Politics
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy on Monday sent a letter to the diplomats of major countries based in Islamabad, highlighting flaws in the ongoing process of voters’...
SEVERAL leading members of the establishment, belonging to the federal cabinet or its auxiliary political party, have announced ‘their’ decision to get President General Musharraf re-elected head of state for five years. Is the die then cast? If the conclusion is in the affirmative, it is time the people, at least those possessing a capacity to comprehend matters imminent, started taking stock of the hazards on the road to democratisation.
Looking beyond the Charter
SOME observers would have us believe that having identified the contours of a civilised political system, got someone to put it on paper in fairly decent prose, called it a “charter” and signed it, Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif have buried the “hatchet” that they wielded to make life miserable for each other, when they alternated as prime minister (1988-99). This is good to hear, but one may wonder how long the “hatchet” will stay buried.
Case for amending the Constitution
Opposition’s decision
THERE is considerable food for thought for the military-led government in the decision announced by the opposition on Tuesday to launch a mass movement against it.
ARD, MMA plan joint movement
ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, the Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA), Pakistan Tehrik Insaaf and PONM on Tuesday agreed to launch a joint movement to get rid of military rule and ensure free, fair and transparent general elections....
‘PONM ready to launch joint astruggle with ARD, MMA’
PPP files reference against PM with NAB
ISLAMABAD, June 17: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has filed a reference with the National Accountability Bureau against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, present and former federal ministers for petroleum and natural resources...
Musharraf on democracy
While talking to a delegation of district nazims led by Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi, President Pervez Musharraf said that the "train of democra ...
Charting a new course?
By Kuldip Nayar
WHETHER or not the optimism exuded by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif is misplaced is yet to be tested. But both political leaders, whom I met in London a few days ago, are brimming with confidence.
Benazir Bhutto, Asif Zardari arrest warrants issued
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court Saturday issued arrest warrants of the former prime minister and People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto and her spouse Asif Ali Zardari and directed the Ministry of Interior to present them in the court on July 3 after their arrest through the Interpol.
Charter for a democratic Pakistan
By Rahimullah Yusufzai
The Charter of Democracy continues to arouse controversy. It has raised expectations even as its critics are sceptical about the sincerity of the two ...
Facing a dilemma
DR FAROOQ HASSAN
General Musharraf's dilemma about his future job security is patently visible. In addition he cannot easily countenance the coalescing of the two major political parties against him even though this process may be still as far as London. He has clearly realised that any future set up of the electoral college .
Coalition crisis drags on
ISLAMABAD, May 26: The Sindh coalition crisis remained unresolved as a three-member delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) failed to get an audience with President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday....
-PML leaders back Arbab; MQM team in Islamabad
-Crisis persists; MQM team to meet president
-Coalition in Sindh on the rocks
Sugar issue raised at PML budget meeting
ISLAMABAD, May 22: Prime Minister Shuakat Aziz on Monday assured the Pakistan Muslim League leadership that the new budget would be people- and investor-friendly with major focus on reducing inflation and bringing down prices of essential commodities....
Decision on uniform next year: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, May 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that under the constitution he could remain in uniform only till 2007....
Benazir & Nawaz sign Charter of Democracy
LAHORE, May 14: The long-awaited Charter of Democracy (CoD) was approved and signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif late on Sunday night after several hours of...
PP P leaders to meet Indian PM
ISLAMABAD, May 4: A five-member delegation of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, led by its chief Makhdoom Amin Fahim, will meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi next week, sources in the party told Dawn on Thursday....
Musharraf acts to defuse PML factional tensions
ISLAMABAD, May 4: President General Pervez Musharraf held intensive meetings in his chamber in Parliament House with leaders of various factions of the ruling PML and party president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi....
No deal with Musharraf: Nawaz Sharif
“A man who is guilty,” Nawaz Sharif said and repeated, “A man who is guilty. And responsible for abrogating the Constitution, a man who is guilty of subverting the Constitution, a man who is guilty of dissolving the Parliament, a man who is guilty of staging a coup against an elected government, a man who is guilty of manufacturing an LFO as 17th amendment in GHQ and unilaterally declaring it part of the Constitution.”When asked if he was that clear he emphatically said, “Haan ji,” adding a deal means you are accepting all that what he has done and in my dictionary, in my view, this is against morality. Full Story
Benazir and Nawaz vow to restore democracy
LAHORE, April 24: Former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif met at the latter’s Park Lane apartment in London on Monday with both sides renewing their pledge to restore democracy in the country by getting rid of the military rule....
Editorials
-Finally they meet
- The PPP/PML-N deal
-Nawaz-Benazir meeting
-Will the Nawaz-BB ‘London Plan’ fly?
Musharraf, Aziz in bid to keep coalition intact
RAWALPINDI, April 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz held a meeting with President General Pervez Musharraf at the latter’s camp office here on Friday and discussed the latest political situation in the country....
Musharraf to be re-elected for 2nd term: Shujaat
ISLAMABAD (March 09): The 2007 general elections will be held under a neutral, caretaker government, as this has already been enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan, president Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Friday.
PPP, PML-N to evolve joint plan: Benazir, Shahbaz meet in Dubai
LAHORE, March 10: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and PML-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif met at the Dubai residence of the PPP chairperson on Friday and exchanged views on the political...
