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Pakistan Online - Avoiding selective silence
on Mar 7, 2009 in Pakistan Adil Najam Ahmed Quraishi CIA Conservative Hamid Mir Islamic Militants Judiciary liberal Musharraf Muslim PPP Swat Taliban Terrorism Zaid Zaman Hamid By Samad Khurram Article originally appeared in Dawn In Swat, the army indulges in another never-ending battle with elusive militants who hold entire cities hostage to their whims. The silent victims of this violence are ordinary residents whose live...
Video: Zardari Snubbed, Nawaz Robbed Of Judge Card by Ahmed Quraishi
on Mar 21, 2009 in PakistanKaKhudaHafiz AHMED QURAISHI Chief Justice General Kyani Iftikhar Chaudhary Iftikhar Chaudhry Judge Kayani lawyers movement Nawaz Sharif Pakistan Army PML-N PMLN PPP Press TV Video Videos Zardari Don’t believe all the hype in the media and in newspapers. Truth is that both Zardari and Nawaz were cut down to size. The President’s powers have diminished, and Nawaz can’t use the lawyers again and has to work hard to regain his Punjab govt.
Pakistan: Military Breaks Warring Politicians, Wait For The Next Crisis
on Mar 21, 2009 in PakNationalists AHMED QURAISHI America Britain civil society feudal elite MIDDLE CLASS Pakistan Pakistan media United States USA Let’s not pat ourselves on the back too much. The celebration and the sighs of relief must not eclipse a worrisome development: The massive, embarrassing and unprecedented failure of political leadership in Pakistan over the past couple of weeks. T...
Exclusive—The Judge And The Fudge
on Mar 21, 2009 in PakNationalists AHMED QURAISHI Aitzaz Ahsan Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Balochistan Baluchistan blackmail Chief Justice Chief Justice Card Iftikhar Chaudhry Long march media hype Musharraf Nawaz Sharif NRO Pakistan Pakistani democracy PML-N PPPP Raiwind Sindh Card Zardari Contrary to media hype, both Mr. Zardari and Mr. Sharif have been cut down to size. Zardari has been snubbed, and Nawaz can’t use the judge card anymore. The military effectively ended politicians from exploiting the problem for political gain. Ait...
Going After Musharraf?
on Mar 27, 2009 in PakistanKaKhudaHafiz aq-lounge AHMED QURAISHI Ali Khan Benazir Bhutto champion of democracy Dictator dirty politics fake democracy Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Musharraf Nawaz Sharif NRO Pakistan Zardari By AHMED QURAISHI AQ Lounge From day one, I had no doubt that Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was no hero. Only the images of his harassment by the police under Musharraf’s orders turned this close friend of a dictator into a champion of demo...