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Spock.com
2008-02-29 20:59:00
The old ideals are dwindling and the new ideals are emerging. The embrace of old physical world with the new virtual world is getting spruced up by the innovative technologies like Spock .com. It can be simply described as Spock.com - the best for people search. Almost everyone get enticed towards the virtual world of Internet due to the unprecedented searching capabilities rendered by it. Scrappy old search engines were proving cumbersome due to their limitations of merely searching through loads of information. Due to its brilliant innovation Spock.com has changed the way people used to search on internet. The comprehensive search functionality facilitated by Spock.com enables searchers to search people on the web along with the information. Spock.com intelligently gathers information from all nooks of the web, and returns a nicely formatted search results as a result of your search query. Spock.com doesn?t leave you wondering after returning the results, rather its commu...

Interview with Ardeshir Cowasjee
2008-02-03 16:06:00
The Pakistani Spectator is extremely proud to present an exclusive interview with the paragon of Pakistaniat; the one and only Ardeshir Cowasjee, who is a renowned columnist in Dawn, and a philanthropist, and generally known as AC. Here is his fine interview:http://www.pakspectator.com/int erview-with-ardeshir-cowasjee/-- Ghazala KhanThe Pakistani Spectatorhttp://www.pakspectator.com
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Interview with Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha by The Pakistani Spectator
2008-01-28 17:57:00
The Pakistani Spectator is extremely proud to present an exclusive interview with the pride of Pakistan; the one and only Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha, who is an independent security analyst and strategic affairs expert and the author is several books including Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy.Here is her fine interview:http://www.pakspectator.com/int erview-with-dr-ayesha-siddiqa-agha/ -- Ghazala KhanThe Pakistani Spectatorhttp://www.pakspectator.com
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Urdu Section at TPS
2008-01-25 19:53:00
Asalam-o-alaikum,   I hope I haven't disturbed you with this email. I just wanted to divert your kind and precious attention towards the fact that 'The Pakistani Spectator' has also started an Urdu section, in which we present political and current affairs article in our beloved Urdu language. We are very much proud to let you know that we have some renowned Urdu columnists writing for us in that section like Naeem Sidhu from Daily Express and another literary figure M Mirza and some others. We are also arranging some more reputable figures to join us in that section. I hope you would pay the visit to our Urdu Section at; http://www.pakspectator.com/category/urdu / You may get a glimpse of quality of Urdu columns at our this recent article: http://www.pakspectator.com/naql-e-kufr-k ufr-na-bashd/ Besides of Urdu Section, TPS is primarily a English Language site, which covers politics, interviews and entertainment. Thanks a lot for your time. regards,-- Ghazala Kh...

TPS Has Moved To New Domain : Please redirect your Links to us
2008-01-04 12:13:00
    We have moved to http://www.pakspectator.com .     Please alter your links and we know that you know that we love you all with the roots of our hearts. :)   Best Regards.
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The Third World Countries
2008-01-04 08:51:00
Lions kill to eat, but they eat only the liked parts of body of the animal they hunted and leave the area and remaining body. Then comes the turn of hyaenas to eat the remainders of the animals and when they leave the scene then comes the turn of the vultures. Vultures clean up the body by collecting remaining flesh on the bones. They fly away in search of the next food leaving the skeleton behind. Some times hyaenas threatens the lions if get strength in numbers so lions have to leave that area. Also sometimes vultures try to take their turn while the hyaenas are eating the flesh of the dead animal a war starts between the two vultures have to get away waiting for their turn. Same is the situation in under-developed countries. The ruling parties come and occupy the resources of the country when they are coming by spending millions (in currency of that country) how can they be pious enough to satisfy the nation being transparent in dealing different projects of national interests or...
