Posts Tagged ‘Democracy’

Former military dictator Musharraf issued second PCO (Provisional Constitutional Order) of history of Pakistan. On January 26, 2000, "Oath of Office (Judges) Order, 2000" was issued that required that judiciary to take oath of office under the PCO. Other Supreme Court judges did not take Oath but Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took oath By [...]

The name “Benazir”has an exhilarating upshot on my soul; for here is my identity – commencement, continuation and conclusion, and subsistence is too crammed with obligation and stimulation that there is no availability of a room for any entity – Benazir dwells therein, and her parable of heroism is too far fetched that nothing parallels [...]

On April 30, 1999, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed disclosed to media that there was a definite role of Osama bin Laden, Mian Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan army's 111 Brigade in toppling her first government in early 1990s. “Bin Laden financed an operation to topple me in cooperation with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the Pakistani intelligence [...]

While glancing into the history of Pakistan’s politics, the first and prominent name that you find in the endeavor of genuine democracy is – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which is not only a name but also an incessant struggle, a story of blood and a relation between the leadership and its ‘awaam’. However, nothing can divorce itself from [...]

Contempt of Parliamentary Democracy Caught in their petty zeal for authority and their messiah complex, the custodians of law and justice have chosen to humiliate a duly elected Prime Minister. “Great Day for Pakistan” claim the pseudo intellectuals of this country and the haranguing anchors and the orchestra gets louder. The scum Sheikh [...]

The Liver Transplant Centre (LTC) that has been set up at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) at the cost of Rs14 billion is a big let down. The huge amount from national exchequer spent on the centre does not reflect in facilities and quality of treatment being provided to patients. The centre was established in June last year [...]

Yet, another summon to an elected Prime Minister by the ISI-backed Supreme Court to explain his position on on 13 February for not witting the much wanted letter to Swiss courts to re-open politically motivated graft cases against President Zardari of Pakistan. Earlier, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani appeared in the court on 19 January 2012 [...]

“I made mistakes and I am prepared to admit them but so must others. Others also owe it: they owe it to their own armed forces, to the people of Pakistan and to the Muslim world.” In one of her most candid interviews, Benazir Bhutto bluntly talks about her two terms in office, the difficulties that she faced, the things that she implemented [...]

غیر جمہوری ریاستوں میں جو لوگ آ فاقی انسا نی حقوق، جمہوری آزادیوں، عوام کو اختیارات اور انصاف منتقل کرنےکی تحریکیں چلاتے ہیں اور نۓ جدیر نظام کی بشارت دیتے ہیں، ان کے نام ریاست غداری کا [...]

Make so much noise that everything becomes inaudible-then people would hear what we want them to hear. This is how the Pakistani Establishment is controlling the game at the moment - It is very clear who is who, and what is what. But because of a concentrated effort to remove the current Government and head of state, all the other noises and all [...]

اردو اور پنجابی کے معروف منفرد تیکھے لہجے اور بلند آہنگ شاعر اور ادیب نذیر قیصر روزنامہ مشرق کیلئے روزانہ قطعہ لِکھ رہے ہیں۔ ہم آج کا قطعہ قارئین کی خِدمت میں کراس پوسٹ کر رہے ہیں سیاست جو سر [...]

  update: There has been alterations and additions made to accommodate few other articles on the same issue The Supreme Court has stated that under the Article 184-3, they have jurisdiction to hear the petition on alleged memo, because fundamental rights are directly involved. The three fundamental rights that are directly at issue [...]

At daylight of December 27, 2007, I perceived the change in the shade of the blue - then; the world gave a vision of the mountains, stooping in veneration and in admiration of someone. Later, all the gesticulates of the oceans stood tranquil-The marvels were quite conspicuous, though, the day was to bring something too ruthless, yes, too hard to [...]

Have heard from ancestors that: once who bereaves, never comes back! But there are some meritorious people who pass away just in the eyes of world but leave behind a never-ending life – The martyr of democracy “Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto” is one of them. She’s the one greatly admired lady who had really made history by her innumerable [...]

President Asif Ali Zardari's return to Pakistan from Dubai, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's comments on the floor of national assembly and the conclusions & recommendations by the PPP core committee reveal Pakistan Peoples Party resolve to take on undemocratic forces that are out to topple civil elelected government. Implicit in the [...]

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اردو اور پنجابی کے معروف منفرد تیکھے لہجے اور بلند آہنگ شاعر اور ادیب نذیر قیصر روزنامہ مشرق کیلئے روزانہ قطعہ لِکھ رہے ہیں۔ ہم آج کا قطعہ قارئین کی خِدمت میں کراس پوسٹ کر رہے ہیں صفِ جمہور کو [...]

ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Related post: Jang Group must refrain from harassing Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-248-2011 Send an Appeal Letter PAKISTAN: The head of the ISI must be prosecuted for hatching conspiracy against democracy ISSUES: Democracy, conspiracy Dear [...]

Death wish of the Pakistani political class Did our founding fathers have any idea of the kind of country they were creating? A country where conspiracies would never cease and stability would never come. Sixty-four years, going on sixty-five, and not one peaceful transition from one democratic government to another. Quite a record and we seem [...]

