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Senator Rehman Malik exposes corruption by Sharif Brothers: Senator Rehman Malik’s press conference on Sharif Brothers and corruption/Money laundering. LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader, Rehman Malik on Monday exposed modus operandi of corruption how Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif’s family multipled their wealth. Mr. Malik also
Pakistan needs another Bhutto but not another Zia -by Riaz Ali Toori: Today is April 4th -a gloomy day in the history of Pakistan. This day in 1979, the alluring leader and voice of the people of Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was put to death in a most deplorable way by
Benazir Bhutto’s vision: victory of democracy – by Jehangir Badr: The completion of the term of constitutional government marks the collective achievement of the democratic forces in Pakistan. Admittedly, the five years was a period full of turbulence, myriad challenges and tumultuous events. Despite all odds and fragility of
Five years of democracy -by Jahanara M Wattoo: First time in the history of Pakistan, a democratic Government is going to complete its democratic and constitutional tenure of five years. Democracy stands strengthened in my country and now one can confidently state that there is rule of
Asadullah Ghalib on President Zardari’s reconciliatory policy and PPP govt’s services: Source: Daily Express
تیز ترک گامزن منزل مانددور نیست: جہاں آرا منظور وٹو ۔۔۔۔: بالآخر پاکستان کی سیاسی تاریخ میں پہلی مرتبہ عوام کی منتخب آئینی، جمہوری حکومت اپنی آئینی مدت پوری کرنے جا رہی ہے۔ جمہوریت جس کے چراغ آج دنیا بھر میں روشن ہو رہے ہیں، جس کو آج دنیا بھر
We condemn violent crackdown on young doctors by PML-N led Punjab government: Pakistan Peoples Party’s provincial leadership strongly condemns the severe crackdown on public dissent and use of excessive force by the Punjab government against peaceful young doctors gathering for pro-health reforms at the Metro Bus Service inauguration ceremony in Lahore.
My heroine, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari: the best daughter a mother could have! – by Saria Benazir: On the eve of January 25, 2013, I am obligated to inscribe a sensation, which is intense enough to grip every speck of my existence; yet remain truncated. It is the chronicle of a survivor – the oceanic of
No bullet can kill the “Benazir” in my heart! – by Saria Benazir: “I know death comes. I’ve seen too much death, young death”. Benazir Bhutto is no less than an idol of worship to me – the name engraved on my compassion and psyche from my evolution and the very
Even death could NOT silence Benazir! – by Maleeha Manzoor: Heart is torn into pieces and eyes haze while pioneering to carve my letters about fortune’s relentlessness with the millions, being suppressed since the day this country came into existence. But the murkiest December 27; 2007 – it so far chronicles the tale of
Why we chose Bilawal Bhutto Zardari -by Riaz Ali Toori: The young generation of every country in the world is considered a great asset as it plays a key part in the process of the country’s development. Positive role of youngsters always keeps the nation upfront at the international
Both capacity and will -by Farahnaz Ispahani: In an article in this newspaper titled “Can Bilwal revive the old PPP” (December 1), a respected reporter and anchor from a family that is known for its journalistic ethics — in an age and time in Pakistan when that has
The Parsi Community in Karachi, Pakistan -by Fahad Desmukh: The Parsi Community in Karachi, Pakistan It isn’t easy these days being a Parsi. The Parsis are a community of Zoroastrians that settled in South Asia. They are followers of the religion of ancient Persia. In Pakistan they are
45 years of the PPP: “We did not come this far to fail” – by Saria Benazir: Carving the legendary parable of the Pakistan Peoples Party is a heart jerking job – the Jiyala in me cannot resist crying out the catchwords of “Zinda Hai Bhutto, Zinda Hai”; eyes smog to read an allegory of anguishes –
Pakistan Peoples Party: An ideology that has come to EXIST forever – by Maleeha Manzoor: Merely eleven years after coming to the existence, Pakistan was abandoned with the authoritarian rules of’ field marshals’ – pardon me for I call them ‘blood suckers’. It is no longer concealed how the basis of the country, established
Sanam Bhutto joins a protest in London against Shia genocide in Pakistan: LONDON: Sanam Bhutto, the sister of Benazir Bhutto who rarely takes part in any political activity, broke her seclusion on Thursday and led a protest outside Pakistan High Commission here against the wave of sectarian killings in Pakistan, which
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari: here’s to hope! – by Maleeha Manzoor: Today, I don’t initiate to pen as an emotional Pakistani nor as a die-hard PPP supporter. I commence to carve and phrase my letters as the youth of Pakistan – the building block of tomorrow’s safer and better Pakistan.
