Tag: Democracy
Speaker’s ruling victory of democracy: Bilour
Federal Minister for Railways Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour on Friday said that Speaker of the National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza’s decision not to send...
Demanding Gilani’s removal undemocratic move: Khosa
Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa said on Thursday that Yusuf Raza Gilani will continue as the prime minister and that the people demanding...
PPP to foil conspiracies against democracy: Faiza
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) women wing President Faiza Malik on Friday said that PPP would foil all conspiracies against the democratic system and would...
Govt will not be allowed more corruption in name of democracy:...
PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has said the rulers would not be given more time for corruption in the name of democracy.
Talking to former...
ZAB strengthened democracy: Gill
PPP leader Ch Aslam Gill has said that Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto strengthened democracy and the country’s labourers, students and farmers were enjoying the...
Out with the oversmart!
The Sunni Tehreek will save every inch of the country from the elements that are befooling the nation in the name of democracy, Sunni...
Nawaz says democracy way forward to Pakistan’s prosperity
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan dismembered due to martial laws and non-consistency of democracy.
Speaking at a ceremony at...
Now parliament is in the driving seat: president
Recounting the achievements of the government, President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday showered praise on the embattled Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, lauding his...
No threat to democracy in presence of independent judiciary, says CJP
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said there was no threat to democracy in the country in the presence of an...
Senate polls
Some surprises, no table turner though
Despite challenges that at one point made many doubt if the PPP would be allowed to hold the Senate...
Why I hate Imran
For that, ladies and gentlemen, you have to do some soul searching
I hate Imran Khan. I love the ISI. I love dictators. I hate...
Is it democracy?
Since the birth of our beloved country, Pakistan, we have witnessed different kind of government systems. The most popular slogan is democracy. Abraham Lincoln...
Imran cries foul
Apparently, a unanimous vote is not good enough
PTI Chief Imran Khan has challenged the 20th Amendment ignoring that it was passed unanimously by lawmakers...
20th Amendment
No mean feat
Despite the various failures and shortcomings of the PPP-led coalition, it goes to the government’s credit that it has managed to take...
Amendment for the better
Twentieth time’s the charm
The ruling coalition and the opposition have both been successful with their agendas. The opposition wanted to ensure that the government...
On US-Egypt relations
Rocky road ahead
The US-Egypt relationship is on the rocks. If it is to be salvaged, both sides will need to change course and pay...
Inside the volcano
Pakistan is always on the boil
Last night it finally came to me. This feeling of unease, insecurity, uncertainty gurgling within like burning rocks, melting...