Archive for September, 2007
Commentary : Musharraf to contests re-election in uniform
President Musharraf has decided to seek re-election in uniform. He was forced to take this decision after PML-Q’s chief told him bluntly that senior party members were against the deal.
He told the president that party members have threatened to part their ways if deal was made. Media reports indicated that power groups within the part [...]
Commentary : Militants behead two Pakistani women “prostitutes”
Two prostitutes have been beheaded Islamist by militants. They say they are doing this to end obscenity in the area.
I am dismayed at dismayed to hear about this gruesome murders. It is none of their business to impose their austere interpretation of Islam on other people. Government should deal these peoples sternly. Otherwise situation [...]
US says wargames not aimed at China, Iran
US Seventh Fleet commander William Crowder said Friday the exercises were not aimed at sending a message to either China or Iran. But expert that new relationship between New Delhi and Washington is developing because of the fear of rising China.Critics the new alliance between Australia, Japan, Singapore and India is to contain China.
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The Saudi demand has come as a bombshell for the Pakistan Muslim League-N plans
The Saudi demand, made in a statement issued by a government spokesman on Tuesday night, came as a bombshell for the Pakistan Muslim League-N plans to give its leader a rousing welcome on his return on Sept 10 after more than six and a half years’ exile.
The Saudi authorities have asked Nawaz Sharif not to [...]
Saudi reformist to be tried for ‘inciting’ womens’ protest
Prominent Saudi reformist Abdullah Al Hamed and his brother brother have been ordered to appear in court on charges including inciting protests by women.
The charges are linked to a July sit-in by a group of women in Buraida, to demand that their husbands or brothers, held on suspicion of involvement in a wave of Islamist [...]
EU will suspend aid to Pakistan if Musharraf does not shed its uniform
Jan de Kok the EU’s ambassador and head of the European delegation to Pakistan said at the meet the press gathering in Karachi that EU would suspend aid to Pakistan if Musharraf did not shed its uniform.
He added that Musharraf had promised in 2004 that he would doff his uniform. He said that a good [...]
Exiled Sharif to Return to Pakistan, Despite Saudi Request Not to Do So
Saudi government has asked Nawaz Sharif to abide by his agreement.
In my opinion, it is the moral obligation of the Sharifs to honour their pledge. The Sharifs profess themselves as conservative and devout Muslims. They must know that a good Muslims always abide his agreement.
The Sharifs should know that if [...]
Musharraf-Bhutto deal : Real issues had not been discussed
Media reports say that the power sharing deal between Benazir and Musharraf have been finalized. They reports say that three main contentious issues had been resolved.
One of the cabinet Minister, Mr Sheikh Ahmed said that the government could make announcement about the deal in 48 hours.
But PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said the “real [...]
Indonesia nuclear plans ‘sinful’: Muslim clerics
Some 150 clerics from Central Java from Indonesia’s largest Islamic movement have declared the government’s nuclear plans for Java as sinful under Islam.
They think a nuclear power plant would create danger for the local population. Cleric acknowledges will help meet the rising demand for electricity. But they say potential dangers outweigh its benefits.
The clerics say [...]
Can Musharraf help Benazir Bhutto skirt corruption charges ?
Aides to President General Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairwoman Benazir Bhutto will meet today to resume the stalled talks.
The talks would focus on the cases pending against Ms Bhutto. She was pressing Musharraf to grant her amnesty.
Can Musharraf help her skirt corruption charges and return to politics?
He cannot help. Because This amnesty [...]
