Articles with tag: Elections
Ahmedinejad Wins Surprise Landslide Victory in Iran
Gajendra Singh Jun 15, 2009 interacts: 57The reaction of rich and upper middle class Iranians, specially those who are abroad is like BJP’s ‘Shining India’ group, who were shocked at their defeat in 2004 elections in India.
India Votes for Stability
Dost Mittar May 16, 2009 interacts: 485The election sees the passing of Congress baton from mother to son. Rahul Gandhi played a prominent role as a campaigner and seems to have impressed voters with his charm, modesty and maturity.
Result 2009
Shoaib Daniyal May 16, 2009 interacts: 39Yes, it’s time to jive to Jai Ho. The big story of the day, apart from what I had for lunch, is that the Congress has swept the country, Singh is King and Sonia is our soniya.
Tharoor of Trivandrum
Rakesh Mani Apr 13, 2009 interacts: 33If there is indeed a worthy candidate standing for election from the Trivandrum seat once occupied by the legendary V.K. Krishna Menon – then it is Tharoor.
Hindutva's Paradox
Rakesh Mani Mar 11, 2009 interacts: 130With general elections in India around the corner, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently promised to a construct a temple in Ayodhya if elected to power.
Congress Party's Dilemma
Rakesh Mani Feb 4, 2009 interacts: 8What can Manmohan Singh do to avoid a war but still pander to the rampant anti-Pakistan sentiment among the masses.
Hail Obama
Saima Shah Nov 12, 2008 interacts: 298Surely you, who are a veritable crossroads yourself, black, white, Muslim, Kenyan, Indonesian, American and under 50, you can see further than others have been able to.
Yes we can, Obama!
Ather Naqvi Nov 6, 2008 interacts: 308We are not demanding of Obama to perform a miracle, but seems, and people across the world would agree, that Obama will leave a better world when he leaves the White House than what he confronts today.
It’s Not the Economy, Stupid!
Feroz Qutabshahi Nov 5, 2008 interacts: 72From the march in Alabama to the victory speech in Grant Park, the nation has come this far in such a short span of time is nothing hosrt of a miracle.
New US President Must Review Pakistan Policy
Beena Sarwar Nov 4, 2008 interacts: 28Tensions between the United States and Pakistan -- on the eve of the keenly-watched U.S. Presidential elections -- accompanying a visit by U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus
Obama is Better for Jinnah's Pakistan
Yasser Latif Hamdani Nov 2, 2008 interacts: 193The only group of people in Pakistan that benefits from a Republican administration is the group of people that sides with and encourages military coups in Pakistan.
US Elections: Watching the Watch-dog
Saeed Minhas Oct 30, 2008 interacts: 1Media and pollsters are calling the shots in US elections whereas candidates and people continue to make up their minds from day to day election messages and changing realities.
The Modern Morlocks Emerge – Muslim Americans
Wajahat Ali Oct 23, 2008 interacts: 9Obama, that biracial, African American son of a Kenyan with an Arab name, is apparently now a “Socialist with Islamic background� according to anti-Muslim McCain supporters
General Colin Powell – A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Feroz Qutabshahi Oct 22, 2008 interacts: 57Why blame the selection of Palin as one of the reasons for parting with McCain? Was this selection any worse than a warholes such as Wolfowitz, Ashcroft, Rove, Bolton, Cheney
The Republican Red Scare
Wajahat Ali Oct 12, 2008 interacts: 3If McCain and Palin want to play the guilt by association game, their own questionable ties must be examined.
Pakistani-Americans or American-Pakistanis?
Feroz Qutabshahi Sep 26, 2008 interacts: 185How long will it before Pakistani-Americans will let their voices be heard as a group?
The Prejudices Pakistan’s New President Faces
Beena Sarwar Sep 12, 2008 interacts: 62Asif Ali Zardari's presidential nomination was widely condemned - but the fact is that he is now the democratically elected President of Pakistan.
Save Me From Charismatic Leaders!
Dost Mittar Aug 29, 2008 interacts: 75I am not against Obama because he is Black because I think that it would be wonderful for the US to have a Black President; not because his middle name is Husseini
Thinking of an Obama presidency, what ‘change’ may we really see?
Mehroz Sadruddin Aug 21, 2008 interacts: 12the debate about how to lead the world in this era of Post-modernity and post-Cold War, has taken a new dimension which symbolizes itself in the ‘change’ mantra of Barack Obama.
Nawaz Sharif’s Moment of Truth
Karamatullah K Ghori Jun 26, 2008 interacts: 158Nawaz Sharif disqualified to run for the national Assembly by none other than the Lahore High Court. How should he react to it? How should he take it?