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Asma Jehangir's Daughter's Assaulted
2008-01-02 13:48:00
Late last night as renown Human Rights Activist Asma Jehangir's daughters, Muneeza and her friends were making a movie of some torn posters of the kings party for Geo around Lahore. They were beaten by goons of the PML {Q} and then taken to the PML {Q} main election office. Where they were threatened, with all sorts of nasty things and the younger sister was pulled into a second room, the vile actions on her were only stopped when Asma Jehangir got to the spot in the nick of time. She called the police who sided with the goons and demanded the video tape, threatening all sorts of harm to her and her daughters including rape and death if this report ever got out or was mentioned to the press.This is where we stand today, do these people not realize what they are doing to our country? how many more sisters and mothers are going to suffer before we wake up? Asma Jehangir had to climb over the gate to save her daughters honor!!The full report can be read below, i urge my fellow blogg...
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REMEMBERING BENAZIR BHUTTO
2008-01-02 05:08:00
It was just after sunset on December 27th, 2007, when the establishment caused very serious blow to the body politic of Pakistan. It was aimed at undermining the sun rise of democracy. It was one bullet which took life of a woman but in reality it was a bullet which killed hopes of the people of Pakistan. It left millions weeping tears of blood. Like all of the sad incidents in history of Pakistan, this tragedy would also remain un-earthed. If there was little doubt, the Interior Ministry removed those by ?completing? investigations in few hours as they released a tape of conversation between Baait Ullah Mehsood and his deputy. It is not difficult to understand how many people believed in the genuineness of that conversation when Mehsood denied having any role in assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The tragedy would continue to cause sleepless nights and anxious moments for the people of Pakistan for many many years to come. Benazir?s blood will not let the people ...
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Election Commission is Playing with Fire
2008-01-01 14:35:00
The compromised Election Commission is playing with fire, as the regime is using Justice Irshad Hasan Khan as a tool. The already hurt People of Pakistan won't tolerate the delay in elections. The meeting of Election Commission of Pakistan on tuesday ended without declaring anything, but the national and foregin media are implying that elections are to be postponed uptill the mid of Feburary.   In the executive committee meeting of PML-Q, most of the lotas have demanded from their party leadership to ask their patron General (r) Pervez Musharraf to postpone the elections. Fazlur Rehman, another idiotic and hypocrite so-called religious leader has also asked for the delay in Elections.   Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of PPP, and Nawaz Sharif prime leader of PML-N have demanded to hold the elections on Jan 8. on schedule. The super power America also wants elections to be held on Jan 8.   Musharraf and its toadies Chaudharies of Gujarat know that if elections...
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A Happy New Year
2008-01-01 05:42:00
The Pakistani Spectator extend gratitude and respect to our readers and commentors arround the world and in Pakistan. We wish health, prosperity & peace for the humanity around the world. We also wish stability for all the mankind around the globe. Any pray that year 2008 would be a better year than 2007 with lots and lots of happiness, wealth, prosperity, peace etc.Wishes for 2008 to a safe year than ever for the mankind.Happy New Year to all.
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How to Bridge the Chasm
2007-12-31 08:03:00
Assassination of Ms Bhutto was a brutal act of terrorizing the electoral process and for the nation as well. Involved in her death may be not only within Pakistan. But it is to sure that PPP is going to remember the current regime and the ex-ruling part PML(Q) as two of the assassinator till the truth is revealed (if happens, nation have doubts). If free and fair elections are conducted it is to sure that the shock wave generated by the death of Ms Bhutto PPP with PML(N) shall clean sweep the seats all over the Pakistan and there will be no standing of PML(Q) any where. This is what Mr Bilawal Bhutto Zardari termed as Democratic Revenge. If PPP along with PML(N) forms the government the following may be going to be happened:1. Re-instatement of Judiciary on the state of 20th July 2007.2. National Accountability to curb many things.3. Reversal of wrong doings with the rule of law.4. Stoppage of army actions within Pakistan and if COAS do not agree then sending him back home.5. Limit ...
