US to closely monitor electoral process in Democratic Republic of the Congo Washington: (Wednesday, February 15, 2012) expressing its resolve to stand by democratic Congo, United States has been closely monitoring the electorate process in the Democratic Republican. Expressing this in a statement US department of State said in a press release, “The United States […]
Feb 15 2012 | Posted in
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Saving Democracy Looking for quick fix solutions for the economy is never a good way to go as it inflicts disaster in the long term, something the nation witnessed after nearly 10 years of military rule during the Pervez Musharraf regime, but many people have seemed to be demanding that once again. Instead of learning […]
We stand behind corrupt politicians The politicians have been looting us for decades and pushing us to a point where we feel like we will explode. The only thing that remains free to us is oxygen, though even that is getting polluted with dangerous gases, courtesy of the absence of policy by the government to […]
Feb 13 2012 | Posted in
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The world commits support for Community of Democracies Tunisia Task Force; US to take the lead Washington: (Friday, February 10, 2012) Officials from the United States and more than twenty countries will convene in Tunis, Tunisia on February 9-10 for the inaugural meeting of the Community of Democracies Tunisia Task Force. The United States will […]
Feb 10 2012 | Posted in
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Arabs and Democracy – Part 2 The prevalence in the revolts of social networks like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, are symptoms, not causes, of this organizational structure. These are the modes of expression of an intelligent and capable people to use the tools at your disposal to organize independently. Although these movements deny network organized in […]
Arabs and Democracy – Part 1 Many suggest that the uprisings that spread through North Africa and the Middle East are not to be taken as a repetition of the past, but as original experiments that open up new political possibilities, relevant beyond the region, for freedom and democracy. In fact, it is expected that through this […]
Civilian governments a boon rather than bane for Pakistan There is no denying the fact that the people of Pakistan do not care really care about who comes into power, as long as the government is fulfilling its duty of providing them with food, clothes and shelter. The politicians continuously claim that the nation demands […]
Jan 29 2012 | Posted in
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PM Gilani confident that Army will not overthrow the government Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani expressed that Army wants stability in the country and is in the support of democracy, therefore there is no chance that Army will act outside the constitutional limits and overthrow the government. At the annual meeting of the World Economic […]
President Zardari confers Benazir democracy award on Aung San Suu Kyi Yangon: (Wednesday, January 25, 2012) President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on his official visit to the Union of Myanmar, today conferred ‘Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Award for Democracy’ on Nobel laureate and the icon of political struggle for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi. The […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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PML-N not to quit assemblies: Rana Sanaullah Lahore: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan here today said that Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has decided not to quit assemblies as it will only pave the way for establishment to install a setup of its own choice. Speaking to the reporters at Punjab Assembly cafeteria, the […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has clarified that everyone will have to go if they were forced to go. He was speaking in the National Assembly after the house passed a resolution in favor of democracy that was tabled by ANP chief Asfandyar Wali Khan. He proudly declared in the National Assembly on Monday […]
Aitzaz to differ party on writing letter to Swiss courts; sees no threat to democracy if PM, President step down through impeachment Lahore: (Saturday, January 14, 2012) A prominent leader of the lawyers’ movement for the restoration of judges and one of the PPP’s central leaders, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has reiterated his stance on writing […]
Jan 14 2012 | Posted in
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