MicroPakistanMicroPakistanMicroPakistan looks at Pakistan through a microscope. It doesnt concern itself with the big picture. There is no need for facts and figures here. This blog is about things that concern Pakistani people as a nation. It concerns human developement, not Articles
Being Pervez Musharraf by Bret Stephens, The Wall Street Journal
2007-11-14 06:59:00 Imagine yourself as Pervez Musharraf , the 64 year-old military ruler of Pakistan. As a young artillery officer, and later as a commando, you acquired a reputation for personal bravery — and for doing just as you pleased, whatever your orders. Your subsequent performance as a general and politician has been of a similar piece. In ... More About: Journal , Wall Street , Street , Wall
Battle Lines Are Drawn and the Struggle Has Now Been Joined
2007-11-13 17:33:00 Benazir Bhutto has joined the movement for the restoration of the Constitution and pre-PCO judges of the superior courts. Any other country and any other leader and this would have meant something great. Even though it still means something, judging from Benazir’s past and her delayed support one cannot expect the kind of wholehearted participation ... More About: Battle , Lines , Emergency
Biden-Kerry Resolution - Restore Judiciary!!
2007-11-13 11:57:00 [Here’s more evidence of growing international support for the restoration of the pre-PCO judiciary.]Kerry , Biden Introduce Pakistan Resolution Condemning State of Emergency Resolution Links Some Military Aid to Musharaff Reinstating Constitution, Proceeding with January Elections Washington, DC -- Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East and South and ... More About: Judiciary , Restore
A Pakistan Without Musharraf by Kashif Zafar
2007-11-13 05:30:00 “No democracy with a destroyed judiciary” - Nasim Zehra on November 8, 2007 Bob Rubin, the former Treasury Secretary of the US and current Chairman of Citigroup, in his autobiography, “In An Uncertain World”, stated that “anyone who is honest about having done well will acknowledge the enormous role played by chance.” Rubin goes on to ... More About: Pakistan , Musharraf , Kashif , Emergency
Bhutto ?ends power-sharing talks?, BBC
2007-11-12 12:13:00 Benazir Bhutto returned from self-imposed exile last month Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says she has ended negotiations with President Pervez Musharraf on a power-sharing agreement. “We are saying no to any more talks. It is a change from my past policy,” she told journalists in Lahore. The United States ... More About: Politics , Power , Sharing , Ends
The Battle For Pakistan By Imran Khan
2007-11-12 09:11:00 THE BATTLE FOR PAKISTAN By Imran Khan The imposition of martial law under the garb of emergency should make it abundantly clear to everyone that dictators cannot afford even a semblance of either an independent judicial system or a free media. And neither can the assortment of criminals camouflaged as politicians who collaborate with dictators. No one is ... More About: Pakistan , Imran Khan , Battle , Emergency
At the Sabzazar Police Station by Dr. Parvez Hassan
2007-11-12 08:06:00 Dr. Parvez Hass an They herded lawyers in the police bus ? about 35 of us ? knew nothing about where we were being taken after our arrest at the Lahore High Court on 5 November 2007. Speculation mounted in discussions in the bus but it was soon overtaken by the rumour/news received on some mobile telephones ... More About: Police Station , Police , Station , Emergency
Judges ruling on general faced sex blackmail, The Sunday Times
2007-11-12 06:15:00 I have no idea how much truth there is to this news because if it is true it would mean reaching new heights of shamelessness for our government and intelligence agencies. Anyway, I would give them the benefit of the doubt till anything solid comes up on this. Judges ruling on general faced sex blackmail, The ... More About: General , Sunday , Times , Blackmail
Geo?s response to the blanking out of television channels
2007-11-11 21:24:00 I am not a big fan of Geo’s style of reporting, however, they are making their point very clearly by making rationale arguments. Obviously, one could argue that if the channels had used the authority given to them in a responsible way initially it may not have come to this. The establishment fears the media, ... More About: Television , Media , Channels , Response
Musharraf announces to hold polls in first week of Jan 2008
2007-11-11 20:50:00 ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday announced to hold the general elections in the first week of January 2008. Addressing a press conference here he directed the Chief Electron Commissioner (CEC) of Pakistan to fix any date before the 9 January 2008. The elections for National Assembly and provincial assemblies would be held on one ... More About: Polls , Week , Hold