Religious intolerance, sectarian violence and radical Islamic parties threaten to undermine the democratic reforms on which Pakistan’s stability depends. Islamic Parties in Pakistan , the latest International Crisis Group report, examines the internal workings, policies and agendas of these parties, and their relationship with the state, [...]

President Asif Ali Zardari got sick and had to go to the UAE to get medically looked after. The media began to talk most blatantly about his ‘exit’ from Pakistan without realising what it would look like to anyone looking in from outside the country. The visceral, non-intellectual approach to the issue of the president’s illness conveyed the [...]

Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan resignation as chairman Public Accounts Committee(PAC) is the biggest blow to democracy came at the hands of the Ziaist forces, it further exposed Sharif Brother's impatience to hold on to power and the worst decision of the Pakistan Muslim League(N) since the restoration of democracy in Pakistan. After the 2008 polls [...]

Because you have firsthand experience of how democracy and the people’s will is thwarted and corroded, you must be cognizant of the role you must play at this crucial time, as you have done in the service of the country over the past three-and-a-half years As leader of the second largest and main opposition party you must be aware of the heavy [...]

The new puppet show was set in motion on Pakistan's political screen in Lahore when diverse affiliates of Pakistan's security establishment both from right wing and fake liberals gathered at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Lahore rally and showed their full support for the establishment's new pawn, Imran Khan. Times and again, Khan is described as [...]

The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS)refused to get briefing on the current law and order and state of Pakistan-US relations and post withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan situation from the top strategic institution at GHQ. It's a really bold move and we hope it will take us towards parliamentary sovereignty, which will [...]

Recent arbitration by the Saudi intelligence agency in the ongoing ‘CIA-ISI war’ is yet another proof that Pakistan is in a dangerous mess created by the military’s illegitimate control over the country’s foreign policy. Before it is too late, Pakistan needs a radical change in terms of reorganizing  internal power centers. Adventurous [...]

With its brutal and bloody crackdown on the peaceful demonstrators of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, the New York police demonstrated that the United States doesn't deserve to call itself a "beacon of freedom" and cradle of democracy anymore. "Occupy Wall Street" is a grassroots movement which aims at protesting and challenging the [...]

The time has come for Pakistan to take decisive steps and needs to change policy on terrorism. Pakistani citizens who are paying taxes for human security: Health, education, protection and quality life need it now, just like any other civilized country in the world, they want a clear cut uniform national policy against terrorism & extremism for [...]

OF all the claims for the creation of new provinces, that of the Seraiki demand has the most potentially constructive consequences for state, democracy and federalism in Pakistan. If and when a Seraiki province is carved out of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as we know it, a historic move would have been taken towards rationalising the state`s [...]

Let us assume that some American writers such as Rusty Walker are sincere in their desire to build bridges between Pakistan and the United States. It is a noble cause and Mr. Walker should be admired for his wish to clear the air of negativity and misunderstandings. However, could there be real bridges built between masters and slaves? Bridges are [...]

This article is not a treatise on military tactics. It does not explain why and when armies throw in the towel on the battlefield. Rather, it analyzes the factors which force politically over-active militaries to ultimately surrender to civilian sovereignty, as has happened recently in several countries between Indonesia and Brazil. Instead of [...]

What is Federalism John Kincaid, Professor at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania and director of the College's Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government gave a useful definition of federalism: Federalism is essentially a system of voluntary self-rule and shared rule. This is implied in the derivation of the word 'federal', [...]

  PART TWO Neither blindness nor ignorance corrupts people and governments. They soon realize where the path they have taken is leading them. But, there is an impulse within them, favored by their natures and reinforced by their habits which they do not resist; it continues to propel them forward as long as they have a remnant of strength. He [...]

There is every reason for over a million strong Pakistani Diaspora in UK and Pakistanis wherever to celebrate their country’s 64th Independence Day with great fervour and enthusiasm. It will be their fourth Independence Birth anniversary under a democratic dispensation achieved after too much of blood, toil, tears and untold human sacrifices. [...]

The 1973 Constitution given by Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was democratic, federal and parliamentary. It had a vision of Federalism in terms of fiscal devolution, ownership of resources, participation in policy formation and collective decision making. This was a fundamental change from earlier Constitutions. Unfortunately with deliberate [...]

“Hypocritical”. “Selfish”. “Oppressive” – these are just a few of the many negative words used to describe the US foreign policy in most of the Muslim-majority countries. According to the Pew Center’s survey of global attitudes, “most of the world views American foreign policy favorably, except the Muslim world”. The Muslim [...]

About the author: Rusty Walker is an Independent Political Analyst, educator, author, Vietnam veteran-era U.S. Air Force, from a military family, retired college professor, former Provost (Collins College, U.S.A.), artist, musician and family man. Rusty Walker is an ardent supporter of Pakistan. The following essay examines nine common [...]

All federations agree that federal system should be comprised of two houses of parliament; National Assembly, based on population; one citizen one vote, and other is the Senate based on territories of the states. The bicameral legislature is of vital importance in ensuring the equalization of participation for all federing units. Following are [...]

The Civic Education Network Pakistan organized a learning event; Constitutional Literacy Campaign, "Scope of Constitutional Provisions and Space for Provincial Autonomy" in Lahore on July 31, 2011. The 18th Amendment and the 7th National Finance Commission(NFC) Award have signficantly changed the the resource distribution criterion, ownership [...]