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A new PM — and what next?
Let the people judge the performance of the PPP and its allies and boot them out of power if they haven’t delivered.
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Gilani going, Gilani gone!
Should we celebrate? Or, should we ponder survivability of Pakistan, which still looks suspiciously like a democracy?
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Pakistan’s sad record
The tradition of democratically elected leaders being ejected through undemocratic methods seems set to continue.
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The revenge of the black panther
The genie of the judiciary continues to captivate us; has saved its skin through swift, judicious, successful action.
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Please, not again
Supreme Court does not represent will of the people, Court repeatedly saying so to the contrary does not change it.
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Media morals
The selectively televised full-court meeting last week gave a partisan and expedient impression of Chief Justice.
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For the good of democracy
Change may come in any shape, but if it comes through any means other than fresh elections, it will be detrimental.
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Pervasive misogyny
Shiekh Alauddin’s rant against female MPAs openly mocks women, calling them a group that violates sanctity of House.
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Punjab’s local bodies deception
Current local government bill negates spirit of Article 10 of Charter of Democracy & Article 140-A of Constitution.
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The myth of a journalist
Journalists today are not groomed or exposed to reporting, understand social, political, economic dynamics of country.
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Punjab’s budgetary allocations
As expected, the Punjab budget for 2012-13 is a tit for tat response to fiscal profligacy of the federal government.
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Gates, gates everywhere
If Commission took Ijaz’s word that Haqqani is Memo's author, can't they also take his word that Haqqani is a patriot.
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A terrible responsibility
The public is likely to demand a delicate balance between activism and restraint by the judiciary.
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Power and popularity
Politics is about getting what you want, not being liked. But being hated has its costs.
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Blood money
A system of loot, plunder has unfolded with great clarity with the power and influence of a real estate tycoon.
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A dark omen for us all
Gilani's removal, while legally justified, will disrupt many of the policies his government was trying to implement.
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Reading men (and women)
There are 2 kinds of men: those going with the flow; those venturing out, create spark to ignite spirit or burn down.
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Judicial coup: flashback India, 1975
On June 12, 1975, Allahabad High Court convicted former PM Indira Gandhi in a case of election malpractices.
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Hubris falls
Even if we grant all players involved benefit of doubt — they have all deeply damaged country for self-aggrandisement.
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Down … but this time out
The fault of the worst PM in the history of Pakistan was that he was terminally hampered by his sense of loyalty.
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Pakistan and the SCO
SCO nations Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan can not afford permanently unstable Afghanistan.
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Indo-US ties and Pakistan
The closeness of ties demonstrated between India and US cannot be grudged by Pakistan.
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Justice and moderation
Unfortunately, the function of the honourable Court has been politicised and the country is in crisis.
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Kashmir and the Indian state
The interlocutors, I am afraid, have favoured New Delhi by not pointing out how it violated the 1952 agreement.
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Mind your language!
Pakistan has been more sovereign vis-a-vis America than it has been vis-a-vis some of our homegrown armed groups.
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Punjab’s youth policy — a positive beginning
The policy aims to facilitate the work of youth-led and youth-serving organisations in the public and private sector.
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Garmi mein kharaab
In many ways, debate over authoritarian intervention in government resembles debate over intervention in economies.
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Is Alastair Campbell a liar or a sucker?
Did an unnamed Pakistani general actually tell him that Pakistan could nuke India in eight seconds?
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The fallacy of collective wisdom
We are ostriches who follow blindly, with our heads buried in the sand while marching towards our singular goal.
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Discrediting an activist
Bahria Town list: Attacking my integrity has killed my enthusiasm to change society for the better.
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Pakistan in a bind
Getting the country out of it will require political will, which those who hold the reins of power seem to lack.
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Europe’s decisive moment
In this eleventh hour, the European economy can be pulled back from the precipice if policymakers moderate austerity.
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Somebody shake me awake, please
Just as we began to coast along, with institutions recognising their proper place, come several bolts from the blue.
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Who will come to our aid now?
The extent to which international lending agencies will provide loans to bail out Pakistan depends on the US.
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Soniaji, Sardarji and S&P
Standard & Poor's explains how Sonia Gandhi is the real political force, Singh is an appointed prime minister.
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Enemy of an enemy
The Supreme Court should not adopt the role of a trial court and give observation on factual matters.
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Media and the judiciary in a crisis of credibility?
It is time to restart debate on public accountability of Media, judiciary, bot not directly answerable to people.
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Time for media to hold itself accountable
We — journalists, editors and owners — have a moral responsibility to prove that we really are society’s ‘mirror’.
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The son also rises
First item of reference by Musharraf against CJP was about Arsalan Iftikhar, who has since become a businessman.
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Order from chaos
At this stage of institution-building, tension on boundaries are unavoidable. But they help establish a stable system.
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Plants
Partisanship of journalists is not troubling, but acts of false interrogation, moral uprightness - that’s unethical.
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Partition riots, sacrifices and Jihad
Askari’s case shows how the newly-created state adhered to ‘national’ narrative on Partition, riots, ethnic cleansing.
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Teeru Chandio
Two years after being arrested, Chandio was awaken as their cell doors were thrown open, told to flee.
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A global movement for change
Energy will be a major focus at Rio, key driver for development, social inclusion, environmental protection.
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Non-state actors and the state
Riaz is non-state actor for Pakistan for tasks such as cleaning political mess, to taking care of critical problems.
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The ‘academising’ of literature
At both school, university levels, students are taught literature as they are taught a course in economics or maths.
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The brush off
We are going to continue to be governed by yahoos who have been tarred with the same brush for over 50 years.
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Are our cities exclusionary?
“Project-based development” operate outside the democratic system, citizens are excluded from the political system.
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The revolution is not being televised
In Pakistan, selective outrage on violence isn’t simply reflection of bias, ethical imbalance - it’s self-injurious.
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Part-time Pakistanis
How strong is the evidence that dual citizen members of parliament (MPs) will harm Pakistan?