What Does Negative Campaigning Really Mean?
Hamzaad Apr 28, 2008 interacts: 16It doesn't measure tenacity or taking the punch. It proves Machivalean shrewdness. It proves un-Bono like altruism. It means power hunger.
Benazir’s Legacy
Beena Sarwar Apr 5, 2008 interacts: 120How could Pakistan’s all-powerful president and chief of the army staff be dislodged -- other than through the political process?
A Walk down Memory Lane
Zeejah Apr 1, 2008 interacts: 26Forgive me if I am not taken in by the high sounding statements issued by the winners (and losers) of Election 2008, I simply see 'more of the same' for the future.
Surviving Musharraf's Exit?
Moeed Pirzada Mar 28, 2008 interacts: 595Throughout the election campaign and since the elections, no political party or politician has come up with any original thought or plan for the problems that confront Pakistan
A Great Day, A New Hope for Pakistan
Kamal Siddiqi Mar 17, 2008 interacts: 18As our parliamentarians take oath and swear allegiance to the constitution today, one can feel happy about Pakistan.
Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha on Pakistan Military
AliHasan Cemendtaur Mar 2, 2008 interacts: 24Stay out of politics, it is good for you, good for us, Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha advises Pakistan Military.
Pakistan, a Different Country!
H P Feb 24, 2008 interacts: 346Benazir is now remembered as a Rani, a princess and soon will turn in to the first woman Saint in Pakistan.
The ANP Challenge
Yasser Latif Hamdani Feb 22, 2008 interacts: 767What if instead of a PPP prime minister or PML-N prime minister, ANP’s Asfandyar Wali Khan was to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan? Could this be a viable option?
Mother of all Elections
Moeed Pirzada Feb 22, 2008 interacts: 9In this most dangerous place on earth, almost 37 million men and women stood in queues to vote and by mid-night almost all had reached back to their homes, safe and sound.
Voting For Change
Beena Sarwar Feb 19, 2008 interacts: 558Despite pre-poll manipulation and irregularities voters have rejected the politics of hate and religious extremism.
Election 2008: Looking Ahead
Ishrat Saleem Feb 19, 2008 interacts: 1The election result has come as a touch of healing to the anxious, wounded and exhausted and tense nation.
People's Verdict
Dilawar Syed Feb 19, 2008 interacts: 7A left-of-center Pashtun nationalist party and Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) bags more than 60% of the seats in provinces neighboring Afghanistan.
Long Road Ahead
Khalid Bhatti Feb 19, 2008PML(Q) showed a very dismal performance with managing just 38 seats against the boastful claims of more than 110 seats in national assembly before the elections.
Manufacturing a Fig Leaf of Democracy in Pakistan
Abdus S Ghazali Feb 17, 2008 interacts: 3According to an IRI poll in September 2006, Musharraf had a 63 percent approval rating. But last October 11, IRI released a poll showing him at 21 percent.
Political Issues Ahead of Pakistan Elections
Mehroz Sadruddin Feb 16, 2008 interacts: 6If these elections are not free and fair, irrespective of the turn out, public reaction would “boil up in the times to come,� according to lawyer Sahabnam.
Its Not About Gender or Race Anymore
Ras Siddiqui Feb 17, 2008 interacts: 14America has certainly (and finally) come a long way to witness and participate in an election which will choose between a black man and a woman to run for President.
Elections and the Future Leaders of Pakistan
Abdullah Wiqar Feb 14, 2008 interacts: 2Future Leaders of Pakistan is an organization that is straining against the shackles of convention and tradition and is aiming to do things a little differently.
The More Things Change...
Kamal K Jabbar Feb 15, 2008 interacts: 1Almost every election ever held in the country has been replete with allegations of fraud and duplicity.
Pakistan Elections 2008 - An analysis
Yasser Latif Hamdani Feb 11, 2008 interacts: 353For the first time since the constitution of 1973,elections promise to be fought around an agenda that has to do with democracy, social welfare and minorities rights.
American Muslims and Presidential Elections 2008
Ahmer Muzammil Feb 9, 2008 interacts: 170Disagreeing with American foreign policies doesn't really mean that you are against 'us'. That stupid train has thankfully left the station and hopefully won’t return in Nov. 2008.
Overseas Pakistanis and Right of Franchise
Abdul Majid Malik Jan 16, 2008 interacts: 6Overseas Pakistanis were granted the right to vote only in the 2002 referendum but the current election commission does not grant the right of franchise for expatriates.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and New American Dreams
Ras Siddiqui Jan 20, 2008 interacts: 25Whether it is the Iowa win for Obama or the New Hampshire one for Clinton, their vision for America’s future is becoming far more important than race and gender.
