Posts Tagged ‘Elections’
Zardari ‘s corruption: Look at how he awarded ‘party tickets’ for Senate – by Tanvir Qaiser Shahid
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In the aftermath of Kashmir polls: Can India and Pakistan agree to confine itself to three subjects: defence, foreign affairs and communications?
In the aftermath of Kashmir pollsBy Kuldip NayarSTATE elections in Jammu and Kashmir may not have provided many answers but it has made one thing clear: the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference has been exaggerating its strength.It was wrong in assessing the mood of the Valley because the voters rejected the Hurriyat’s call to boycott the polls. [...]
The end of the Kashmir jihad: Elections in Kashmir… By Aakar Patel
The end of the Kashmir jihadTuesday, December 30, 2008By Aakar PatelOn Jan 12, 2002, President Pervez Musharraf banned Laskhar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad. He promised that “no organisation would be allowed to carry out terrorism on the pretext of Kashmir.”On Sept 17, 2002, Jammu and Kashmir went to vote. In the two months before polling, 570 [...]
Ali Ahmed Kurd, the SCBA elections, some perspectives… by Abbas Ather and other analysts
The Vote CountIn the 2007 SCBA elections, the candidate opposing Aitzaz Ashan secured only 175 votes. In the 2008 (more...)
What kind of reservations Asif Zardari might have about Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry…
What kind of reservations Asif Zardari might have about Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.... Here is a perspective by Abbas Ather (more...)
ZA Bhutto vs General Zia: Who lived and who died? – by Abbas Ather
A beautiful column by Abbas Ather (Express, 13 Sep 2008) in memory of shaheed Zlufiqar Ali Bhutto. (more...)
