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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Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui: PML-N Loyal Judge?

Posted by anas on Aug 28, 2008 in Pakistan | 8 comments Justice (R) Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui is widely touted as one of the few judges who refused to take oath under the first PCO in 1999. For his strong reputation of standing against the dictatorship, Nawaz Sharif has allured him in becoming the PML-N’s presidential candidate. The name did ring a bell so I decided to check some historical background of PML-N’s candidate, that before the 1999...
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Welcome Back To 90's

Posted by anas on Aug 25, 2008 in Politics | 2 comments It didn’t take long for Nawaz Sharif to declare an open war against PPP. This was the script of the show with the departure of Pervez Musharraf, the reason PML-N stayed in the coalition for so long. Now that Pervez Musharraf is out, they had to oppose PPP to continue their politics, mostly that of confrontation. The ground is all set for the battle in Punjab, which is the most important...
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Battle For Punjab Begins

Posted by anas on May 15, 2008 in Politics | 2 comments The late night breaking news on private TV channels came as a little surprise to me after the sour marriage of PPP and PML-N. Khalid Maqbool, appointed by Pervez Musharraf, was being considered as acceptable to the majority party of Punjab, PML-N. So why this change at the top level? And why Salman Taseer? And, who is Salman Taseer? Salman Taseer is a highly educated man, a chartered accountant...
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Another Shaukat for Finance??

Posted by anas on May 14, 2008 in Pakistan | 0 comments It is being speculated that Mr. Shaukat Tareen may serve as the advisor to PM on finance due to the resignation of PML-N ministers from the cabinet. With the budget sword hanging over head, the economy in dire straits and Ishaq Dar keeping it all unchecked, this may be a refreshing news for the business community. However, it’s not confirmed by any means and the investors are keeping their...
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