The Dirty Tricks Brigade Tries to Spoil a Party
Beena Sarwar Jan 15, 2008 interacts: 253Already stunned at the loss of their leader, the PPP is now reeling from the registration of tens of thousands of FIRs against its workers including charges of attempted murder.
Crisis: Danger or Opportunity
Yasir Abbasi Jan 1, 2008 interacts: 4"credo quia absurdum"..... I believe because it is absurd!!!
A Tragedy Born of Military Despotism and Anarchy
Tariq Ali Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 92The assassination of Benazir Bhutto heaps despair upon Pakistan. Now her party must be democratically rebuilt
Preview of Looming Democracy - Two Months of PPP in the Limelight
Salim Chauhan Dec 29, 2007 interacts: 102We were witnessing the culture of the upcoming elections, including the usual violence, and if successful, how the PPP victors would govern Pakistan.
The Only Way Forward for Pakistan
Ahmer Muzammil Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 27There should be an APC (All Party Conference) right away in which a National consensus government is formulated with the mandate of organizing free and fair elections within 6 months.
Whither Pakistan?
Panini Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 10The best possible thing has happened: Musharraf gave up power. But the worst has also happened: Pakistan has lost a charismatic and popular leader.
Mourning Benazir Bhutto
Dilawar Syed Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 24The country is on the brink of disaster. Banks are burning, government buildings are on fire, emotionally charged political workers are streaming on streets across Pakistan.
Benazir Bhutto Killed in an Attack
Chowk Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 520Reports say a suicide bomber fired shots at Bhutto as she was leaving the rally at Liaqut Bagh, Rawalpindi before blowing himself up.
The Real Issue Facing Pakistan
H P Dec 23, 2007 interacts: 212A cursory look at the main characters in the tribal insurgency would show their strong links with the army in the past.
To Boycott or not to Boycott !
sheikh tajammul Dec 14, 2007 interacts: 61Whether its Imran Khan or Nawaz Sharif or Benazir or someone else ... whoever promises to reinstate judiciary should be voted for to stop Pro Musharraf getting 2/3rd majority.
Election Boycott
Ahsan Shahbaz Dec 10, 2007 interacts: 21Only 5 out 33 parties in APDM want to participate in elections. Parties in favour boycott met at Imran Khan’s residence on Monday
Welcome Home Ms Bhutto
Ayesha Umar Oct 20, 2007 interacts: 385There is no doubt that Benazir was the prime target of the attack. A lot has been changed in those 8 years. Pakistan is paying a heavy price for being the key US ally in the war on terror.
Army and the President
Yasser Latif Hamdani Oct 9, 2007 interacts: 198November 16, 2007, if he sticks to his submission before the Supreme Court through his counsel, Musharraf will leave the post of army chief and become a civilian president.
Pakistan’s Political Future Still Hanging on a Flimsy Thread
Mehroz Sadruddin Oct 6, 2007 interacts: 7When the petitions were indeed non-maintainable, then why did the Supreme Court not throw them out straight away?
Musharraf’s New Ordinance Hoopla
Mohammad A Shaikh Oct 5, 2007 interacts: 294What is this ordinance hoopla Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto have just come up with. They want to take out accountability from the entire political and banking process.
The Ghost of Justice Munir is Still Alive
Karamatullah K Ghori Sep 30, 2007 interacts: 9Islamabad’s nervous and jittery ‘guardians’ have turned the capital city into a fenced-of, ‘no-go’ town.
Musharraf the Out-smarter
Riaz Jafri Sep 25, 2007 interacts: 330A lot is being said and written these days for and against Musharraf who first introduced the concept of ‘Pakistan First’ (keeping Pakistan before self and all).
General Colin Powell: Political Casualty of Iraq War
Mohammad Gill Sep 19, 2007 interacts: 5Can he make a comeback? Had he resigned, he would have stayed in the limelight as an elder statesman at the political front.
The Chair
kashkin dabruski Sep 19, 2007 interacts: 2At no cost, I will leave
This chair and its power
A Political Manifesto for Sale! - Part I
Zarrar Said Sep 7, 2007 interacts: 9In the current feverish run-up to elections, have you wondered why our political parties have still not published any meaningful manifestos?
Remembering the Presidential Election of 1965
Yasser Latif Hamdani Sep 5, 2007 interacts: 205Today Musharraf looks to Benazir Bhutto to rescue him from his spot between devil and the deep blue sea. He forgets what her father did to Ayub Khan.