The Nation
2007-11-10 11:52:00 Pity the nation that raises not its voice Save when it walks in a funeral, Boasts not except among its ruins And will rebel not save when its neck is laid Between the sword and the block. (Khalil Jibran) More About: Pakistan , Nation , The Nation
Pakistan?s General Anarchy by Mohammed Hanif, The New York Times
2007-11-10 11:46:00 THE power grab last weekend by Pakistan ’s president, Pervez Musharraf, cleverly timed to stall the Western reaction for 48 hours, was essentially a coup against himself. Faced with increasing demands to give up his position as military chief and confront the complexities of civilian rule, General Musharraf decided to topple President Musharraf.In an interview ... More About: New York , York , New York Times
NYC Bar Association President?s letter to the President of Pakistan
2007-11-09 21:09:00 [Here’s a copy of the letter sent by the President of NYC Bar Association to the President of Pakistan . Also, below is a letter by South Asian American Forum Action Fund which was sent to each member of Congress. Since the US plays such a key role in Pakistan’s domestic policy we must also keep ... More About: Letter , Judiciary
The President?s election case under the PCO: Can this judiciary decide on i
2007-11-09 17:37:00 We are accepting as a given that the current judiciary will and CAN approve Gen. Musharraf?s candidacy in the elections. The real question is can this judiciary, acting under the PCO (the emphasis is on acting under this very PCO and not anything else) actually decide on ANY case concerning the President ? Article 2(3) of the PCO states ... More About: Election , Judiciary , Case , The President
Musharraf?s Martial Plan by Benazir Bhutto, The New York Times
2007-11-08 09:58:00 This op-ed by Ms Bhutto goes a long way in confirming that the deal may be over between her and the President following the imposition of the ‘emergency’. However, once again it seems a lot of the forces protesting against the emergency are losing focus. Even though Ms. Bhutto mentions the judges and how they’ve ... More About: New York , York , Musharraf , New York Times , Times
The Case of Musharraf and the Drunk Uncle by Mohammed Hanif, rediff.com
2007-11-08 07:13:00 [Brilliant piece by Muhammad Hanif. It completely mirrors my opinion about General Musharraf ’s speech. ] Pakistan’s General Pervez Musharraf deserves our sympathy. Not because he has been forced to carry out a coup against his own regime, not because his troops are being kidnapped en masse by Pakistani Taliban and then awarded Rs 500 for good ... More About: People , Drunk , Mohammed , Case
Imran Khan?s video message - calling for street protests
2007-11-07 22:23:00 I’ve received several emails to put this up. The first one’s in Urdu and the second in English. Urdu: WPvideo 1.10 More About: Video , People , Street , Khan , Message
Emergency: What do we do? SEND FLOWERS FOR JUSTICE
2007-11-07 21:42:00 Here’s a suggestion by Omar Ali as to what can be done by people as a symbolic gesture against the emergency. Going out on the streets at the moment is imprudent as there is a high risk of arrest. Once arrested you will not have right to bail under the PCO, plus you won’t be ... More About: People , Flowers , Justice , Pakistan , Send
Benazir joins in the protest; thousands of lawyers arrested; Anti-Terrorism
2007-11-07 14:59:00 So, she’s finally joined in: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has announced plans for a massive rally in the city of Rawalpindi Friday to protest emergency rule. VOA’s Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that the rally could mark a new stage in the crisis that began with President Pervez Musharraf’s emergency ... More About: Politics , Terrorism , Arrested , Lawyers , Protest
Statement issued by Hon.Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr.Justice Iftikhar Moham
2007-11-06 19:27:00 I haven’t been able to check the authenticity of this statement, but its substance is consistent with the stand that has been taken by the non-oath-taking judges. Interestingly, today the eight-member full court of the Supreme Court declared the seven-judge decision against the declaration of emergency as null and void: The full court ruled that the ... More About: Justice , Chief , Pakistan , Judiciary , Chief Justice of Pakistan
Police beat, arrest 150 lawyers in Islamabad, Karachi
2007-11-05 09:27:00 WATCH LIVE TELEVISION ONLINE To watch live television visit http://tvpakistan.com/ Here are links to Aaj TV, Geo TV and DAWN News. This is so far the best site that I have found. If these don’t work then visit the sites mentioned below. Courtesy DAWN: ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (AFP): The police on Monday baton-charged and arrested more than 150 ... More About: Lawyers , Arrest , Police , Karachi , Islamabad
