Shahid Masood does it – AGAIN!

Posted by anas on Aug 31, 2009 in Pakistan | 4 comments Just when Mian Nawaz Sharif found himself trapped in his negligence of 1992 operations, and also his failure to stop them, and had seemingly no one to support his case other than his part members, someone from the media elite has come to his rescue. Yes, once again its Dr. Shahid Masood! When everyone, including myself, was ridiculing Brig. (r) Imtiaz for coming clean too late, the Doctor Sahib...
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Why Musharraf’s trial is almost impossible

Posted by anas on Aug 30, 2009 in Pakistan | 1 comment Despite the Supreme Court’s July 31, 2009 verdict declaring the proclamation of emergency by the then president and army chief Pervez Musharraf unconstitutional, the Pakistan Peoples Party-led coalition government is reluctant to institute high treason proceedings against the retired general. This is hardly surprising if seen in the context of the PPP’s relationship with the establishment and...
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The Politics of Hypocrisy

Posted by anas on Aug 26, 2009 in Pakistan | 7 comments The new war of words between PML-N and MQM is yet another example of how history continues to shape our future. The old enemies can never be friends in the long run, unless they have a common enemy like the PPP and PML had in the form of Musharraf. The latest cause of controversy is perhaps an interview in which Brig. (R) Imtiaz, an ex DG of IB, revealed that the so-called allegations of...
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Will Musharraf Be Given a Fair Trial?

Posted by anas on Jul 25, 2009 in Pakistan | 25 comments The azaad adliya has summoned the former president/dictator/COAS Gen. (retd) Pervez Musharraf to defend his November 3 actions. This was to be expected, and in one of my blog posts in the aftermath of Musharraf’s resignation I called for his fair trial. I support the decision to bring him to courts. But would it be fair? There is a big question mark. Assuming for a minute that Musharraf...
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The Champions!

Posted by anas on Jun 22, 2009 in Pakistan | 12 comments With no recent cricketing activity of international level at home, no participation in the Indian Premier Profits League, on the back of criticism from their own chief selector and having being ruled out whatsoever to make it to the semis, Pakistan today showed the world what it is capable of. The very fact that Pakistan stamped its presence in two finals in a row in itself speaks volumes of the...
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Thoughts On The Game & Final XI

Posted by anas on Jun 4, 2009 in Pakistan | 5 comments It was undoubtedly a lacklusture display of cricket by Pakistan today, but we must also understand what exactly was the purpose of a warm-up game. The fans of the green camp were expecting the team to go all out and probably come close to winning the game. The expectations were very high and the team should have displayed some will to play. From the word go, there was lack of seriousness, perhaps...
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