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Karachi clampdown
The imposition of Section 144 in Karachi, which prohibits the gathering of more than four people in any one spot, would effectively, put a stop to political gatherings in the city. This is unjust and blatantly unfair, since the fact of the matter is that electioneering is still on in Karachi. The Election Commission of Pakistan has ordered a re-poll at around 40 polling stations in NA-250, as well... |
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Elections and the security situation
The ongoing election campaign has been marred by threats and the violence perpetrated by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), with the militant group having challenged the writ of the Pakistani state, as well as causing countless deaths. Since the start of the election campaign, the liberal parties — the PPP, the ANP and the MQM — have been threatened time and again. Thus far, nearly 50 political... |
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TTP’s campaign against elections
It is a matter of concern that Pakistan’s elections are being steered and monitored by the deadly banned, non-state actor Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). We had assumed that the Election Commission of Pakistan and neutral caretaker administrations would be managing the elections oversight but such is the state of Pakistan that the TTP are calling the shots as to who can freely participate in the... |
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Women and elections
Along with the youth factor and the effect of militant violence, one of the unpredictables in the upcoming elections are the women voters. A recent report in this newspaper has noted that in the 2008 elections, not a single woman cast her vote in 31 polling stations in Punjab. This time, many hope that things will be different. The National Commission on the Status of Women has held a series of me... |
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Interim role
There has been some baying for blood in the treason case against ex-dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. Those making the calls will undoubtedly be disappointed by the caretaker government’s decision not to pursue the charges made against Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution. Attorney General (AG) Irfan Qadir informed the Supreme Court about the government’s stance on April 22, in re... |
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The enemy within
We still do not know why Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the young US national of Chechen origin carried out, with his brother, the terrible attack at the Boston Marathon, which left behind much havoc and misery. But we do know that Tsarnev, who suffered severe injuries during his capture, deserves justice and a fair hearing. Yet, an attempt seems to be on to deny him just this, with a small but vocal grou... |
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What I saw at Margaret Thatcher's magnificent funeral
They stood a dozen deep. Young and old, they lined the streets behind the flag-draped barricades. The rain began to fall almost as if the sky itself mourned the loss of a leader. Inside the cathedral, the music began as guests arrived and were seated.
From around the world they came to pay tribute to the former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Baroness Margaret Thatcher. They were slow to seat ... |
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Drone attacks
Despite the fact that there has been increasing criticism of drone attacks – some of it also from international quarters, these strikes continue over our northern territories. Indeed, there seems to have been an increase in the frequency of the unmanned flights.
The latest attack came in the Orakzai Agency, close to its border with North Waziristan. The target had been carefully selected, with ... |
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Zardari-Clinton meeting
The meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session saw the president take up the issue of the anti-Islam video, stating categorically that “Pakistanis are deeply dismayed at the film”.
The president also quite rightly expressed the view that a few individuals “should not be allowed to endanger world peace ... |
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New PM, but Pak remains the same
So, nothing has changed in Pakistan. Despite the fact that the South Asian country has got a new PM, political crisis in Pakistan is far from being over.
Raja Pervez Ashraf, who has been elected the 25th Prime Minister of Pakistan, has a chequered past, which definitely needs scrutiny.
On June 22, Pervez Ashraf, 61, was chosen to fill the spot left vacant by Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was dis... |
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