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Grim Twist of Fate for Doctor Who attended Benazir in Rawalpindi
2007-12-31 07:09:00
A grim twist of fate saw Doctor Mussadiq Khan struggling to save the life of a Pakistani leader struck down by an assassin, just as Khan's father had done 56 years ago.Dr Khan battled in vain to save the life of Benazir Bhutto when she was brought to his hospital in Rawlapindi on Thursday following a gun-and-bomb attack as she left an election rally at a city park. Khan's doctor father, Sadiq Khan, was on duty at Rawalpindi hospital in October 1951 when Pakistan's first Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan was brought in after he was gunned down at a rally in the same park where Ms Bhutto was attacked. Liaquat Ali Khan was also killed and the park was later named Liaquat Bagh after him. Bagh means garden in Urdu."It's God's will," Dr Khan told Reuters when asked about the coincidence of father and son attending to two leaders attacked in the same place. Dr Khan said Bhutto was almost dead when she was brought in."She was not breathing. She had no blood pressure, no heartbeat. We did...
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Why Riots Erupted After Benazir's Assassination ? An Analysis
2007-12-31 06:55:00
This is not as simple as some authorities are thinking that any one can get rid of the responsibilities in post assassination era by just holding one or two press conferences of making a jumble-bumble of simple information to mis-guide the masses. Doctors can be pressurized to pass on the desired statement, announcement of tapping of telephone call or announecment of three days mourning with a satisfied impressions on face. Then why such environment was created which hatched the conditions and roits errupted.Ms Bhutto's assassination is a planned act, and th beficiaries of her death are not limited with the boundaries on Pakistan. Her assassination was planned in Pakistan as to reap far reaching benefits. Pakistan's political and economic situation make a suitable environment for taking such action. We know people of tribal area, as per their tradition, don't attack women so to blame Baitullah Mehsud or any group from Waziristan. Any why they do so when she was not in government....
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The Silent Justice
2007-12-31 06:20:00
As muslims we believe that there is a Power Who observe all the things and do justice to everyone and that is Almighty Allah. The equilibrium of the universe is based on justice. Everything should remain in its justified position then nothing bad shall happen and if we try to make some sort of un-balance in our lives then we get problems. Ms Bhutto and family looted the nation?s wealth and didn?t return, purchase palaces etc and made improved bank balances by looting the economy, now she is no more. Tell me who will live in those palaces or utilize that bank balance. Although the assassination of her?s is a brutal act but she had the life upto 27th December 2007. I wish killers are identified and punished on the same venue publically where they assassination Ms Bhutto.Now coming to the authorities who allowed her to keep that money with her with the reconciliation ordinance, and the persons involved in attack on Judiciary, Land Mafia, Sugar Scams, Smuggling of Wheat, Shouting loudly...
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Election, Bainazir Assassination, Roits
2007-12-31 06:00:00
The only option with the nation is that elections are held on schedule already given. Nation?s Mandate for up-coming Election Bainazir Assassination ? Why Roits Erupted: An Analysis

Tribute to Benazir - Indian news
2007-12-31 04:11:00
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid =1142139Sandy tribute to Benazir on Orissa beachMumbai to hold candlelight vigil in Benazir's memory
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So who killed Bhutto, again??
2007-12-30 20:21:00
Blame Al-Qaeda! How convenient is that? Maybe the next time when the cookie jar will be empty; little Tommy will do the same. Blame Al-Qaeda, Mahsood etc. So who killed Bhutto ?The picture that was taken by ?some? amateur photographer explains it all. The man in the glasses is the shooter, as he is holding the gun in the second picture. And in the third picture you can?t see Ms.Bhutto. The third photo was taken seconds before the suicide attack. According to Dawn sources the amateur photographer also pointed out the man in the first picture whose face is half covered and is standing right behind the shooter. He is the suicide bomber. In countries where authorities themselves aren?t responsible for suicide killings and mass murdering; evidences are not washed away. The man who killed Liaqat Ali Khan (first PM of Pakistan) was immediately shot by a police inspector without any attempt of arrest. No body saw Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttos dead body, he was buried by men in uniform and then ar...
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Was the Bahawalnagar Blasts were really Suicidal?
