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 [...]

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’ [...]

Who was Hakim Ali Zardari?

Zardari from the Persian compound meaning “Holder of Money” or “Wealthy”, is a Sindhi speaking tribe of Baloch origin also known as Sindhi Baloch. Historically Zardari tribe was settled in the province of Sindh from Balochistan. Over the years the Zardari tribe gradually lost their native language “Balochi” and adopted Sindhi as their first language. [...]

National Bank of Pakistan Ka Allah He Hafiz

Tired of with the unending political appointments that has taken toll on the biggest state-run bank of the country and massive corruption amounting to tens of billions, the employees of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) have announced to launch a protest movement aimed at removal of dishonest elements from the top management of the [...]

Has Zardari Married Tanveer Zamani?

On Feb 3, 2011, Farhatullah Babar who does not know half the things going on inside the Presidency, and Farah Isaphani who does not know half the things going on outside the Presidency, have denied that President Zardari has gotten married to Tanveer Zaman. There were media reports in the UAE that they had solemnized their [...]

Is Zardari Hiring American Security Guards?

In the wake of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer’s assassination by his police guard, the Pakistan government is considering a proposal to bring in special security guards from the US for President Zardari, according to a Time o f India report by Hasan Essa (Jan 19, 2011). While Zardari’s security has always been cause of “serious [...]

Future Version of Mobile Balance Recharge Under the PPP Government

TID: 99283768594032 you have recharge Rs:300 Deduction of VAT 25% Zardari Tax 15 % benazir income support 10 % wapda tax 20 % GST  17 % Government support fund 5 % bilawal study tax 6% bakhtawar jehez tax 1.5 % new balance Rs 1.50 expiry date 9-11-2011

A Flood of Drone Attacks

Fatima Bhutto, an Afghan-born Pakistani poet and writer, is most recently the author of Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter’s Memoir (Nation Books, 2010). Her work has appeared in the New Statesman, the Daily Beast, and the Guardian, among other places. Her father, Murtaza Bhutto, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and an elected member of parliament, [...]