The History of Makhdooms of the Punjab Stink

According to a little heard news, the current Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani has reportedly decided to drop the family prefix of Makhdoom from his name saying he wants to serve people and not be served by them. Gillani said the honorific “Makhdoom”, which means “one who is served” is no longer [...]

President Should Not Enjoy Blanket Immunity

The Supreme Court appears set to interpret Article 248 of the constitution with reference to the non-implementation of the NRO verdict and the president’s immunity. The money belonging to Benazir Bhutto and Zardari was generated through kickbacks received from SGS and Cotecna, two Swiss companies hired for pre-shipment clearance in Pakistan. In a judgement delivered [...]

Benazir Was Colluding with Musharraf as She Appreciated the American Pressure on Him

by Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Professor Amin Mughal, in his remarkable paper, After Benazir Bhutto: Some reflections, read at a meet organised by the Campaign against Martial Law, Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS,London commented: “I confess, in the least uncharitable terms, that I was never fond of Benazir Bhutto. In fact, I was inimical [...]

Constitutional Immunity for President Zardari

On Dec 1 the nine-member bench of Supreme Court passed an order in Constitutional Petitions 77 to 85 observing: “We are conscious of the fact that the respondents, who include the president ofPakistan, the army chief, ISI, etc., have to file their replies to explain their positions. However, we may, at this stage, refer to [...]

Zardari: Rags to Riches

Recently I have been in the news again. I thought it appropriate that I gave a response, but my decency requires that I should not hit below the belt as most have done in the past. I am a democratically elected leader of the Great Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Just as a reminder to my [...]

Zardari May Not Resign But Why Was He Incoherent While Talking to Obama

  A US magazine Foreign Policy on its blog on December 7, 2011 claimed that President Zardari who had gone to Dubai for medical check-up may have angioplasty and he may resign from his office on account of “ill health”. A former US government official told The Cable that Washington was informed that Zardari had a ‘minor heart attack’ [...]

Hypercritically Those Who Shout the Loudest Against the US Have Send Their Children to the US

One can safely say that current ruling Pakistani elite including political, civil, business and military have sold Pakistan as much as for roughly $8 billion worth of assets abroad. This rough estimate is based on the available figures of two leading figures in Pakistani politics Nawaz Sharif & Brothers Limited and Zardari & Co Limited [...]

Matchless Services to the Nation

By Sarmad Tariq-@Sarmadtariq.com Now that the university of Karachi has conferred an honorary doctorate degree on Mr. Rehman Malik (Now Dr. Rehman Malik) for his “matchless services to the country in the war on terror and particularly in restoring peace to citizens of Karachi,” I suggest that the following people should also be immediately bestowed [...]

Sherry Rehman: Benazir Loved Wearing Skirts & Jeans

By Sherry Rehman How a woman should appear and how not to appear in her own life? Shouldn’t this be left at her own free discretion? I use the word “free discretion” since this formulation about ones own life should be done without any undercurrents of imposed perceptions. (The unholy trinity). Whether a woman dons [...]

Zulfiqar Mirza is an Evil Man Exploiting the Anti Mohajir Sentiments Among the Sindhis

The whole of Pakistan knows that MQM does not consist of angels and that Altaf Husain is not an innocent bystander. However, neither is Zulfiqar Mirza. He may be involved in as many murders as Altaf Husain if not more and may even be involved in more heinous crimes like womanzing, sponsoring mujrahs, drug trafficking, [...]