Articles with tag: musharaff
Saatchi, Musharraf and Britney Spears
Amer Nazir Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 5‘Is there any chance of your catching Osama Bin Laden? That will definitely put you right back at the top of the charts...’
Political Quandary in Pakistan
Mohammad Gill Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 85You can install a political government by popular vote but there are no effective checks and balances to keep it on the straight, narrow and workable path.
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.
Thought Control and Dictators
Manzoor A Shah Sep 14, 2006 interacts: 12Certainly writ of the state is a must to be restored at any price, but what about the means? Bombing the whole swathes and target killings of political figures is no solution.
The Litmus Test
Shakir Husain Jun 26, 2006 interacts: 8The Homeland Security officer was quite pleasant so I asked him if he had heard of PM Aziz and the flying circus. He looked confused and asked, “Isn’t General Moo-sharaf the dictator there?”
You Can’t Strip The Army
Farzana Versey Oct 19, 2004 interacts: 33President Musharraf should seriously consider dropping his clothes. How can you discuss diplomatic ties with a man who has medals for doing undiplomatic things? This is a petty question; the important one is: Has he discovered women?
Musharraf and Bush—A Symbiotic Thing?
Karamatullah K Ghori Sep 26, 2004 interacts: 22General Musharraf is on his annual safari to U.S. at a time when both he and his mentor, George W. Bush are up against a credibility battle.
Pseudo-Saviors, Pseudo-Leaders
Riffat Jahan Sep 20, 2004 interacts: 15Dictatorship breeds only sycophants and spineless stooges, not leaders
Cat is Out of the Bag
abdul naeem Sep 19, 2004 interacts: 60The reneging on solemn public promises to the nation is nothing new; the precedence for this mendacious and abominable practice was set by Zia ul Haq, through his infamous promise to hold elections on 90 days
Military Intervention vs. Institutions’ Growth
Mubashir Akram Aug 19, 2004 interacts: 57Jamali came with a smile and left with the same smile on his face. Between his two smiles nation lost some 19 months. Who should the people hold accountable for that?
Chain of Command
Nighat Yasmeen Jul 24, 2004 interacts: 27Why can’t Musharraf trust his own well qualified generals
Between Musharraf and Mullahs—Who Won?
Karamatullah K Ghori Jan 5, 2004 interacts: 37Victory came swiftly to Musharraf once he had cut a deal with the maulvis and mullahs in Pakistan’s right-wing MMA—a motley collection of religion-based political parties and politicos—about his self-scripted amendments to Pakistan’
President Pervez Musharaff’s Views
Soma Kumar Jun 30, 2003 interacts: 191The present line of control, he asserted, is the issue over which the two countries have fought three wars. So how can that be a solution to the problem, he asked with all the emphasis he could invoke.
Of Errant Politicians And The Kashmir Cause
Malik S Khar Jun 17, 2002 interacts: 57In politics being good is not necessarily good enough
Famous Last Words or a Messiah in Khakis?
Salman Haider Apr 3, 2000 interacts: 107Can the army deliver?
Compilation of Articles on the Military Takeover in Pakistan
Chowk Staff Oct 16, 1999 interacts: 14Views and reviews on the recent events in Pakistan
