Politics
I told you so – imposition of martial law in Pakistan
I am not bragging but I did forsee this one coming. The imposition of martial law seemed imminent even two months ago. Actually, fellow chai-lover Harris called it first in private conversation with me. We were talking after the Bhagwandas led bench had restored Ch. Iftikhar to the head of the apex court about the possible scenarios developing [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Is imposition of Martial Law a certainity now
Yes, I have let myself chuckle more than a few times at the drama that unfolded at Islamabad airport. I went to sleep late at night content that Nawaz was being flown to Attock jail. I woke up to find that a couple of hours after that drama, at the airport, he had been air-shipped to Jeddah.
I [...]
Nawaz avoids jail time with another deportation, (another deal??)
Wow! that was some smoke screen laid down by the government. Just when it seemed that Nawaz was going to be in some jail, he has been deported back to the Saudis. It is being reported that he was shown his arrest warrants along with the original agreement that allowed him to avoid jail and live [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The vulture has landed
A PIA Boeing 777-200ER, flight number PK786, has landed at Islamabad International Airport. Onboard is Mian Nawaz Sharif. Ghundas like Liaqat Baloch, Raja Zafarulhaq, and the seditionist Javed Hashimi have been arrested. While Maulana Diesel Fazalur Rehman has been placed under house arrest. The couple of hundred idiots who came to welcome the bald vulture are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Islam is now safe in a country that is 97% muslim
Today a bill floored by MP Bhandara to alter the blasphemy laws, to provide equal protection to the prophets and founders of minority religions like Christianity and Buddhism on par with the protection provided to prophet Mohammad, was rejected and then verbally trampled upon by Sher Afgan (the federal minister for parliamentary affairs). Mr Bhandara had argued [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 10 so far )Does the MMA hold the trump cards
Here is a thought: To be elected the president needs the provincial assemblies of NWFP and Balochistan. Those are the domain of the MMA. The chief ministers of these provinces can ask the governors to dissolve the assemblies. The law of the land says: governors have to grant the petition and prepare for fresh elections. Should [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Was the whole Lal masjid issue an ISI produced drama?
That question has been asked by numerous people. It is a natural question considering the heavy fisted treatment metted out to previous challengers to the Pakistani establishment. Civil and Military governments in pakistan have not been known to handle the threat of armed opposition lightly. And neither should they. Anarchists have to be dealt with severely to ensure peace [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Dear General Sahib, please take off the uniform.
Our glorious leader, General Musharraf has said he will not take off his uniform until his re-election through the current assemblies. Politicos have pointed out the unconstitutionality of such a situation. They say an assembly cannot re-elect a president for a full second term. As if a military dictator, cum chief executive, cum president until [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Letter to General Musharraf
I wrote a letter to General Musharraf today. I have intentionally kept it brief since I wrote it at work. I will write a detailed article (may be 100 since the issue is very big) at later stages.
Mr. President,
Today I want to write to you about an issue that has been bothering me for [...]
Yeh watan tumhara hai
Our first forray in the world of youtubing. Here is a popular milli nagma in the voice of the great Mehdi Hasan to convey the pearls of wisdom in the form of advice from our elders and our humble effort to potray our failure as a nation to live up to the message using images [...]
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