Posts Tagged ‘Yusuf Raza Gilani’

Author: Realistic Voice Although our history is full of many embarrassing moments which bow our heads down as a nation, but there are TWO such disgraceful incidents that have thrown us into the depths of humiliation. No. 1 when an Ex-Prime Minister, Muhammad Khan Junejo, was toppled down as soon as he landed from a successful visit of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

On Thursday, we saw a new anti-PPP decision from the so-called independent judiciary. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been summoned to appear before the Supreme Court on February 13 for the framing of the contempt of court charges. This could be another sad moment of Pakistan's fragile democratic history. The conspiracy behind the [...]

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 [...]

This is no longer about the finer points of the law, if it ever was that. It has turned into a full-blown political tamasha (spectacle) but not quite in the way the doom brigade had imagined. The Zardari dispensation has not collapsed; the PPP has not grovelled, an apology of any sort the last thing on its mind; and the doom pundits, predicting [...]

There are some clear signs that Pakistan's military establishment and its allies (commonly known as Teen Jeem (3 Js), i.e., "Jenerals" and their loyalist judges and journalists) have decided to derail the fragile democratic set up in Pakistan. According to informed sources, a senior army officer held an important meeting with an influential [...]

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 [...]

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Pakistan's political elite after due consultation with his highness COAS Kayani and his highness Chief Spy Pasha have come to the defense of the military establishment. This reminds me the following words of Urdu poet John Eliah: Nahi dunya ko jab parwah hamari, Tou phir dunya ki parwah kyun karain hum, Barehna hein sar-e-bazaar tou [...]

Now a days much proclaimed news in the media from Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yusaf raza Gilani that ‘we are with our ISI; their functions and operations have government backing’ (Ref: media news of 28th April 2011). Till the recent past it was not so. PPP had series of grievances with the ISI though it could not be ascertained whether it [...]

Related article: Pakistan Democracy Review 2009 – by Humza Ikram JANUARY 2010 NFC Award The 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) award was signed in January . A consensus was reached among Center and provinces ,and between four provinces. Center decided to give provinces 56-58.5 % from the divisible pool and giving back [...]

Our PM Sahib reiterated at the Cleric Conference that no changes would be brought to the infamous Blasphemy Law. In the same breath, like a true politician, he stated that "no one would be allowed to misuse it either." May be PM Sahib was under duress or really scared around so many clerics, that he totally missed the boat, on the issue. The [...]

Jonathan Swift was a political philosopher, a critic, a poet and a revolutionist. One of the wisest men of his times. A man who holds the honour of overthrowing the Tory Government of Great Britain. A man who holds the honour of standing before the crown and the church. A man who gave birth to the Ideology of Ireland. However, he had a little [...]

Related article: Bhutto’s nationalization policy: A response to PM Gilani’s statement – by Suleman Akhtar Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani termed the nationalisation of educational institutions in 1972 a ‘mistake’. Speaking at the death anniversary of Zamindar College founder Nawab Sir Fazal Ali in Gujrat, Mr Gilani said that [...]

Cartoons say what thousand explanations can't. Thank you M. Ali for your contribution.

Related article: If I am missing – by Saeeda Diep Peace activist accuses intel agencies of harassment Staff Report LAHORE: Peace activist Saeeda Diep, founder of the Institute for Peace and Secular Studies, claimed on Wednesday that intelligence agencies are constantly harassing her for supporting Indo-Pak peace. Diep made these [...]

I have tears of joy in my eyes when I see these “amazing” decisions being taken by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Yesterday’s decision to declare the Prime Minister’s decision to promote 54 senior civil servants from grade 21 to grade 22 as a “violation of constitutional provisions like Articles 4 (right of individuals to be dealt with [...]

PM Gilani honours PPP tormentor Dawn Reporter Saturday, 27 Mar, 2010 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani conferred the Nazria-i-Pakistan (posthumous) award on the late Lt-Gen Mujibur Rahman, one of Zia-era tormentors of the PPP. Gen Mujib was information secretary in the Zia regime and was accused of using his expertise in [...]

ایوان صدر میں سیاسی بم اور پنجاب میں طالبان اعلی اصل میں آج ایک بھی ایسا شخص دنیا میں زندہ نہیں کہ جس نے حضرت امام حسن رضی اللہ عنہ اور امام حسین رضی اللہ عنہ کو دیکھا ھو لیکن حسینیت پر عمل اور [...]

By Omar Khattab in Lahore Yesterday Pakistan’s People’s Party once again gave evidence of its unflinching faith in democracy and peaceful co-existence. Despite the fact that egged on by the likes of Nawaz Sharif, the Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and his fellow judges have been flouting one constitution provision after another, the [...]

Those who were hoping that PM Gilani will undermine the President of Pakistan / Co-Chairman PPP Asif Ali Zardari, this is a message to you to shut your mouth and keep playing games if you want to but this time we won't let you create another Farooq Leghari witin the PPP's ranks. We the Critical Supporters of Pakistan Peoples Party are with our [...]

< strong>While disregarding pawns of 'the anti-democracy establishment' (e.g. Dr Shahid Masood and Ansar Abbasi and other members of the Pakistani Taliban Union of Journalists (PTUJ)) as "laptop warriors" and "media samurais -- of whom there are not a few and who deserve the title of Ustad-e-Fidayeen better than any Taliban", Ayaz Amir presents [...]

Here are two articles on this topic by Cyril Almeida and Saleem Safi. Legally speaking By Cyril Almeida Lawyers tend to complicate things. Ask them to describe the colour red and soon you’ll be hearing about ‘vermilion’, ‘burnt sienna’ and ‘rose madder’. It helps, though, to remember that lawyers are wrong half of the [...]

AFTER exhaustive discussions and interaction, which has been termed by some circles as unnecessary delay, the Government appears to be on the right track on the issue of Balochistan. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani personally prioritised the issue and the pragmatic approach evolved by (more...)

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani pulled an impossible, unthinkable surprise when yesterday in a joint press conference with Britain’s Gordon Brown in London he claimed that it was Baitullah Mehsud who was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Anyone who has any respect for Benazir and the rule of law in Pakistan must be shocked by [...]

Agents of the anti-democracy establishment in Pakistani media and politics are indeed frustrated by the failure of their plans to create a rift between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. Here is an excerpt of Gilani's interview in which he played down reports of a deepening rift between him and the president. This is [...]

After the "minus one" campaign, do you know who will be the next in line? Yes, it will be our very dear, (apparently) acceptable to Nawaz Sharif and ISI, Prime (more...)

Musharraf on trial By Anwar Syed Sunday, 23 Aug, 2009 (Dawn) STRIDENT calls for Gen Pervez Musharraf’s trial under Article 6 of the constitution have of late been coming from various individuals and groups. But he is not without supporters. The more prominent among them is PML-Q. Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, its head, has recently declared [...]

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