American Lawyers conference on rule of law in Pakistan & my brief visit to Europe
Guest Blog by Amjad Malik
I was invited by British Law Society of England to visit Brussels as part of their delegation to attend a rule of law conference on ‘Pakistan and beyond’ organised by American Bar Association (ABA) on 25th September at Hilton (Brussels). Reaching Brussels airport in the morning, I caught a cab and [...]
Bottom Line
Guest Post by temporal who blogs at Baithak
The negotiations between Musharraf and Zardari-Sharif Unnatural coalition hinges over one major condition - Musharraf insists on complete indemnification over all his actions.
Obsessed, hateful and driven Nawaz has dug his heels. Zardari, reports indicate is willing to be more flexible.
US, UK and Saudi-Americans have also jumped into the [...]
What if Hamid Mir’s Spin is Wrong?
Guest Post by temporal - Baithak
hamid-mir
What if Hamid Mir’s spin is wrong?
Every person who writes for a newspaper is not by default a “journalist.” Here is a list borrowed from The Elements of Journalism by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel
Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth.
Its first loyalty is to the citizens.
Its essence is discipline [...]
Musharraf - Saved By the CIA and Zardari?
Guest Post by Hassan Abbas
The world is abuzz with news about the impending impeachment of General Musharraf . Pakistan’s ruling coalition goes around with broad smiles, oozing confidence about the outcome of their efforts. Even the vibes coming from Washington which has so often affected the fate of Pakistani governments seems to be supportive of [...]
Where is our parliament in all this?
Guest Blog by Amjad Malik
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Economy is nose diving in Pakistan and people with load shedding, wheat and oil crisis are forced to take law in their own hands and we saw people burning the robbers in Karachi and indecisiveness is breeding law and order crisis, apathy and decline where any thing can happen as a [...]
Cui Bono: Is This Constitutional Amendment a Ploy?
Guest blog by Temporal from Baithak
The media is speculating about a 62 point draft of a constitutional amendment that would ostensibly cleanse the 1973 constitution of the changes made by Pervez Musharraf.
“Pakistan’s main ruling party has drafted a set of constitutional amendments that would erase the legacy of President Pervez Musharraf, its leader said [...]
Toothless Election Commission delays bye-elections
Election Commission of Pakistan
In a very surprising development the Election Commission of Pakistan has today announced that the by-elections for the vacant seats in the National and Provincial assemblies which was scheduled to be held in June have now been delayed for two months. Immediately at the outset President Musharraf denied any involvement in this [...]
