on Tuesday demanded to know why $60 million in the suspect gains of President Asif Ali Zardari had been given back to offshore companies in his name rather than re read more
The Supreme Court decides
pakmove | December 18th 2009 by moeed talal
By M. A. NiaziThe Supreme Court's decision on the NRO must have been a shock for President Asif Zardari, who found that his office did not carry with it control of the Supreme Court that has been exercised as recently as by his immediate predecessor, read more
Action to Reopen Cases Against NRO Beneficiaries Begins
Pakistan News | December 18th 2009 by Asif Khalil
Pakistan News: Action to Reopen Cases Against NRO Beneficiaries Begins, The action to reopen cases against NRO beneficiaries has begun and an accountability court in Lahore issued notices to 32 people including Nusrat Bhutto, Jahangir Badar and Ahmad read more
A Pakistani View of USA-CIA Supporting Terror Inside Pakistan
LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT ANALYSIS | December 18th 2009 by A.H Amin
· A CIA helicopter evacuated top TTP leadership into Afghanistan before the start of Pakistani military operation · Terrorists from TTP enjoy safe havens inside Afghanistan with the help of CIA and RAW read more
A Pakistani View of USA-CIA Supporting Terror Inside Pakistan
Mans Role in History | December 18th 2009 by A.H Amin
· A CIA helicopter evacuated top TTP leadership into Afghanistan before the start of Pakistani military operation · Terrorists from TTP enjoy safe havens inside Afghanistan with the help of CIA and RAW read more
Asif Ali Zardari: In the Name of Money
~Battle For Hind~ | December 17th 2009
Na-Pak Zardari, Ghost Raising Toast. In a major setback to the US-client government of President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan’s Supreme Court has declared the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) as unconstitutional and ordered t read more
Rs6.18 billion for Gwadar airport
Pakistan 247 | December 17th 2009 by mohammad osama
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to provide Rs6.18 billion for construction of an international airport in Gwadar, despite an earlier decision that the airport would be built by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) from its own resour read more
To Drag Zardari in NRO Scandal is Not Justified
Pakistan Desk | December 17th 2009 by Tanzeel
Kudos to CJP, I M Choudhary that he has been able to read the writings on the wall and felt the prevalent heat in the Pakistani streets that NRO was never a reconciliation and neither it carried any conciliatory spirit in it but was a verdict since o read more
Swiss case back in public glare
Pakistan 247 | December 17th 2009 by mohammad osama
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court verdict on NRO will bring the 11-year-old SGS corruption reference against President Asif Zardari and late Benazir Bhutto to public glare once again, legal circles say. In the reference, Ms Bhutto, Asif Zard read more
Court verdict not to affect Zardari: spokesman
Entertainment | December 17th 2009 by Farazuddin
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s verdict to revive corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari will not affect the president, presidential spokesman said Wednesday. Supreme Court Wednesday revoked a controversial law which had granted amnesty to read more
Court verdict not to affect Zardari: spokesman
Latest News | December 17th 2009 by Farazuddin
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s verdict to revive corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari will not affect the president, presidential spokesman said Wednesday. Supreme Court Wednesday revoked a controversial law which had granted amnesty to read more
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner y un bizco en el pasillo
TELLAGORRI.BLOGSPOT.COM | December 17th 2009 by Tellagorri
En el siglo XX las mujeres empezaron a lograr cotas de poder político como presidentas o primeras ministras de varios países.Golda Meir, que cocinaba para sus ministros; Bandaranaike, tres veces al frente del viejo Ceilán; la señora Margaret That read more
Pakistan Supreme Court declares NRO unconstitutional
World latest news | December 16th 2009 by Aviz
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a decree protecting allies of President Asif Zardari against charges of corruption is illegal. The controversial law granting senior politicians amnesty was brought in by ex-President Pervez Musharraf read more
Swiss case back in public glare
Pakistan 247 | December 16th 2009 by mohammad osama
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court verdict on NRO will bring the 11-year-old SGS corruption reference against President Asif Zardari and late Benazir Bhutto to public glare once again, legal circles say. In the reference, Ms Bhutto, As read more
Noose tightens around Rehman Malik: Can he escape?
Rupee News: Editor's Disquisitions & Fulminations | December 16th 2009 by Moin Ansari
According to the Supreme Court, the NRO is not effective any more. This means, that those who had been convicted of crimes are criminals. Criminals cannot hold office. Criminals belong behind bars. This leaves Rehamn Malik in a quandry. He has to pos read more
The wrong lessons from 1971
Rupee News: Editor's Disquisitions & Fulminations | December 16th 2009 by Moin Ansari
The wrong lessons from 1971 The Day that lives in infamy: December 16th Warrior “diplomacy” of India Why Mujib Ur Rehman is not mourned in Bangladesh today There are certainly are many lessons to the learned from 1971—but most politici read more
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