Pakistan Elections

Karzai sworn in for second term as Afghan president

Western leaders attend tightly guarded ceremony in Kabul expecting to hear news of reforms in inauguration speech Liveblog: follow the ceremony as it happens Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's...

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A conspiracy against democracy?

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 This is with reference to Charles Ferndale's article titled "Allowed to be damaged" (November 16). The views expressed by the writer reflect his ignorance with regard to the political system in...

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On This Day: Benazir Bhutto Elected Prime Minister of Pakistan

On Nov. 16, 1988, Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party was the winner of Pakistan’s national elections, clearing the way for Bhutto to become the first female leader of a Muslim-majority nation. Benazir Bhutto was born into...

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Nawaz offers unconditional support to Govt. .....

ISLAMABAD: Quaid Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and Former Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif offering unconditional support to government over Balochistan issue has urged the Government to tab...

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NRO on highway to hell

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 Anjum Niaz The writer is a freelance journalist with over twenty years of experience in national and international reporting With men like Peter W Galbraith (Benazir Bhutto's old buddy), Matthew Hoh...

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HT Summit | I reminded Musharraf that US supports democracy: Bush

New Delhi: George W. Bush had one of the most controversial stints as president of the US. He also played a key role in significantly enhancing the bilateral relationship between India and the US. On his second visit to India,...

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Pakistan’s costly controversy

The gulf between the military and the civilian dispensation after the Kerry-Lugar controversy is so wide that several armoured divisions can rumble through it. Most importantly, the Pakistan Army, which said it had “serious...

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Arbab Rahim’s disqualification

SHC calls PA speaker’s, EC’s comments Saturday, October 24, 2009 By Jamal Khurshid Karachi The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to Speaker Sindh Assembly and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on a petition seeking...

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The way forward

Tuesday, October 20, 2009, Shawwal ul Mukkarram 30, 1430 A.H Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Hamid Mir Many Pakistanis still remember the prediction of a US military advisor, David Kalcullin, in March this year. Now Pakistan Army has...

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The Pakistan resilience in the face of threats: Mountbatten, Nehru, Mohandas Gandhi, Indira, Krus...

Many world leaders have threatened the existance of Pakistanis and Pakistan. Mountbatten, Nehru, Mohandas Gandhi, Indira, Kruschev...

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