Karzai's Audacity & Lack of Leadership

Posted by anas on Jul 15, 2008 in Pakistan | 5 comments Hamid Karzai is probably the only President of a country whose powers do not extend beyond the borders of his capital, Kabul. Yet, he is brave enough to threaten his nuclear-armed neighbor with an attack. Not once or twice, but he has repeatedly blamed Pakistan over the past years for terrorism in his own country. His recent remarks have been more than those trite blames we’re so used to....
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Masterful Zardari Leaves Nawaz Stunned

Posted by anas on Jun 16, 2008 in Politics | 0 comments Addressing the issue of the total number of SC judges in the Finance Bill is not an accident. Nor is it the result of the pressure created by the lawyers. It is an extremely clever gambit by Zardari from his bag of infinite surprises. If we come out from the domain of Musharraf vs. Anti-Musharraf forces and look at the the parties at independent political entities, the PPP is slowly but surely...
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The Wannabe Heroes: Ex-Servicemen

Posted by anas on Jun 14, 2008 in Pakistan | 0 comments THE retired servicemen seem to have rebelled against President Musharraf calling for his impeachment and trial for planning the Kargil operation. In a press conference held on June 4, a group of retired servicemen demanded Gen Musharraf’s trial, restoration of judiciary, revision of the Kashmir policy and the revoking of the controversial NRO. An important point raised during the meeting was to...
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Gulzar Kiyani's Revelations Are Futile

Posted by anas on Jun 3, 2008 in Pakistan | 16 comments Lt. Gen (r) Jamshed Gulzar Kiyani, in an interview, explained in excruciating details the dark past of General (r) Pervez Musharraf. Some politicians (at least one, for sure) and the media is giving this a wide coverage. Others are congratulating the retired army man for spilling out his guts on free and fair media. Sure, but why did he do this after serving as the Corps Commander of the...
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Should I March for Iftikhar Chaudhry?

Posted by anas on May 30, 2008 in Pakistan | 1 comment Did he take a suo motu action to free Dr. A.Q. Khan? Did he take a suo motu notice to get the government look into the plight of Jinnah family; the family of Shireen Jinnah living in abject poverty? Didn’t he ratify the emergency rule, as part of a member of the SC bench in 1999? Didn’t he take an oath under PCO? Did he not legitimize the referendum of Musharraf of 2002? Instead,...
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