Articles with tag: PPP
Pakistan People’s Party and Urban Pakistan: Reasons for Erosion of Support
Raza Habib Nov 7, 2009 interacts: 56With the media explosion, the middle class sentiment has been given a collective “voice” which has the potential to change the political landscape for better or worse.
Gilgit-Baltistan : A Deprived and Subjugated Region
Jasbir Sarai Sep 18, 2009 interacts: 20The PPP led government of Pakistan has, through the enactment of the Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2009 of August 29, opened yet another Pandora’s Box in the already complicated dispute over the status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Open Letter to Gen. Aslam Baig
Ali Chishti Sep 4, 2009 interacts: 10General Beg – the world remembers you and since the recent revelations of your own cronies and partner of crime , it’s high time you should come clean too.
Student Politics
Salman Latif Aug 24, 2009 interacts: 3While government does away with the ban on student unions, can that alone suffice to address the campus realities?
An Open Letter to Mian Nawaz Sharif
Ali Chishti Aug 28, 2009 interacts: 53Khawaja revealed that Osama gave Nawaz just a minuscule of the Rs 500 million cash that he wanted, but more importantly, for the Pakistani, what he received in kind proved to a virtual windfall.
Local Government System – Incompetence vs Competence
Ali Chishti Jun 25, 2009 interacts: 17I fail to understand why people blame the system for their incompetence? MQM has proved that with any system they could work and contribute because of their commitment, competence and honesty.
Political Slogans in Pakistan
Nadia Khan May 14, 2009 interacts: 57“Hum ko Manzil Nahee Rehnuma Chaheya? means we don’t need to achieve our goals; we need only a leader, is the guiding light for MQM.
Pakistan Is Partitioned By Its National Assembly
Syed Hussaini Apr 13, 2009 interacts: 362As reported by the Geo TV website, your “National Assembly has passed the resolution in support of Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 for Malakand Division.? The President of Pakistan has signed it.
How Long Could He Hold the Avalanche?
saeed qureshi Mar 16, 2009 interacts: 1In this nerve shattering political battles first against former president Musharraf, and now against president Zardari, the lawyers have emerged victorious consequently.
Long March - A Long View Analysis
Beena Sarwar Mar 12, 2009 interacts: 309
Long-festering tensions between the PPP and PML-N came to a head with a Supreme Court ruling of Feb 25 barring Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif from holding elected office.
And the Hits Just Keep on Coming
Ahmer Muzammil Mar 3, 2009 interacts: 163Another day, another catastrophe in Pakistan. For all intent and purpose international cricket is done in Pakistan for years to come, you can put a fork in it.
This Charade Should End Once For All
zohaib muzaffar Feb 28, 2009 interacts: 115Mr 10 percent (Zardari) had played his cards pretty well. He not only got the most powers as a civilian president but also outplayed and out manoeuvred his opponents.
In memory of the Swat valley
Kamal Siddiqi Feb 9, 2009 interacts: 12One has to go no further than the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar to hear the tales of woe of the people of Swat and other parts of the NWFP.
Imagine Life Without Government
tayyab rashid Feb 3, 2009 interacts: 12The mobile phone company was responsible for providing me a service for Rs. 85 it had charged. The government on the other hand was not accountable to me at all, for the Rs. 15
Politics of PPP and Asif Zardari
Ali Chishti Nov 14, 2008 interacts: 63Asif Zardari led government today is an extension of Mushraff’s government; authenticating Mushraff’s policies regarding war on terror and shifting the pendulum of power from Punjab to Sindh
Iftikhar Chaudhry, the saga ensues!
Ahmer Muzammil Oct 27, 2008 interacts: 82Ever since Iftikhar Chaudhry has been out of office, not one date has been set for hearing of the mannoo bhayl case or the missing people case or the new murre project
How real is your politik?
Shandana Minhas Aug 26, 2008 interacts: 233According to many political pundits and media luminaries, people like you and me don’t understand it so we should mutely accept the PPP’s push for Zardari as president!!!
Time for Medals
Sarwar Sukhera Aug 26, 2008 interacts: 2The PPP has done it once again -- so true to its philosophy of challenging the powerful and the mighty and coming out victorious despite all the unfavorable odds stacked against it.
