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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In The Aftermath Of Lahore Shootout

Posted by anas on Mar 5, 2009 in Pakistan | 8 comments I couldn’t muster the strength to express my feelings yesterday following the Lahore attacks. I felt absolutely terrible after looking at the images of the bodies of poor policemen who sacrificed their lives to save the Sri Lankan cricketers. I was disappointed, angered and terrified. I still am. These policemen and the driver deserve to be saluted for showing the derring-do at a time of chaos...
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Will Muslim Leagues Unite? Will We See A New PM?

Posted by anas on Mar 1, 2009 in Pakistan, Politics | 0 comments The imposition of governor rule in Punjab has prompted the factions of Muslim League to realise that this is an attempt of PPP to encroach in their territory. In fact, the PPP has already advanced in the PML zone and this act may just backfire with the unification of PML-N and PML-Q. Can this really happen? There are two important questions that need to be answered. 1. Will the Chaudhrys trust...
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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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