A Friend of Feudalism
William Dalrymple Sep 4, 2007 interacts: 147The very reasons that make the west love Benazir Bhutto are the same that leave many Pakistanis with second thoughts.
Mushy is Done!
Ahmer Muzammil Sep 1, 2007 interacts: 51Jawed Hashmi is a stand-up politicians amongst a wide variety of political midgets that we have right now, and I hope that he is sincere when he advises his party to be humble and serve rather than rule.
The Eclipse of the MQM
Zalan Alam Sep 1, 2007 interacts: 4It can be argued that the leadership and activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will remember the 12th of May 2007 as the moment a 10 year policy of the party came crashing down.
Beginning of an End
Babar Mufti Aug 24, 2007 interacts: 31Nawaz Sharif’s expected reentry in Pakistan is creating a new power configuration.
Emergency: From Behind the Sandbags
Babar Mufti Aug 15, 2007Emergency at this time serves Chaudhri Shujaat more than it serves Musharraf, who wants to play this final card not so early.
Hillary Clinton a Better Presidential Candidate
dawood mamoon Aug 9, 2007 interacts: 24It is quite clear that Obama has put objectivity aside and is following the foot steps of George Bush to at least promote yet another of US foreign policy blunders.
The New Bedfellows
Babar Mufti Aug 4, 2007 interacts: 148Can Musharraf be content with the usual presidential powers? A stronger Benazir is not likely to be easily controlled.
Pakistan: A Downward Spiral?
Anjum Altaf Jul 30, 2007 interacts: 56The first step to resolving the problems is to understand them. We cannot afford to go round in circles without imploding at some point.
Moral Bankruptcy of Political Leadership in Pakistan
Ahmer Muzammil Jul 30, 2007 interacts: 171The pundits are saying that Musharaf & Bibi are ideological allies. As if these two camps actually have ideologies.
The Deal and Our Responsibility
Muneeb Khan Jul 31, 2007 interacts: 24Does the deal between Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto really matter? And will we sit and let others to continue muddling with the affairs of Pakistan.
Is America Ready for a Black President?
Mohammad Gill Jul 17, 2007 interacts: 55Obama is ahead of all the other candidates, both Democrat and Republican who are all white.
India’s First Woman President?
M B Qasmi Jul 4, 2007 interacts: 18Madam Pratibha Patil, 72 years old, the candidate of India's ruling coalition-- UPA, will be the fourth woman to contest the presidential elections but the first to surely become the twelfth President of India.
Musharaff Finds a Way Out
Saeed Minhas Jun 19, 2007 interacts: 35An election year usually carries lots of surprises in it and this one, perhaps the first official one since 70s, is no different.
Imran Khan's Politics
Aka Khan Jun 19, 2007 interacts: 451Here is a man who stands for the truth, who is honest and his Integrity is unquestionable. Is this not the most basic of elements that I should look for in a Leader?
Shaken and Stirred
Qasim Mirza May 15, 2007 interacts: 23As night fell over the cities of Karachi and Islamabad, two remarkably contrast pictures were seen. As dead bodies were being moved to morgues and injured to hospitals the popular General congratulated the nation on the glory it had achieved.
Why is the Government Dithering When it Should Stand Firm?
Kamal Siddiqi May 2, 2007 interacts: 21With religious extremists openly challenging the writ of the state, and despite overwhelming public demands that this be stopped, the government seems to be giving in.
Rahul Gandhi's Election Campaign
mehul kamdar Apr 29, 2007 interacts: 20Like monarchs of yore, this family seeks, perhaps, to install itself as a permanent ruling family in India.
Pakistan Shinning I - Propoganda or Reality
Zarrar Said Mar 8, 2007 interacts: 104The Musharraf Government is frantically beating the drums of its fictional economic miracle of the past half a dozen years. This is painfully reminiscent of similar media projection attempted by the erstwhile BJP Government with its 'India Shining' propag
Get over the Victim Syndrome
Ahmer Muzammil Jan 26, 2007 interacts: 236The real issues that affect our daily lives are never addressed by opposition or the government, instead we are enamored with non-issues like huddod ordinance, attire of mushy, Kashmir, women’s face on hoardings, music in public buses and other crap
Imran Khan the Politician
Sarwar Sukhera Dec 24, 2006 interacts: 213Today, he looks lost and bewildered, like the proverbial ’babe in the woods’. The sportsman extraordinaire looks helpless in politics – a fish gasping for breath in the middle of a desert.
How Many Votes a Party Needs to Win Pak Elections?
Muhammad Ashraf Nov 7, 2006 interacts: 4How many votes a party requires to win a majority in National Assembly or Pakistan? Just 10 million! Surprised? Read on.