2007-12-30 17:24:00
If you know Pakistan, then you are more than sure to know that Bahawalnagar area is in the Godforsaken country, and even the villages there are hours away from each other. Thats probably one of the most under-developed area of Pakistan having no industry, no proper infrastructure, and nothing worthwhile to blowup.   It is reported that two suicide bombers were killed when a device exploded before time, and the only victims were the bombers themselves. Its more than likely a plan to divert the attention, and it just didnt swell and rather backfired. Its morbidly funny to think that what in the hell those suicide bombers were doing in that remote area? Were they escaping from the terrorists who sent them? If that was the case, then why in the hell they didnt dispose off the payload?   Weird people, these suicide bombers are.
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Why Riots Erupted After Benazir's Assassination ? An Analysis
2007-12-30 17:12:00
This is not as simple as some authorities are thinkging that any one can get rid of the responsibilities in post assassination era by just holding one or two press conferences of making a jumble-bumble of simple information to mis-guide the masses. Doctors can be pressurized to pass on the desired statement, announcement of tapping of telephone call or announecment of three days mourning with a satisfied impressions on face. Then why such environment was created which hatched the conditions and roits errupted. Ms Bhutto's assassination is a planned act, and th beficiaries of her death are not limited with the boundaries on Pakistan. Her assassination was planned in Pakistan as to reap far reaching benefits. Pakistan's political and economic situation make a suitable environment for taking such action. We know people of tribal area, as per their tradition, don't attack women so to blame Baitullah Mehsud or any group from Waziristan. Any why they do so when she was not...
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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Says Democracy is Best Revenge
2007-12-30 16:17:00
In his first appearance before the world's media, in a clipped and groomed English Accent, Bilawal Zardari became Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and he reassured the people of Pakistan that he will symbolize as the national icon, and he will act as a chain between all the provinces. In his speech, he also paid homage to his mother, and he also outlined the party line.   Asif Ali Zardari spoke very well. He rejected the govrnment investigation, and he demanded an international inquiry. He termed PML-Q the Musharraf loyalist party is "Qatil League" or "Murderer League", and he urged this workers to remain calm, and he blamed miscreants on taking advantage of the protests.   Makdoom Amin told media that Asif Zardari was appointed as the chairman of the PPP in the will of late BB, but Asif appointed his son Bilawal for the job.   PPP will take part in elections and they also have sent a request to Nawaz Sharif to take back his boycott decision.   M...
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Update on PPP Central Executive Committee : Asif Zardari Becomes Joint Chai
2007-12-30 15:27:00
The CEC of PPP has decided that alongside with the newly appointed chairman Bilawal Zardari, Asif Zardari will act as joint chairman. As Bilawal is too young, and still he has to purue his study for years to come, it would mean that basically Asif will run the affairs of the party.
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Update on PPP Central Executive Committee : Advisory Committee for new chai
2007-12-30 12:18:00
Bilawal Zardari will be the new chairman of PPP, and Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Asif Ali Zardari and Shah Mehmood Qureshi will be his senior advisors.
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Update on PPP Central Executive Committee : Bilawal Zardari Becomes New Cha
2007-12-30 11:50:00
According to the latest reports, Bilawal Zardari gets the chairman ship of PPP. Asif Ali Zardari read the last will of Benazir Bhutto.
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Update on PPP Central Executive Committee : PPP will participate in Electio
2007-12-30 11:46:00
PPP's Central Executive Committee meeting is underway under the presidency of Makhdoom Amin Fahim in Naudero. All the top leadership of PPP is present there. It has been decided there that PPP will take part in the elections.
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Chicken Farm
2007-12-30 09:05:00
by Dan Tow (with a nod to Mr. Orwell)To my readers: I wrote the following before the tragic assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Apart from my deep sadness for all the people killed, I was terribly sorry that the assassination denied the people of Pakistan their full range of choices in the scheduled election. Assassination is foul murder, and also a tragic crime against the voters, a form of the most serious treason against the nation, when the party assassinated is an elected official or someone who could be elected in the future. I don?t know what else to say on the sad subject, so I turn to what I?d already written, in hopes it still finds an audience. I beg pardon, too, if you feel that the following would have been more appropriate at another less mournful time.I thought I?d try a change of pace, so I beg pardon from my kind readers; if you hate it, chalk it up to a silly experiment ? I?ll get back to straight political musings next time. Today?s work is a simple children?s tale t...
