Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy :: Political Parties
Recent articles from the archives
Is There a Redeemer?
saeed qureshi Apr 2, 2009Is there some one from among the Pakistani leaders who can stop this calamitous down slide and reverse the dreadful drift?
MQM - History and Origins
Ali Chishti Oct 2, 2008The Mohajir-Sindhi alliance provided the only real chance to thwart the Punjabi dominance in Pakistani politics.
How real is your politik?
Shandana Minhas Aug 26, 2008According 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, 2008The 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.
And then there was The Impeachment Issue…
Shiraz Mahmood Aug 7, 2008A 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.
Nawaz Sharif’s Moment of Truth
Karamatullah K Ghori Jun 26, 2008Nawaz 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?
Benazir’s Legacy
Beena Sarwar Apr 5, 2008How could Pakistan’s all-powerful president and chief of the army staff be dislodged -- other than through the political process?
Mother of all Elections
Moeed Pirzada Feb 22, 2008In 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.
The ANP Challenge
Yasser Latif Hamdani Feb 22, 2008What 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?
Drama of Succession - Pakistan People’s Party
Khalid Bhatti Feb 7, 2008The 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, 2008Already 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.
Eight years of Four M's: Musharraf, MQM, Muslim League and Mullah
Pukhtoon Khan Jan 13, 2008After eight years of these M’s Pakistan has transformed into a hell filled with price hike, ethnic tensions ... scarcity of basic necessities and above all reactionary suicide bombers.
Preview of Looming Democracy - Two Months of PPP in the Limelight
Salim Chauhan Dec 29, 2007We were witnessing the culture of the upcoming elections, including the usual violence, and if successful, how the PPP victors would govern Pakistan.
A Tragedy Born of Military Despotism and Anarchy
Tariq Ali Dec 28, 2007The assassination of Benazir Bhutto heaps despair upon Pakistan. Now her party must be democratically rebuilt
Musharraf the Out-smarter
Riaz Jafri Sep 25, 2007A 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 Eclipse of the MQM
Zalan Alam Sep 1, 2007It 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.
Moral Bankruptcy of Political Leadership in Pakistan
Ahmer Muzammil Jul 30, 2007The pundits are saying that Musharaf & Bibi are ideological allies. As if these two camps actually have ideologies.
Month of the Gun
Nadeem F Paracha May 31, 2007I am 22 years old and quite a sight. I have a ’revolutionary beard,’ and my hair is long; I wear a Che cap and my malaangi bangles go kling klang whenever I move my hands and wrists.
Eyewitness: Karachi, May 12, 2007
Beena Sarwar May 30, 2007A narrative of the events of “Black Saturday” and the “stop-the-blame-game” argument.
A Strike Against Strike
Nadeem F Paracha Dec 26, 2006What is one reminded of when he or she sees things like unattended garbage dumps, blackened billboards, burning buses and broken windowpanes? Things more frequently witnessed during strikes.
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