Here We Go Again
Ahmer Muzammil Aug 9, 2008 interacts: 4But it’s really a wet firecracker without Army’s intervention, because sehba auntie or shareefudding peerzada can’t jump the gates of PTV and take over.
And then there was The Impeachment Issue…
Shiraz Mahmood Aug 7, 2008 interacts: 432A smug looking Mian saa’ab and the ever dramatic Dark Prince, announced at a joint press conference, their plans to pursue the Impeachment of President Pervaiz Musharraf.
Time for Musharraf to Quit
saeed qureshi Jul 20, 2008 interacts: 17President Musharraf will go down in history as one of those third world leaders who by playing as the second fiddle to West exposed Pakistan to religious militancy.
Pakistan’s Prevailing Political And Economic Mess
Mehroz Sadruddin Jul 15, 2008 interacts: 34The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) though a laudable incentive, is highly insufficient. With rising inflation, the Rs 1000 package may be next to nothing.
The Lame Duck Government
saeed qureshi Jun 29, 2008 interacts: 43The Pakistan army has been once again mobilized in a big way to stamp out the presence of Taliban in the Tribal areas as well as Swat and Mardan.
Forgotten President & Shape of Things to Come?
Moeed Pirzada Jun 27, 2008 interacts: 175A new kind of voting belt is being created where people are more aware of the larger issues, of national causes and increasingly form opinions under the spell of Urdu media?
Opportunity Missed
Ahmer Muzammil Jun 16, 2008 interacts: 28If the nation of Pakistan can buy democracy, rule of law (going forward), civilian supremacy, justice etc. for 1.5 billion dollars from Mr. Zardari, I say where do we sign up?
Myths Surrounding the Lawyer’s Movement
Ameer Mukhtar May 22, 2008 interacts: 69Election data made public is quite opposite to the generally promoted perception that February 18 saw an overwhelming mandate to restore the judiciary and remove Musharraf
Dancing on Broken Glass
Beena Sarwar May 24, 2008 interacts: 183President Pervez Musharraf’s appointment of businessman and media tycoon Salman Taseer as governor Punjab set off howls of protest from the PPP’s chief coalition partner PML-N
Zardari and the Politics of Defiance
Ather Naqvi May 23, 2008 interacts: 118“We do not want bread, we do not want electricity, but we want him (Musharraf) out? ... Can Zardari risk being complacent with the president?
PPP Isn’t Convinced!
Ahmer Muzammil Apr 30, 2008 interacts: 179Pandering to the presidency, appointment of Mehmood Ali Durrani and Rehman Malik, failure to remove Malik Abdul Qayyum, are signs that establishment isn’t blinking just yet.
Zardari Rev 2
Ather Naqvi Mar 19, 2008 interacts: 49Zardari’s political shrewdness, if not statesmanship, has succeeded in making the civil society and the media revive the earlier impressions about Zardari.
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.
Mediocre vs. Mediocre
Khalid Bhatti Feb 8, 2008 interacts: 6As expected the report by Scotland Yard on Benazir Bhutto investigation came up with nothing helpful. Now what remains to be seen is the reaction of Pakistan People’s Party.
Drama of Succession - Pakistan People’s Party
Khalid Bhatti Feb 7, 2008 interacts: 267The way, events took shape after her (Benazir Bhutto's) death over the party leadership under the superb directorship of her husband (Zardari) can put any Hollywood plot to shame.
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.
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.
Goodbye Pinky
Rafi Aamer Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 118When she conspired with the Army and the establishment for the dismissal of Nawaz Sharif government in 1993, I got disillusioned with her leadership and left PPP for good.
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.
Thank You Suicide Bomber! No one is talking about my 1.5 Billion anymore!
Ahmer Muzammil Oct 23, 2007 interacts: 180Does anyone remember that this woman (Benazir Bhutto) facilitated a dictator(Pervez Musharraf) and gave him a new lease on his dwindling career for the price of 1.5 billion dollars?
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.
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.
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).
The need for De-Bhuttofication of the Pakistan People's Party
Yasser Latif Hamdani Sep 11, 2007 interacts: 389In the last 5 years, PPP in the assembly at least has emerged as a strong force against obscurantism.
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.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Remembered
Ras Siddiqui Apr 20, 2004 interacts: 29Was he a Saint or Sinner or a bit of both?