Politics of the Mid-Term Elections
Mohammad Gill Oct 31, 2006 interacts: 43No wonder that the war on terror remains awry because much of it is fought to project the administration’s image against the democrats who are labeled as ‘cut and run’ strategists.
Dont Expect Brown to be Softer on the War on Terror
Mariam Zaidi Sep 27, 2006 interacts: 3Will a change in leadership bring a change in British foreign policy?
Revolt in Paradise
Mohammad Gill Sep 18, 2006 interacts: 167The ongoing debate on the policies of the President Bush’s administration seems to be reaching its ultimate boiling point before the mid-term elections.
A Rhyme For Fools -- 1
Feroz R Khan Apr 30, 2006 interacts: 34In Pakistani politics, democracy is seen as an end in itself and that its attainment will be marked by the culmination of civilian power over the military. Also, the idea of democracy is identified with political personalities, both military and civilian
Elections and Security Certificates…Rhetorically Speaking
Shahid Mahmood Jan 21, 2006 interacts: 5Sarmite Bulte is asking for my vote when Canada goes to the polls on January 23 so that she can “continue to work on your behalf'. These past couple of years has seen no indication of her “working for me”. Voters need to move beyond part
Samosey mein aloo: why not Laloo?
Farzana Versey Oct 12, 2005 interacts: 114Dishonesty and corruption are a part of democratic politics. Laloo is upfront about both. You know where you stand with him, and you know where to place him.
Afghan Parliamentary Elections
Aarya Nijat Sep 22, 2005 interacts: 5The new parliament will not be some thing more than a caricature of democracy.It is going to be mostly populated by the warlords; however it still is a Step Forward!
Nikka’s Pakistan
Rozaiba Aug 24, 2005 interacts: 30Nikka, like Pakistan is not meant for greatness.
Iranian Puzzle
Rezwan Bajwa Jun 27, 2005 interacts: 64What the current election signifies and what it means for the future
2005 UK General Elections
Ozer Khalid May 7, 2005 interacts: 87The knives that did in Thatcher are being polished again.
Homecoming of Zardari
Nauman Nisar May 1, 2005 interacts: 27“The sacrifices of Zardari have raised him to the ranks of a senior politician”, Benazir comments on his release from prison after eight plus years.
If I am murdered…the ZAB saga!
H P Apr 3, 2005 interacts: 43Mazari reached for Mufti Mehmood’s beard.Nasim Wali was calling the Mufti a traitor!
The Iraqi Elections: an Important Watershed
Aniruddha Bahal Feb 6, 2005 interacts: 38It was 50 years since the last semblance of any worthwhile elections. Even the Arabic media recognized the historicity of the event.
Would 30 January Elections Make or Break Iraq?
Gajendra Singh Dec 11, 2004 interacts: 20Like Pakistani military did not allow a Bengali to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Iraq’s Sunni leadership, with enough funds and experienced and trained men at its command is not going to give up its long established right of being the rulin
Palestinian Reforms
Aniruddha Bahal Nov 28, 2004 interacts: 3Ironically, with elections looming ahead, the reform demands, raised by the majority of the elected members of the Palestinian Legislative Council when Arafat was still alive, seem better placed to materialize now in his absence.
Welcome to Reality, My Friend!
Feroz R Khan Nov 12, 2004 interacts: 32A personal analysis of the American elections 2004
Collateral Damage of US elections 2004
Irshad Salim Nov 1, 2004 interacts: 36There will be only one way to read the election results if he (Bush) wins ... an affirmation by the American people of his disastrous preemptive war policy.
Fahrenheit With a Silent H
Shujaat Wasty Oct 31, 2004 interacts: 60I have two principal criticisms regarding the movie. The first is that instead of questioning who exactly perpetrated the WTC attack, Moore went along with the American government’s official explanation.
Gear Up; It’s Time to Make a Final Shot
Mohammad A Raza Oct 19, 2004 interacts: 1Although there are quite a few theories, on what makes a president an effective president, pundits from both sides of the aisle are trying their best to masquerade their guy as fit and ready to become Commander-in-Chief.
How that Other Democracy (India) Differs
Veeresh Malik Oct 15, 2004 interacts: 70As America goes to vote on a largely bi-polar election, it would be of interest to try to understand how that other democracy, India, differs.
US Elections Concern for India
Dawood Mamoon Oct 14, 2004 interacts: 60Kerry has made ‘American Jobs’ one of the core issues in his campaign...He has given an outline for his economic plan which is biased against the companies which are presently outsourcing or which might plan to further relocate services to for
Afghanistan: Power Plays
abdul naeem Oct 5, 2004 interacts: 5In the culmination of a hectic week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped an apparent assassination attempt while on an official visit south of Kabul. With Afghanistan’s presidential election less than a month away, the situation is looking more ch
The Comeback Kid?
