| Pakistan's inept and self-serving politicians are trying to up the ante in the federal political scene, ostensibly to make the people forget and ignore what happened on May 02 On May 02, 2011, the PPP-led federal government swore in two federal ministers, four state ministers and four other members from the PML-Q, the erstwhile murderers of Benazir Bhutto, the PPP chairperson who was assassinated in a terror attack on December 27, 2009. The President of Pakistan and widower of Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari, administered the oath. |
Showing posts with label Dirty politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dirty politics. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Political Smokescreen
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
MQM in Punjab
BY NATHOO RAM, ON APRIL 12TH, 2011 
Lahori’s know all too well that the power of the MQM comes with a price the ordinary people end up paying Under the auspices of giving all political parties of Pakistan access to all political spaces in Pakistan, the MQM has ventured (again) into the unknown waters of the Punjab. The PML-N – dominant in the Punjab – has restarted its activity in Sindh and Karachi as well, despite threats and challenges, so that it does not appear like a party confined to the largest (and most dominant) province alone. Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the MQM should be welcomed for launching its political campaign in Punjab, while cautioning that there was “a great difference in politics” of Sindh and Punjab. Continue reading MQM in Punjab
Lahori’s know all too well that the power of the MQM comes with a price the ordinary people end up paying Under the auspices of giving all political parties of Pakistan access to all political spaces in Pakistan, the MQM has ventured (again) into the unknown waters of the Punjab. The PML-N – dominant in the Punjab – has restarted its activity in Sindh and Karachi as well, despite threats and challenges, so that it does not appear like a party confined to the largest (and most dominant) province alone. Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the MQM should be welcomed for launching its political campaign in Punjab, while cautioning that there was “a great difference in politics” of Sindh and Punjab. Continue reading MQM in Punjab
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