Follow the links to watch Pakistani news channels live
2007-11-04 23:39:00 All these links may not work all the time, but till the channels come back on this is all there is. Geo TV and Geo NEWS http://pakistanvision.com/ http://cyberview.50webs.com/tvhtml/New%20 Password/geonews.html (user : www.cyberviewtv.com pass : watch4free ) http://sayan.freehostia.com/geotvnews.htm l http://brain.brain.net.pk/ http://www.idesitv.com/geotv.php AAJ TV http://cyberview.50webs.com/tvhtml/New%20 Password/aaj%20tv.html (user : www.cyberviewtv.com pass : watch4free ) More About: News , Media , Watch , Links , Channels
BREAKING NEWS: All Pakistani news channels taken off-air: Martial law decla
2007-11-03 13:40:00 UPDATE: -Musharraf to address the nation at 11:45 PM PST - Only 4 Judges from Supreme Court take oath under new PCO - 16 Judges in Lahore refuse to take oath - 23 Judges refuse to take oath in Sigh High Court, only four take oath under PCO - CJ of Peshawar High Court refused to take PCO oath -Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar takes oath as new Chief Justice - 8 member Supreme Court bench sitting in an emergency session suspends PCO and orders all of Pakistan to disregard it include the Corps Commanders- Geo TV - Judges of Sindh High Court ordered to report to Governor House for new PCO oath - Police surrounds Aitzaz Ahsan’s house - Mobile phones shutdown in Islamabad by orders of National Security Council -Emergency imposed in Pakistan -PTV reports that the ARMY chief has issued a provisional constitutional order which would mean that martial law has been declared rather than an emergency. - 1973 Constitution Suspended in Pakistan - ARMY Enters Supreme Court - Chief Justice Supreme... More About: News , Breaking News , Channels , Pakistani , Breaking
Benazir Bhutto has only herself to blame - Imran Khan
2007-10-24 06:49:00 By Imran Khan , The Telegraph I’m sorry to say this, but the bombing of Benazir Bhutto’s cavalcade as she paraded through Karachi on Thursday night was a tragedy almost waiting to happen. You could argue it was inevitable. Everyone here knew there was going to be a huge crowd turning up to see her return after ... More About: Politics , Imran Khan , Blame
The Kleptocrat in an Hermes Headscarf
2007-10-23 07:13:00 By JEMIMA KHAN She’s back. Hurrah! She’s a woman. She’s brave. She’s a moderate. She speaks good English. She’s Oxford-educated, no less. And she’s not bad looking either. I admit I’m biased. I don’t like Benazir Bhutto. She called ... More About: People , Hermes , Scarf
Dictocracy
2007-10-22 11:20:00 Guest Post By Adil Akbar So, is this where the mortal struggle for the nation begins ? Now that two former Prime Ministers have flown back to Pakistan (one sent back promptly from whence he came and another being greeted by the all-too-familiar death and destruction of suicide bombs), floodgates of opinion have opened and the ... More About: Politics
Husain Haqqani?s criticism of the Cowasjee article
2007-10-18 08:01:00 Please find below Mr Haqqani’s criticism of the article written by Ardeshir Cowasjee. Today, Benazir Bhutto is returning to Pakistan. There is a huge amount of excitement amongst her supporters and they are all at the airport to receive her. So far no numbers have been quoted on news channels as to the number of ... More About: Article , International Law , Criticism , Critic
With Disgust by Ardeshir Cowasjee
2007-10-17 13:00:00 Mr Cowasjee presents his case against Benazir Bhutto and her corruption. He makes a very good point about the fact that foreign courts have found her to be guilty of money-laundering. If they think she is guilty of money-laundering and corruption, then on what basis can our President declare them innocent without them ever standing ... More About: Politics , Disgust
Musharraf may move against Pakistan CJ again
2007-10-16 17:07:00 Written by Hamir Mir, this article appeared on the Indian website rediff.com. If there is any truth in it then it seems like Mush arraf is not willing to learn. If the aim is to stay in power regardless of what the will of the people is then he should go ahead. I have a question ... More About: Pakistan , Judiciary , Move
Inzy?s in good company?
More articles from this author:2007-10-14 06:55:00 By Patrick Kidd, The Times Inzamam-ul-Haq?s magnificent Test career ended in a rush of blood only two balls into his final innings yesterday when he charged down the wicket at Paul Harris, the South Africa left-arm spinner, was beaten by the flight and stumped. Inzamam had walked out to a standing ovation in Lahore, needing six ... More About: Sports , Company , In Good Company , Good , Inzy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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