Articles with tag: lawyers
Morality of Lawyers' Movement
Adnan Manzoor Nov 22, 2009In a parliamentary democracy those who are now championing the cause of democracy in this country are themselves non-democratic forces who are putting the popular vote of the masses of Pakistan under their boots.
Section 144
kashkin dabruski Mar 18, 2009 interacts: 1From the avenues of power
Deployed they section 144,
To stop and to arrest,
The human conscience
And will of millions
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 Poem
kashkin dabruski Mar 13, 2009 interacts: 1In all these years in our memory
In all these moments in our sight
Never that rapture or passion
Never there was a moment
To unite for purpose and oppression
To break this silence, to protest
For our rights, until now
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.
In the Gallery Of Pakistan
Nikhat Rasool Feb 4, 2009 interacts: 28What had happened here? All those pictures were mutilated as if some anti-art psychopath was unleashed. There was blood, hate, violence and death written with bold letters everywhere.
Aitzaz’s Monumental Blunder
saeed qureshi Jun 15, 2008 interacts: 351There is all quiet in Pakistan after the lawyers’ long march. The struggle of more than one year was wasted away in matter of hours.
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
The ‘shoey’ Side of Politics
Ather Naqvi Apr 9, 2008 interacts: 517People had not shut their ‘shocked’ mouths at the treatment meted out to Arbab Ghulam Rahim when they saw Sher Afgan being roughed up by the black coats.
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.
Pressures Mount on Pervez Musharraf
Beena Sarwar Nov 15, 2007 interacts: 11"The judges by not taking oath, the lawyers and civil society by resisting have shown the way. The media is standing by them. This is one battle the General is sure to lose"
Johnny On The Street
Irfan Pakistani Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 3Should the lawyers be able to recapture the imagination of the nation and catalyze meaningful national resistance, the calculus shall change.
Do You Have a Substitute?
Salman Aneel Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 139Emergency in Pakistan was the need of time as we had no other options. Do we have any substitute for General Musharraf? Is there any other person who can run the country?
Shattered by the Status Quo
raza raja Oct 3, 2007 interacts: 9The recent pro Musharraf decision has been rationalized on the grounds that we need him for keeping democracy on “track�.
