Where\'s the news? I fully agree with Zakkk here. The major problem with NFP is his obsession with the religious right. He is deeply fearful that these powers may get into power and therefore he keeps on downplaying the lawyers’ movement as well as anything which opposes Musharraf regime. Although I do not endorse religious right but NFP should stop treating Musharraf as liberalism's last hope. His support for Musharraf manifests itself in various ways such as ridiculing the issue of uniform, satire about the significance of emergency and any criticism on president as Media gimmicks to attain more ratings. It seems despite passing of so many years his obsession with corporates is still intact.

According to NFP, these are not real issues and therefore any movement built upon on these will fizzle out.

I would partly agree that real issues are poverty, security and economic development. But current issues are also important as creation of effective checks and balances, reduction of power of army as well as president are necessary to create apparatus which would ensure that all the future governments do not abuse their powers and are geared towards concentrating their energy towards development. I know it won’t happen overnight but it will be an important building block.

Moreover if the movements have to be based on real issues to be effective and sustainable, let me ask one question here to Mr Paracha. Kindly let me know which movement has taken place in the past 3 decades, which aimed at addressing the “real” issues and which was effective also. And moreover if the criterion of truth is mass support than why he continues to claim that he is marxist leninist as frankly Pakistan does not seem to be moving towards a Proletariat revolution. When his own convictions are concerned, he measures truth through his own rationale and discards the fact that a vast majority of people do not accept those as valid. However regarding issues in which he is taking a contrary opinion, he is quick to cite lack of public support as a proof that the opinion is rubbish.

Where\'s the news? For all those who are hailing BB's return remind me of those goons who would never learn. This so called land of pure is full of people who would always be blind in support of their leader in spite of whatever has been done by her so far.

In any democratic country the party members question their leaders and pile up pressure on the leaders if they compromise on principles. This pressure acts like a feedback and governs the actions of the party leaders. Sadly this is not the case in Pakistan. PPP remains a party formed around Bhutto cult and workers keep on worshipping the daughter of their dead leader in spite of whatever her role has been so far.

If the cases against her are fraudulent, then why insist on withdrawing them. If Pakstani courts are "kangroo" courts then surely foreign courts are going to acquit our genuine leader. Every one knows she insisted far more on withdrawal of those cases.

Tomorrow I know Karachi will turn into "mini Pakistan" and compared to 1986, this time her return is also facilitated by USA as well as the military strongman.

Well done my fellow jiyalas, you truly deserve her and keep this blind support up so that there is no pressure on her when she comes back into power. And keep on calling all those who are daring to question her majesty's actions as armchair political theorists who are unable to comprehend the long term wisdom behind BB's shrewed moves.

PPP of 2000s is so different from that of late 60s. It is full of feudal lords and pirs. All the idealist element is long gone. However BB has a very powerful weapon in her hand- the political legacy of her far far better father whom people worshipped and support of jiyalas who think that she truly emulates her father who despite shortcomings was far better than her.

And yes she is shrewed, as she is able to understand that goons will always support her no matter what. Thats is why she has skillfully done a shady deal. And yet despite the fact that even the most banal individuals outside PPP know that her only objective was to get those strong cases withdrawn, she has people writing in Daily times about how well she understands the problems of our country.