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The ANP: Artfully meshed to the background

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3 years ago
by Ammar in ,

What had gotten the ANP in such a rut that they joined forces with the coalition? They vowed their alliance, if and only if the coalition promised to break the ISI, if not break then at least weaken from within. ANP had organized a rally for their party, what they had also organized was manslaughter of their own people. Because of ANP’s rather limited size and influence over the people of Pakistan, ANP was artfully meshed into the background yet with full privileges.

By Rakiah Owais
Wednesday, August 20 – 2008 (more…)

A Leaderless nation: What Next?

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3 years ago
by Ammar in , ,

By: Ammar Faheem
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

With the resignation of President Musharraf who had gained himself a notorious image in Washington for his tough stance on the Pakistani Nuclear program and the functioning of the ISI, Pakistan has effectively been left leaderless. There is political vacuum in the air and the nation anxiously waits for what comes next.

Let us analyze why it happened all so quickly and what the nation should brace itself for. (more…)

The cat fight now begins!

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3 years ago
by Ammar in ,

The cat fight now begins after Musharraf has resigned from office, despite strong opinion polls sliding in his favour till late last night.

The issues that are going to split or rip the coalition apart are:

  • Who will be the next President?
  • How to restore the Judiciary in the next 72 hours.

Apart from that, most of us are worried about the following:

  • The control of the ISI
  • Integrity of Pakistan
  • Sovereignty of Pakistan
  • Nuclear Arsenal and American/CIA influence over it

I will Insha Allah write in detail on these issues soon. For now, I am disturbed at the very thought that Pakistan is now in the hands of world famous plunderers of the National Exchequer.

Musharraf had to quit, he was left with no other option, but the nation would have loved it if he could have revoked the NRO on his way out.

Story of a nation that never learnt…

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3 years ago
by Ammar in ,

Once upon a time in southern Asia, there lived a nation, a nation that struggled for several years and ultimately won independence from their British rulers. They named their independent country, “Pakistan” (Land of the Pure).

Such was the passion and love for their new homeland that they migrated in millions from Hindustan over to Pakistan, sacrificing families, jobs and property. They were settled in refugee camps and temporary arrangements were made for their living until they settled, slowly but with patience and the will to succeed.

There were feudal lords here in the provinces of Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and the NWFP; many of whom were opposed to the creation of Pakistan. They had no regard for what this nation, who struggled day and night for Pakistan’s independence, felt for what it believed was its homeland.

This nation, from 1947 up to the year 2008, has been marred by instability, disunity, assassinations and provincialism.

Jinnah, the founder of this country, died on the streets because he could never make it to a hospital on time. There was no proper ambulance for him. Its Prime Minister was shot dead in an open address in the city of Rawalpindi. (more…)

Nawaz & Asif: When will these meetings bear fruit?

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3 years ago
by Ammar in , ,

February 18th it was when the nation voted in favour of the PML-N and the PPP. It was that day and it is to this day that we wait and wait endlessly for something positive to come out of all the so-called deliberations and discussions that have been taking place.

They have kept meeting time and again. As if on a vacation or something – from Dubai to Islamabad onwards to Murree and Bhurban. From there to Dubai again and off they go to London. The change of atmosphere didn’t help. They must have thought it would.

What have these deliberations and discussions been about? Judges? Judiciary? Or about how to plunder together – in an apparently civilised manner – sharing the big bucks on the basis of popularity assessed by the February 18th voting? After all, they’ve stayed away from this country for so long!

They’re meeting again. Now these meetings are held in their palaces. I presume this time it will be about the disqualification of Mr. Nawaz Sharif and Mr. Shahbaz Sharif from contesting the elections which is obvious and pretty much written on the wall. They’ve both been sentenced by a court of law and they shouldn’t be expecting anything positive either.

The PML-N says it may ask its partner, the PPP, to form its government in the Punjab too in case Shahbaz is disqualified.

May be its about pressuring Asif Zardari to use his contacts in the establishment to do something for the Sharif brothers!?

I’m surprised how all of their family men get elected un-opposed? Shahbaz’s son, Hamza too has been elected to NA-119 unopposed like Shahbaz himself got elected unopposed to the Provincial assembly.

Let us see how long these meetings continue. They are surely a big waste of time and money. Will they bear any fruit? I am the least optimistic about any positive outcome.

As far as the votes which brought them to power. We definitely need an ‘overhaul’ of our election process! Our politics at the national level is actually family-politics, personal struggles and the lust to dominate! It’s like a large house where a lot of people live like a joint family!

Why? Because all – ALL – all of them are related to each other, from somewhere or the other! Amazed? I’m not! I’ve seen this bunch closely enough!

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