PML rebels not to vote in Senate polls
ISLAMABAD (March 10): As many as 11 members of the forward bloc within the ruling party-PML, in a dramatic move, announced on Thursday not to cast their vote in favour of Tariq Azeem, the party candidate for Senate seat from Islamabad, to mark their protest over alleged political victimisation at the hands of Punjab ruling clique.
SOME observers would have us believe that having identified the contours of a civilised political system, got someone to put it on paper in fairly decent prose, called it a “charter” and signed it, Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif have buried the “hatchet” that they wielded to make life miserable for each other, when they alternated as prime minister (1988-99). This is good to hear, but one may wonder how long the “hatchet” will stay buried.
Case for amending the Constitution
Opposition’s decision
THERE is considerable food for thought for the military-led government in the decision announced by the opposition on Tuesday to launch a mass movement against it.
ARD, MMA plan joint movement
ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, the Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA), Pakistan Tehrik Insaaf and PONM on Tuesday agreed to launch a joint movement to get rid of military rule and ensure free, fair and transparent general elections....
‘PONM ready to launch joint astruggle with ARD, MMA’
PPP files reference against PM with NAB
ISLAMABAD, June 17: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has filed a reference with the National Accountability Bureau against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, present and former federal ministers for petroleum and natural resources...
Musharraf on democracy
While talking to a delegation of district nazims led by Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi, President Pervez Musharraf said that the "train of democra ...
Charting a new course?
By Kuldip Nayar
WHETHER or not the optimism exuded by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif is misplaced is yet to be tested. But both political leaders, whom I met in London a few days ago, are brimming with confidence.
Benazir Bhutto, Asif Zardari arrest warrants issued
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court Saturday issued arrest warrants of the former prime minister and People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto and her spouse Asif Ali Zardari and directed the Ministry of Interior to present them in the court on July 3 after their arrest through the Interpol.
Charter for a democratic Pakistan
By Rahimullah Yusufzai
The Charter of Democracy continues to arouse controversy. It has raised expectations even as its critics are sceptical about the sincerity of the two ...
Facing a dilemma
DR FAROOQ HASSAN
General Musharraf's dilemma about his future job security is patently visible. In addition he cannot easily countenance the coalescing of the two major political parties against him even though this process may be still as far as London. He has clearly realised that any future set up of the electoral college .
Coalition crisis drags on
ISLAMABAD, May 26: The Sindh coalition crisis remained unresolved as a three-member delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) failed to get an audience with President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday....
-PML leaders back Arbab; MQM team in Islamabad
-Crisis persists; MQM team to meet president
-Coalition in Sindh on the rocks
Sugar issue raised at PML budget meeting
ISLAMABAD, May 22: Prime Minister Shuakat Aziz on Monday assured the Pakistan Muslim League leadership that the new budget would be people- and investor-friendly with major focus on reducing inflation and bringing down prices of essential commodities....
Decision on uniform next year: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, May 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that under the constitution he could remain in uniform only till 2007....
Benazir & Nawaz sign Charter of Democracy
LAHORE, May 14: The long-awaited Charter of Democracy (CoD) was approved and signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif late on Sunday night after several hours of...
PP P leaders to meet Indian PM
ISLAMABAD, May 4: A five-member delegation of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, led by its chief Makhdoom Amin Fahim, will meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi next week, sources in the party told Dawn on Thursday....
Musharraf acts to defuse PML factional tensions
ISLAMABAD, May 4: President General Pervez Musharraf held intensive meetings in his chamber in Parliament House with leaders of various factions of the ruling PML and party president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi....
No deal with Musharraf: Nawaz Sharif
“A man who is guilty,” Nawaz Sharif said and repeated, “A man who is guilty. And responsible for abrogating the Constitution, a man who is guilty of subverting the Constitution, a man who is guilty of dissolving the Parliament, a man who is guilty of staging a coup against an elected government, a man who is guilty of manufacturing an LFO as 17th amendment in GHQ and unilaterally declaring it part of the Constitution.”When asked if he was that clear he emphatically said, “Haan ji,” adding a deal means you are accepting all that what he has done and in my dictionary, in my view, this is against morality. Full Story
Benazir and Nawaz vow to restore democracy
LAHORE, April 24: Former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif met at the latter’s Park Lane apartment in London on Monday with both sides renewing their pledge to restore democracy in the country by getting rid of the military rule....
Editorials
-Finally they meet
- The PPP/PML-N deal
-Nawaz-Benazir meeting
-Will the Nawaz-BB ‘London Plan’ fly?
Musharraf, Aziz in bid to keep coalition intact
RAWALPINDI, April 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz held a meeting with President General Pervez Musharraf at the latter’s camp office here on Friday and discussed the latest political situation in the country....
Musharraf to be re-elected for 2nd term: Shujaat
ISLAMABAD (March 09): The 2007 general elections will be held under a neutral, caretaker government, as this has already been enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan, president Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Friday.
PPP, PML-N to evolve joint plan: Benazir, Shahbaz meet in Dubai LAHORE, March 10: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and PML-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif met at the Dubai residence of the PPP chairperson on Friday and exchanged views on the political...
PML rebels not to vote in Senate polls
ISLAMABAD (March 10): As many as 11 members of the forward bloc within the ruling party-PML, in a dramatic move, announced on Thursday not to cast their vote in favour of Tariq Azeem, the party candidate for Senate seat from Islamabad, to mark their protest over alleged political victimisation at the hands of Punjab ruling clique.
posted by zaicha | Tuesday, December 12, 2006
