Tag: President Zardari

The quality of justice should not be strained With so much to say and such little space to say it in, best to KISS –...

A judgement is a judgement It is actually not that complicated. Are the judges always right? No. Should their judgements always be followed in letter...

Something’s got to give President Zardari’s directive to Gilani to appear before the court would not resolve the crisis unless either Mr Zardari succeeds in...

God helps those who help themselves. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has strictly followed this principle while advising his fellow parliamentarians to protect...

It’s wearing a judicial wig and an army uniform Overdose of speculation lead to ‘Great Expectations’ the last maddening week. With uncertainty and speculation rife,...

Statesmanship not brinkmanship As Pakistan's power titans, the government, the army and the judiciary, seemingly come to blows, it is now free for all. Political...

The executive and the judiciary on warpath The PPP might find soon that the perception of invulnerability it had developed after forging strong political alliances...

Why so impatient? The demands for immediate elections and insinuations of initiating an agitation if the government fails to oblige assume an ominous significance in...

Pathos and bathos “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organised habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society,” according...

The president and the PPP ain’t going nowhere You couldn’t find adversaries like President Zardari’s even if you wanted to. With the resolve of mountain,...

Far from ideal Stable civil-military relations are a pre-requisite for political stability and democratic continuity in Pakistan because the military has over the years acquired...

The week began on a positive note as speculation in domestic politics eased somewhat after the return of President Zardari. Concurrently, further impetus came...

The civilians at odds with the military On the face of it, the army doesn’t have to do a coup to topple this government. All...

But how to make that smell go away? Conventional wisdom says that if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, talks like a...

Now, eyeball to eyeball Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani – usually soft spoken and compromise-seeking – thunderously declaring “there can be no state within a...

They run the show still… That the armed forces and the ISI constitute a state within a state is no secret. That they intend to...

It still might Some political leaders and parties have been trying to dislodge the federal government from its earliest days. Many deadlines were given by...