Gibran Bham Oct 1, 2004 interacts: 64The importance of the debate was not lost on anyone. Firstly, it was a make or break night for Kerry who had sagged in the polls ever since the end of the Republican Convention about a month ago.
Bush Off the Track
Mohammad A Raza Sep 23, 2004 interacts: 14The only way to hold Bush accountable for his policies that have gone off track is to vote him out.
What Would Happen?
Gibran Bham Sep 14, 2004 interacts: 22The Jewish lobby groups have kept a close tab on this potential president and Israel should be pleased, Mr. Kerry promises to be the most pro-Israeli president in the history of America
Voting in Historical Perspective
Rashida Jamali Jul 29, 2004 interacts: 3The little ballot itself holds within it a deep history of its own and is moving into a whole new future of ideas.
Careless Consciences
Farzana Versey Jun 15, 2004 interacts: 277Vajpayee is invoking the inner voice. And if the Mahatma could use it, then it ought not to surprise anyone that Sonia Gandhi is resorting to it too.
A Bold Agenda for United Progressive Alliance (UPA)
Dost Mittar May 19, 2004 interacts: 164These proposals are driven by common-sense and not by any ideology. They are pragmatic and intended to create social harmony and improve general social welfare without causing any disruption to the engines of economic growth
Sonia Gandhi and the Coming of Age of the Indian Nation
Deepak Sapra May 18, 2004 interacts: 72Even as she declines ...the Indian masses have very clearly expressed their YES to Sonia becoming the Prime minister given the way they voted. That I believe counts for the biggest authority in the land.
Mama Mia! We just voted!
Aman Malik May 18, 2004 interacts: 35Now that she (Sonia Gandhi) is the most likely successor to the politically seasoned Vajpayee, this woman from Turin, a relative novice in politics, must deliver, else her detractors both within and outside her combine would find valid reason to point fin
Feeling Good
Beena Sarwar May 17, 2004 interacts: 160Leaders – self-styled or elected – must accept responsibility for the actions of those they lead. Secondly, a government is responsible to all its citizens and not just a privileged few... Pakistanis look forward to the day when they too are a
Shiners versus Whiners; it’s Economics, Stupid
Harish Nambiar May 15, 2004 interacts: 61After all the hype and hoopla about India Shining, the results are a clear indicator that the BJP-led coalition misread public perception completely.
India Votes - and How!
Aniruddha Shankar May 14, 2004 interacts: 488Gujarat results, the Left wave, and the dark lining of the silver cloud.
Bring on The Empty Horses
Farzana Versey May 10, 2004 interacts: 105They are the new face of Indian politics. The branding of democracy with a stamp of supra-populism. The marketplace where you do not need to buy masses to listen to speeches, but to purchase the glamour of fringe stars
Murder on Helm Street
Farzana Versey Mar 31, 2004 interacts: 699Under the BJP regime, democracy is dying. The “Vision Document 2004” is a sure case of “mooh mein Ram, bagal mein chhooree”. It is such a sly piece of garbage.
The Case for Sonia Gandhi!
Dost Mittar Mar 7, 2004 interacts: 105A reader at this point may be excused for wondering whether this article is meant to praise this government or to bury it.
Inventing India—Again and Again
Revathy Gopal Mar 1, 2004 interacts: 34If one were a spin-doctor in the present rancorous climate of Indian politics, dealing in Resurgent Religion, how would one go about manufacturing a mythology that would win votes?
Separate Destinies?
Ali Hasan Cemendtaur Feb 20, 2004 interacts: 266Monday, February 16’s Daily Dawn reported the Pakistan Election Commission’s reversion of its decision on joint electorates for Muslim and Non-Muslim citizens. With that fatuous announcement the clock was turned back two years--the courageous
2004 Democratic Presidential Candidates and Pakistan
Armughan Javaid Jan 30, 2004 interacts: 46The race among the Democratic US Presidential hopefuls is heating up. With the primaries underway, the seven candidates hold debates and issue frequent policy statements on hot-topics such as the war in Iraq, homeland security and the continuing efforts a
Many Questions, No Answers
Shahid Mahmood Jun 25, 2003 interacts: 37Solutions do not rest in either Democracy or in the Shariah. The answers are in Education and Social Equality. Only this will invalidate the Bush Doctrine and Extremist Fatwas.
