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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Operation Rah-e-Haq Must Continue

Posted by anas on May 18, 2009 in Pakistan | 2 comments Nizam-e-Adl regulation was hailed by most political parties and the people of Pakistan hoping it to be the end of crisis in Swat. ANP and PPP went to their extreme limits to back the aforementioned agreement. President Zardari’s political move of taking it to the Parliament (when everyone was blaming him for causing a delay) was a nice one to avoid having to take the blame. I supported the...
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Islamabad's Policy Shift?

Posted by anas on Apr 8, 2009 in Pakistan | 5 comments The international media is beating the drums on the newly acquired confidence of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, that he flaunted at the joint press conference with Admiral Mullen and Richard Holbrooke. Some analysts are cautiously claiming it to be the end of US-Pak marriage and that the relations are likely to sour further. The BBC, in an article titled ‘Tensions...
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PML-N Sucks!! *A MUST WATCH*

Posted by anas on Feb 13, 2009 in Pakistan | 1 comment This is a must-watch program!!! Watch the complete talk show but if you’re in a hurry just fast forward 20min and watch the through the end. This goon from PML-N was even made a minister in the initial stages. Click Here To Watch: In Session 29th January The point here is that if someone hated the Musharraf era and the ministers of that time, is this the way to talk to them? Is this the...
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The Way Forward For Pakistan?

Posted by anas on Jan 6, 2009 in Pakistan | 15 comments Despite my proclivity towards Gen. (R) Musharraf and his government, my extreme abhorrence for President Zardari and equally strong feelings of hatred fpr Nawaz Sharif, I would not like to see yet another military coup in the country now. My regular readers may label this a change in my thinking, but it is not. The reasons will be explicated as I present a background for this particular...
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