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Last Will of Benazir Bhutto
2007-12-30 08:48:00
Benazir Bhutto , who was assassinated last Thursday in Rawalpindi formulated her last will, just after her calvacade was attacked in port city Karachi resulting in the death of 140 people in which she barely escaped. She was urged by her friends and party leaders to go back, but she remained in Pakistan and instead dicated her last well in case she met any unfortunate incident.   In her short last will, alongside with directions about certain family matters, she appointed her heir in the family who she also appointed as her successor in the Pakistan People's Party. She appointed Sanam Bhutto, her younger sister as the successor in the party, but she also mentioned that the ultimate successor in the family and in the party will be his son Bilawal Zardari, and till the time he completes his studies and grows up, his husband Asif Ali Zardari and Sanam Bhutto will take care of young Bilawal.   In her will, she thanked all who supported her and her cause.   By ...
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Profile of Sanam Bhutto
2007-12-30 08:30:00
Sanam Bhutto is the younger sister of assassinated former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. She was born in 1957 and is the daugher of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Begum Nusrat Bhutto. She has two children, Shaharyar Hussain and Azadi. She currently lives in London and is purely apolitical. But now she has been asked by some PPP leaders to take the onus of command of Pakistan People's Party, and reportedly she was also appointed  by Benazir Bhutto in her will, which was written after 8th October. 
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Sanam Bhutto ; Next Chairman of PPP ? Rifts in PPP surfacing
2007-12-30 08:23:00
Family contention for the next chairman of PPP is turning very severe in Naudero. It is reported that though Sanam Bhutto has been appointed as the next chairman of party by Benazir Bhutto herself, but party seniors are not convinced as Sanam is purely apolitical and doesnt know a heck about the intracacies of Pakistani politics, and they are of the opinion that in these testing and dire times, party and the country needs someone with solid political background and standing.   Sanam Bhutto, who initially refused seems to be getting convinced about taking over party command, as she is realizing what limelight that means, but she also would be scared enough. A PPP faction mainly from Punjabis vying hard for Sanam Bhutto as successor of Benazir. Though majority of the PPP leaders from all over the country who are in attendance at Naudero are backing Bilawal Zardari as next chairman and Amin Fahim as his guardian.
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A Weekend From Hell
2007-12-29 22:47:00
It is very sad that one of our greatest voices has been silenced this weekend. It was stirring to see the amount of tributes pouring in from around the world on her untimely demise. Obviously she was a person who had put us on the map of todays world in more ways than one.What was even more horrifying for me to see as a resident of Karachi was what happened after her murder on the streets. Private and public property was damaged and set fire to in a reckless abandon i have never seen in my life!!Perhaps we have no idea of the destruction as most of us have not been out on the roads yet. Let me give people a clue, more than 1200 cars were torched, more than 20 buildings burnt among which are the shops opposite Ideas Clifton, Railway stations, National Hospital, 200 branches of various banks and numerous acts of looting and pillaging happened. People were robbed on the roads and their vehicles torched, people were beaten up and their cell phones snatched.Is this how we exhibit mourni...
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Global Trauma For The Humanity
2007-12-29 20:51:00
It's a world gone crazy when innocent lives are discarded in senseless attacks like this one. What was accomplished? Who can feel "good" when death, destruction and chaos are the only results? Sad, very sad. Peace has been the goal of the majority of people throughout human history but worldwide peace eludes us. How do we convince the minority that violence isn't the "solution" to problems as they perceive them? Who is brave enough to take the lead? But would bravery do it? That minority is unable to listen to reason. Its time that we wipe out the scourge of terrorism with full might and with full force. They are not sparing anyone in the cities and village of Pakistan, and its time that we join our hands together to root out the evil of terrorism once and for all. Its the war of our survival now.The assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi is shocking and holds a great deal of uncertainty for Pakistan's future. This is a higely devastating blow to democracy in South Asia an...
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