Empowering the masses: Highlights of the President’s speech to the PPP Eid Milan gathering – by Saria Benazir: Deriving the insight from the party’s founders, President Asif Ali Zardari promised to tag along in their footsteps, and empower the underprivileged of Pakistan, and erect a better future for their future generations. On the occasion of his address
18 October 2007: The return of a Benazir leader to her Benazir people – by Maleeha Manzoor: “I am returning to Pakistan on Oct. 18 to bring change to my country. Pakistan’s future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions.” – Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto The wearisome eight years, as
Thwarting Religious Cleansing in the Muslim World -by Farahnaz Ispahani & Nina Shea: Physicist Mohammad Abdus Salam was the first Pakistani and the first Muslim to win a Nobel prize in science. His discoveries continue to dazzle the world as demonstrated by the verification last summer of a theory to which Salam
You can kill a man, but not an idea – by Maleeha Manzoor: “I am what the terrorists most fear” - the anecdote of valor is chronicled in the chapters of history extolling the valiance of my leader Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, who gazed into the eyes of terrorism to rend it from the
The unsung tale of our red…No protest vigil? – by Saria Benazir: Every month has a heart jerking fiction of its own – the morsels of red dominate the grime, and the cries of the crestfallen reach their peak: where blood of humankind gets easy on the pocket and the demolishers
Pakistan must repeal its blasphemy laws -by Farahnaz Ispahani and Nina Shea: In Pakistan, proceedings in the now infamousblasphemy case of Rimsha Masih, a 14-year-old, mentally disabled Christian girl, took a turn for the better after the powerful Muslim Ulema Councilbacked her against the accuser. Last Saturday, Rimsha, jailed since August 16, was
Free speech or provocation? -by Ayesha Ijaz Khan: One of the tragedies of our times is that it has become impossible to discuss any issue on its merits without being attacked by either one side or the other and being presented with false equivalences as if
Adolescence for a peoples’ love: Happy birthday Bilawal Bhutto Zardari -by Saria Benazir: “Democracy is the best revenge”: his mother’s words from the juvenile, captivating Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ricocheted as the catchphrase of the century – at 19, he had already treaded into the birthright gripped in cavernous scarlet; the parable of
The gallant son of my Benazir – by Maleeha Manzoor: When it comes to Pakistan’s politics, the name of Pakistan Peoples Party reverberates into one’s mind and abruptly reminds of the tragic myth of assassinations of the gallant leaders of Pakistan. Judicial murder of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and the
Communicating the constitution: Media in Pakistan rarely applies ‘constitutional filter’ to frame and contextualize vital national issues. The mainstream narratives and popular discourse in the media often privilege “territorial/security” and “religious” over the “republic.” These reportage trends have bearing on transformation of
Three generals reinstated for court martial: ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau on Thursday revealed to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the GHQ had re-entered into active service three retired generals involved in the mega billion National Logistic Cell (NLC) scam to initiate their court
The Jinnah’s Pakistan, embroiled in mayhem -by Saria Benazir: “There is no power on earth that can undo Pakistan”…, the founder’s words reverberate in my brain on the country’s Defence Day. I am engrossed in the paroxysm of decidedly treasured reminiscences of September 6, 1965, when Pakistanis from
PPP scholars wing condemns Rimsha’s arrest: The PPP Scholars Wing strongly condemns and denounces the arrest and subsequent prosecution of Rimsha, the 11 years old minor Christian girl believed to have Down’s syndrome (a genetic disability limiting cognitive abilities) as a blasphemy suspect. This was
Judges should not rule nation, says chief justice of India: India’s Chief Justice SH Kapadia has asserted that judges should not govern the country or evolve policies as he wondered what would happen if the executive refuses to comply with judiciary’s directives, the Hindustan Times reported on Saturday. According
The Bhutto’s Son : He did not choose this life, it chose him… – by Saria Benazir: “Zinda Hai Bibi, Zinda Hai” – the Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, I know was seen weeping in the National Assembly to these catchphrases. Who could have endured for this country more than him, who grew overnight on the ominous December
A truly democratic future -by Farahnaz Ispahani: For the first time in its history, Pakistan is close to a democratic transfer of power. One directly elected government will go through the electoral process again in the first quarter of 2013 and a new, elected group answerable to
Congratulations Bilawal, my emerging ‘Benazir leader’… – by Maleeha Manzoor: ‘Bhutto is back!’ – Elated with extreme delight, my heart shouts out loud as I perceive the physical traits, features, expressions, elegance and charisma of Bhutto, the man of Millennium, in the young Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who turns out to be
Baladast kon? Awam ya koi aur?: ہمارے میڈیا میں موجود دوست، شیخ رشید، اعجاز الحق، عمران خان اور جنرل( ر) حمید گل جیسے صفر نمائندگی رکھنے والے لوگوں کو بلا کر تواتر سے جمہوریت مخالف ٹاک شوز کرنے کی توجیہ یہ بیان کرتے ہیں کہ
Aik parliamentarian ke remarks: آج کل صحافت کا ‘دھندہ’ جج صاحبان کے ریمارکس اور پھر ان کی بنیاد پر روزانہ کۓ جانے والے ٹاک شوز پر چل رہا ہے۔ لہذا اب صحافت سے وابستہ افراد تحقیقی صحافت کے کٹھن مراحل سے گزر کر