The Beginning of the End of the Kashmir Problem
Dost Mittar May 13, 2003 interacts: 206Do not underestimate either the love or the hatred that the peoples of the two countries are capable of having towards each other
Survival of the Fittest
Urstruly Apr 23, 2003 interacts: 366If Pakistan is next then what are the options?
Doctors or the Disease
Abrar Akbar Apr 22, 2003 interacts: 38Analysis of the khaki-clad messiahs of Pakistan
The Wages Of Death
Feroz R Khan Apr 8, 2003 interacts: 29Wars are political acts of concentrated violence and yet, there is violence in this war, but there is no rhyme to its logic.
Pakistan The Land of the pure - A Myth or Reality
aurangzeb mubashar Mar 18, 2003 interacts: 107Land of the Pure
Three Arguments Against a War
Umair Raja Mar 11, 2003 interacts: 32As America prepares for war, I want to present three arguments for peace:
US Attack on Iraq: Just Do It!
Maz Feb 12, 2003 interacts: 89The US war on Iraq will end a tyrant regime, bring Iraq out of Isolation and set into motion a wave of globalization which could bring hope to hundreds of millions of people
USA and Muslims
Sameer Jan 9, 2003 interacts: 213Muslim extremists generally dislike non-Muslims and they hate various people at local level
A Work In Progress
Feroz R Khan Jan 6, 2003 interacts: 95Jinnah put Pakistan in such a location that the future state would always be involved in the geo-politics of world
The Unmaking Of Gujrat
Farzana Versey Dec 11, 2002 interacts: 263The key players in these elections and therefore Indian polity seem like characters in a drama of the absurd.
Changing The Thana Culture
Malik S Khar Nov 26, 2002 interacts: 19as time passes land holdings of Feudals continue to decrease through an ongoing evolutionary process
Games Generals Play
Nafees Ghaznavi Nov 24, 2002 interacts: 71the General deserves to be applauded for forcing a semblance of democracy to the working of political parties
Lessons from Constitutional History
Jawaid Siddiqi Oct 30, 2002 interacts: 54But we never seem to learn from history
Analysis of Stunning Gains by Religious Parties in Pakistan’s Elections
Arshad Alam Oct 22, 2002 interacts: 67Pakistan’s Elections: An Unintended Consequence of US War against Terrorism?
Sobho: the struggle continues
Beena Sarwar Oct 16, 2002 interacts: 15I still believe in the revolution, in a society that provides justice for all
The Election Burp
Saima Shah Oct 16, 2002 interacts: 40Don’t stand around wondering what to do, trying to please everybody—take a stick and throw it.
Election in Pakistan
Shahzad Raza Oct 14, 2002 interacts: 36unprecedented election results in Pakistan
Myopic, Malevolent, Megalomaniac
Sameer Oct 11, 2002 interacts: 145Musharraf knows that PPP (P) and PML (N) would not like to join hands with MMA because it displeases USA
Military, Musharraf and Magic
Saima Shah Oct 9, 2002 interacts: 73Political experts can opine all they want. They can criticize Musharraf, the Military and the short-term nature of US support.
Unraveling Pakistan: Taming The Shrew-Mare
Temporal Oct 9, 2002 interacts: 46Pakistan’s Army has become a wild mare. It has to be broken into. It has to be re-taught to walk, run, trot
What I Saw In Okara
Pervez Hoodbhoy Sep 15, 2002 interacts: 69An investigation into the Okara land dispute
The Day Of All Days
Feroz R Khan Sep 9, 2002 interacts: 49Pakistan will re-take its first fledging steps towards democracy
The Hindu Right
Ra Ravishankar Aug 6, 2002 interacts: 184Advani’s yathra in an air-conditioned Toyota left a trail of blood in its wake
Does a Bachelor’s degree mean education in politics
Hasan Davar Jul 19, 2002 interacts: 144Can an election that disqualifies 98% of the country’s citizens be legitimate?
Of Errant Politicians And The Kashmir Cause
Malik S Khar Jun 17, 2002 interacts: 57In politics being good is not necessarily good enough
A Contrary Opinion
Adnan Gilani May 12, 2002 interacts: 24why not give the goodwill to someone who has only been brutally honest with us
Pakistanis in Afghanistan, Nothing New
Malik S Khar Feb 1, 2002 interacts: 46The more the government cuts back on the opportunities available to the Mullah to interact with the citizen, the more the government is cutting back on the Mullahs sources of revenue
Indian Diplomacy : Time To Recheck
Amit Mathur Jan 4, 2002 interacts: 25The year saw a marked upswing in new Delhi’s relations with the US, Russia, Japan, Germany and France
A Reason For Change
Feroz R Khan Jan 1, 2002 interacts: 21What is really interesting about Marianne Pearl’s interview with CNN is not what she said
The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney
Rehan Ansari Nov 8, 2001 interacts: 585Anything is better than Bhutto, he said
The Countdown Begins
Mushahid Hussain Jul 10, 2001 interacts: 56... the contours of Pakistan’s emerging political scenario point to the first signs of an uneasy coexistence between the military regime and the political forces ...
