So What If Sharif Brothers Are Disqualified?

Posted by anas on Feb 26, 2009 in Pakistan, Politics | 7 comments I fail to understand why a ‘popular’ person cannot be disqualified in Pakistan. Why can’t a two-time Chief Minister and a two-time Prime Minister, elected with two-third majority, be disqualified? What is the fuss about the recent decision of the Supreme Court? So, what if Nawaz Sharif has been disqualified? People should know that he was already ineligible and the court has...
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Can Zardari Call Checkmate?

Posted by anas on Feb 14, 2009 in Pakistan | 0 comments In a game of chess there are three possible ways of getting out of a check: Capturing the checking piece, with either the king or another piece. Moving the king to an adjacent square where it will not be in check. Blocking the check. This will only work if the checking piece is a queen, rook, or bishop and there is at least one empty square in the line between this...
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Are They Qualified?

Posted by anas on Jan 12, 2009 in Pakistan | 18 comments Talk about a PhD doctor performing brain surgery. This is precisely what is happening in Pakistan. Unfortunately the condition is worse, the surgeon in question here isn’t even a PhD doctor. Perhaps, the doctor is totally uneducated and illiterate. When any of us apply for a job, the first question to consider is whether the job is suitable for us or not. Obviously holding a degree in...
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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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Zardari Flirts With Sarah Palin!!

Posted by anas on Sep 25, 2008 in Pakistan | 13 comments NEW YORK (CNN) – Sarah Palin and the foreign leaders she has met with in New York have said very little to reporters over the last two days, but the press happened to be in the room on Wednesday for one eyebrow-raising exchange, as the new president of Pakistan lavished praise on Palin’s looks. On entering a room filled with several Pakistani officials this afternoon, Palin was...
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