In what appeared to be a quite odd step, the Hizbut Tahrir (HuT), the banned outfit, has started openly defending Brigadier Ali Khan and four other military officers who are currently being court-martialled due to their alleged relationships with the banned militant organizations. The banned outfit through a media statement resentfully flayed criticism on the […]
Pakistan Railways, which is termed as a white elephant, has owned a large agriculture and commercial land worth billions of rupees. However, it has no money to pay salaries and pensions to its employees or to run its business. According to a report published in a newspaper, Pakistan Railways owned lands measuring some 0.14m kanals […]
PML-N seems bewildered In the current political scenario, the PML-N appeared to have to be a bewildered party. Has the party been run by post-exile Nawaz Sharif, who looks to have been learned structure and dynamics of constitutional democracies? Or is it the party of Nawaz Sharif who submitted a petition in the apex court, […]
Gilani contemplates quit to ease pressure on Zardari Saturday, January 14, 2012: An international Newspaper has reported some close observers at the highest echelon of PPP led government saying that PM Yousuf Raza Gilani may call it a quit to ease pressure on President Asif Ali Zardari. The newspaper has also claimed of Aitzaz Ahsan […]
Jan 14 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani desperate for parliament’s support Pakistan’s elected Government will be tested on Monday as the Parliament will decide whether the current administration is good enough to continue or not. Prime Minister of Pakistan is required to take the vote of confidence from the parliament on Monday, the 16th of January […]
Jan 14 2012 | Posted in
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Holy cows obliged to reveal assets In an outstanding and commendable move, the federal cabinet took a decision, making the public servants bound to reveal their assets, which was hitherto limited to politicians only. It was a clear anomaly in the law, as majority of the elite bureaucratic lots have made assets worth of billions […]
Jan 6 2012 | Posted in
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Military wishes to see Zardari out, but through legal means; Military Sources Islamabad, Thursday, December 22, 2011: Pakistan’s army, often referred to as establishment by the government and opposition, is fed up with the President Asif Ali Zardari and wants him out of the office. However, the army only wants this through legal means and […]
Dec 22 2011 | Posted in
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The ongoing tussle between the powerful Egyptian military and secular parties, if not rupturing the inherent fabric of society, has opened new fissures. In a precariously combustible political situation, the mayhem witnessed on the streets of Cairo points to the inability of the state to find any practical solution apart from resorting to violent force. […]
Dec 22 2011 | Posted in
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Ataullah Mengal terms ‘Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e Baluchistan’ package a mere joke Karachi: (December 20) the prominent Baloch leader Ataullah Mengal, during an interview today, declared the ‘Aghaz-e-Haqooq-Balochistan’ package a mere joke. While expressing his view point during the interview, the seasoned Baloch leader appeared to be critical of the government and military establishment. Criticizing military and blaming […]
Dec 20 2011 | Posted in
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Civil military imbalance is biggest threat to the nation, experts maintained in a workshop Islamabad: Experts here in a workshop at Marriott hotel suggested that civil military imbalance was a threat to the nation. They emphasized over the fact that there should be broad consensus among the people on the nature of state civilian supremacy. […]
Dec 10 2011 | Posted in
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Pak-China relationship not a menace to other nations: General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Pakistan Chief of the Army staff General Pervez Kayani has made a statement on Thursday that Pakistan’s relations with the Asian economical giant China cannot be a hazard for any other country. He revealed while talking to the media during Pak-China joint Army […]
Nov 24 2011 | Posted in
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