Archive for February, 2008
Mr. Zardari wants to become prime minister of Pakistan
Media reports say that differences have developed between Mahkdoom Fahim and PPP Co-Chairman over premiership.
The News reported that Mr. Fahim and Zardari exchanged hot words over this issue.
Pakistan’s People Party’s chairperson wants Makhdoom Fahim to drop from the race of the premiership. He is offering Mr. Fahim’s son the chief minister’s post of Sind Province.
Mr. [...]
Pakistan’s major political parties urge Musharraf to convene the Parliament
Leaders of Pakistan’s two major political parties urged the President to convene the parliament. They assembled in the capital on Monday to show their strength.
Pakistan’s constitution is silent on this issue. This loophole in the law has been used by the successive governments to do political manipulations to form government. Media report indicates that President [...]
Deadly suicide bomb attack in Pakistan
The Surgeon General of the Pakistan Army Lt. Gen. Mushtaq Ahmed Beg has been killed in a suicide bomb attack in Rawalpindi. The terrorists have increased their offensive against the Army which is evident by the fact that a serving lieutenant general has been killed in the attack. This is the sixth attack on the [...]
Commentary:Pakistan in the balance
TheStar.com’s Bill Schiller is of the opinion that Nazwaz Sharf can play a very important role in the Pakistan’s affairs in the coming days. He writes:
Sharif can be expected to play a central role in the unfolding drama.
In opinion, Sharif’s involvement the government will make the situation worse. His statements indicate that he will [...]
Pakistan’s New Prime Minister?
Veteran politician Makhdoom is being tipped as the new prime minister of Pakistan. He is a long time Bhutto loyalist. He is in the good book of the military, top bureaucrats and influential businessmen. They will welcome his candidature for premiership.
He is considered pro-West. He favors close military and economic ties with the United [...]
Claims of rigging
Asif Ali Zardari claims that his party won despite massive election rigging effort by the pro-Musharraf allies. He writes in his article published in the Chicago Tribune:
"Despite massive pre-election and election-day rigging, the people of Pakistan voted their confidence in democracy and rejected the forces of dictatorship."
He asserts that people of Pakistan rejected the forces [...]
Pakistani Election and Americans
Election has brought back two big political parties at the corridors of powers in Pakistan. These parties are well-known for their mismanagement , maleadministration and corruption. There were able to get seats in the parliaments because of American and Saudi intervention and influences.
During the election campaign these political partiies criticised Musharraf’s policies and called him Washington’s [...]
Commentary: Israeli Embassy attacked by gunmen in Mauritania
Media reports say that Militants fired at the the Israeli Embassy in Nouakchott, in Mauritania. These militants who call themselves Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb issued an statement saying that they carried out the attack in support of their brothers in Gaza. Three persons have been detained in connection with the attack by the Mauritania [...]
Commentary: Pentagon charges alleged 9/11 planner
Americans asserts Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is the planner of the September 11 attacks. The Guantanamo war court says he is directly involved in the 2001 attacks on the United States.
No one believes this story. In my opinion, he should be handed over to UN and prosecuted in the International Court of Justice because Americans have [...]
Commentary: Pakistan searches for missing envoy
Media reports say that Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan has disappeared in the tribal region. He was going to Kabul from Peshawar along with his driver and bodyguard.
Pakistan’s foreign office has refused to comment on this incident. The question is: why did he head for Kabul without proper security arrangement?
The government of Pakistan is responsible [...]