The Quest for Power
Mushahid Hussain Jun 26, 2001 interacts: 143It took General Zia 14 months after the July 1977 coup to assume the Presidency, while General Musharraf waited 20 months to do the same
Talking to Vajpayee
Mushahid Hussain Jun 18, 2001 interacts: 371Vajpayee has demonstrated that he can be different
Democracy in Pakistan: The Missing Link?
Bilal Ahmad Dec 14, 2000 interacts: 626Democracy has long been a buzzword in Pakistan
Elections, Pakistani Style
Zeejah Nov 7, 2000 interacts: 48One moment we were leading, the next we fell behind
Should Pakistan Honor the Lahore Resolution?
Bilal Ahmad Oct 18, 2000 interacts: 515why Pakistan failed to become a confederation in accordance with the spirit and content of the Lahore resolution?.
1971 in 2000
Salman Akhtar Aug 20, 2000 interacts: 248... this singular event is consigned to the dustbin of history.
A Rumor Of Lies
Feroz R Khan May 29, 2000 interacts: 38Pakistan, as a nation, seems to have entered a political terra incognita from which it is unlikely to return
Game Theory and Pakistan
Sameer May 18, 2000 interacts: 74the elite in Pakistan are nothing short of omnivorous parasites
Famous Last Words or a Messiah in Khakis?
Salman Haider Apr 3, 2000 interacts: 107Can the army deliver?
Hegemony of the Ruling Elite in Pakistan
Abdus S Ghazali Dec 12, 1999 interacts: 193We have a chequered past in our experiments with democracy
In Defence of Benevolent Dictators
Noor Ahmed Nov 22, 1999 interacts: 217More democracy ? More of the same ? No thanks
Masala Democracy
Neil Aggarwal Oct 14, 1999 interacts: 21Only in South Asia would a masala mix of militancy, neglect of the masses, and elite politics pass for democracy
A State of Confusion
Feroz R Khan Sep 17, 1999 interacts: 224Will Pakistan benefit from a change of government?
Save India
Veer Kumar Jul 27, 1999 interacts: 52A martial law administration has to take over the country
Imran Khan: Pakistan’s Next PM?
George F Maximillian Jul 17, 1999 interacts: 60In terms of being a hypocrite - who in Pakistan isn’t?
India’s Failure of Imagination
Rohan Oberoi Jul 2, 1999 interacts: 63No one in India, it seems, has a clue what people across the border in Pakistan are thinking
A Visit to Pakistan
Vinod Vyasulu Jun 24, 1999 interacts: 22Could it be that there is a feeling that India does not accept the existence of Pakistan?
Make ’Nobody’ Indian Prime Minister
Udayakumar Apr 23, 1999 interacts: 6Keep away from politics and electricity, cautions an Ethiopian proverb
Evolution of South Asia
Anil Kapuria Mar 24, 1999 interacts: 15Information revolution and the future of the sub-continent
Waiting Upon the Prime Miniterial Burp
Rehan Ansari Feb 25, 1999 interacts: 9In Lahore we are expecting to hear a burp
Giving Way to Intolerance
Mehdi Hasan Sep 14, 1998 interacts: 12During the last many years, religious intolerance and sectarian fanaticism have created a war-like situation in Pakistan
Japanese Premier Resigns
Chowk P Room Jul 13, 1998Following the humiliation of a crushing defeat, the Japanese PM steps down
Raj and I
Nisar S Khara Apr 12, 1998 interacts: 1A complete sense of certainty prevails in our country. There is nothing to panic about.
Calling a Spade a Spade
Sohail Rabbani Jan 30, 1998 interacts: 18Thus a new historical precedent was established where 53% of the population were denounced as traitors
Almost Live in Concert
Musician Oct 24, 1997 interacts: 6It is important for us to understand more about DAT’s and Sequencers and how they work because paying $10 or more for a live performance where as only 10% of that is live, in my opinion, is making a fool out of people.
The Old Pakistan is Dead, Long Live New Pakistan
Sohail Rabbani Oct 23, 1997 interacts: 54On December 16, 1971 Pakistan ceased to exist during a well celebrated ceremony when Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi and Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Arora signed an armistice document.
