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2012 – A year of change The decision of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s core committee about holding general polls in October 2012 instead of 2013 swept a tip-off satisfaction among the political circles across the county. The rumours about premature demise of the incumbent government have been discussing everywhere since it came into power, […]
Taliban once again show their true colors In an unexpected move, the very Taliban claimed the responsibility of killing 15 abducted Frontier Constabulary soldiers, which once again reduced the chances to start dialogue process. Some sections in the government have strong belief that good-faith negotiations are possible with the Taliban. A few days back, the […]
New provinces fever grips parliament, media (Part Two) Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), the second largest party in the country, expressed intentions in creation of new provinces but not on linguistic grounds. Opposition leader in the National Assembly, Chaurdhry Nisar while speaking to the media said that both the MQM and the PPP were […]
New provinces fever grips parliament, media (Part One) Hue and cry for new provinces is being heard everywhere, as the issue of Seraiki and Hazara provinces prevail in parliament, media and drawing rooms of the political pundits. The situation has deteriorated to a point where political parties with the help of media playing are with the […]
Holy cows obliged to reveal assets In an outstanding and commendable move, the federal cabinet took a decision, making the public servants bound to reveal their assets, which was hitherto limited to politicians only. It was a clear anomaly in the law, as majority of the elite bureaucratic lots have made assets worth of billions […]
Soundless and polemic death anniversary of Salman Taseer A year has been passed away since former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer was killed by his own bodyguard on blasphemous charges, who was deputed to protect him. The death shook up the country but what was the bequest he had left in the rear? Has the incumbent, […]
Parliamentary Committee’s recommendations may too hot The government will have to take hard and bold decisions if it follows the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) with regard to Pakistan’s relations with the U.S. and NATO in terms of war on terror. Reports say that the recommendations finalised by the committee would […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani: Man of contradictions The personality of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani is a combination of contradictions. One will not mind the double-standard approach he has, if was limited to his personal dealings or if this was his equipment for doing family affairs. Unluckily, Yousaf Gilani is Pakistan premier […]
Senate body for dialogue with Taliban The Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs urged the government to hold dialogues with the Taliban, terming it only solution to bring back the peace in the region. “Why not we go for dialogue (with Taliban) if Americans opt to go the same way after war of ten years,” […]
Senate body demands resignation of Communication Minister Dr. Arbab Alamgir The Senate Standing Committee on Communication Thursday flayed severe criticism on Minister for Communication Dr Arbab Alamgir Khan, asking him to tender the resignation over poor performance of the ministry for last four years. A meeting of the committee held in Parliament House with Senator Wali Muhammad […]
An impatient demand for fresh polls While many parties are making demands for early elections, the question is that why not they wait for another year to go the vehicle of democracy on a right track. The demanders also suggest agitation against the government and a technocrat setup on line of the Bangladesh model. Although […]
Supreme Court and Government to face-off It seems that a resistless forces and an unbending object have now taken positions to face-off. The incumbent PPP-led government is the unbending object while the Supreme Court is the resistless forces in the present scenario. The apex court has done everything with sneaking, as the incumbent failed to […]
