Cowasjee who has been known for some his brilliant columns. Here highlights the details of who profited mehran bank scandal. It will be interesting to see how the polity reacts to the Supreme Court’s decision to take up this petition. As for punishment everything must be done within the ambit of the law. Politicization of [...]
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Issue: Revisiting the Asghar Khan case and Cowasjee’s revelations
Posted in corruption, General Politics, issue, tagged Asghar Khan case, Imran Khan, nawaz sharif, pakistan, Pakistan corruption, Supreme court of Pakistan on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Newsweek interview-Saira Bibi: “Everything is normal now. It’s best to forget the past.”
Posted in General Politics, tagged pakistan, zardari, sharif, drone attacks, peoples party, asif ali zardari, militants, pakistan politics, taliban, swat, swat operation, terrorist, nizam-e-adl-legistlation, Swat Valley on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Newsweek just released an interview with Saira Bibi, the lady who was brutally flogged by the Taliban during its occupation of Swat. The incident proved to be a watershed moment as mobile phone footage of her brutal flogging would circulate around the web leading to a unified outcry against the Taliban in Pakistan. As we [...]
Inside the Egypt Phenomenon
Posted in General Politics, tagged egypt, fareed zakaria, mark levine, muslim brotherhood, us-egypt relations on January 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The nature of Egypts movement against has been popularised in the foreign press. Looking at the ground realities the situation can be considered reminiscent of the Lawyers movement in Pakistan which created a voice for a silent populous yet no political space. The key is under standing what will the impact be of a revolution. [...]
Long hard path to democracy
Posted in General Politics, tagged 2010 Iraq elections, democracy, Iraq, Iraq and democracy, Iraq War, muqtada al sadr, prime minister nouri al maliki on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Long hard path to democracy The status of democracy in Iraq remains fragile and for the right reasons By Sher Ali Earlier this year, the US Air Force commissioned RAND report titled, The Iraq Effect, explained regional implications of Iraq war by stating, “The war has stalled or reversed the momentum of Arab political reform; [...]
A history of disgruntled dialogue
Posted in General Politics, tagged asif ali zardari, Imran Khan, india, india-us, indo-pak relations, kargil, manmohan singh, mumbai attacks, musharaf, pakistan, peoples party, pervez musharaf, politics, rana sanaualla, shah mehmoud qureshi, sharif, sm krishna, war on terror, Yousaf Raza Gillani, zardari on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Qureshi is due to visit later this year. However, given his hawkish statements, it is not clear if that visit will be beneficial for a sustained dialogue The relationship between Pakistan and India has always been rocky. On November 26 2008, a group of terrorists, allegedly Pakistani, attacked the Taj and the Oberoi hotels amongst [...]
Murals of bloodstains on the walls
Posted in Culture and Arts, General Politics, tagged asif ali zardari, civil society, corruption, drone attacks, government, hazara, healthcare, hospital, Imran Khan, inquiry, lahore, pakistan, Pakistan healthcare system, saidu central hospital, swat, swat healthcare, zebu jillani on July 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The stench was stifling, the birthing beds were torn and were never cleaned between patients, the vacuum cups and surgical instruments used on each patient were not even washed, let alone sterilised between patients. Contraction-inducing drugs and episiotomies were given prematurely, resulting in ruptured uteruses and unnecessary bleeding The maternity ward in Swat’s Saidu Central [...]
Extreme music vs extreme religion
Posted in Culture and Arts, Famous People, General Politics on July 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A global culture has developed, and music is at the forefront of it. A couple of years ago, Levine wrote ‘Heavy Metal Islam’, where he explored the role played by the musical counter-culture in debates within Muslim societies amongst young people I asked whether music could contribute to cultural and political transformation in the Middle [...]
End of enlightenment
Posted in General Politics, Pakistani Politics, tagged asif ali zardari, corruption, council of islamic ideology, Dr. Khaled Masud, drone attacks, government, hazara, healthcare, hospital, Imran Khan, inquiry, military intelligence, musharaf, nawaz sharif, pakistan, pakistan politics, peoples party, pervez musharaf, pml-n, policy, politics, poor, ppp, rana sanaualla, saud aziz, shabahaz sharif, sharif, war on terror, zardari on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
End of enlightenment Sher Ali Khan Dr Khaled Masud, the previous head of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), changed the contours of the CII. In the past, the CII has been notorious for not making judgements on controversial laws such as the Family Laws Ordinance or the Hudood Ordinance of 1979. Under Dr Masud, [...]
