Accountability is the mother of democracy. Pakistan’s democracy is on trial and — for democracy’s sake — no democrat ought to be let free to slay the progenitor. Transparency is a precondition to democratic governance —individual as well collective transparency. Democracy is all about responsibility — individual as well collective responsibility.
For way too long the [...]
January 30, 2010 | Posted in
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I am a beneficiary of Pakistan. Whatever I have achieved or acquired is because of Pakistan. Therefore, if I sound Jazbati or emotional, you will please excuse me.
There is a lot of despondency and despair visible in Pakistan and it is not without any basis. Most of the people I meet are deeply concerned and [...]
January 30, 2010 | Posted in
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From the strategic point of view, military doctrines are subject to review from time to time. As for the two-front war, India has political and territorial disputes with both Pakistan and China. Hence it is its strategic need to consider a two-front war scenario. Such a threat is a nightmare even for a superpower. Seen [...]
The terrorist attack in Karachi on December 28, targeting the Moharram 10 procession of mourners, in which over 40 innocent lives were lost and in excess of 100 peaceful citizens were injured, has horrified the entire country. These mad butchers who maim fellow citizens, including women and children, indiscriminately, whether belonging to the despicable sectarian [...]
December 30, 2009 | Posted in
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At a time when the nation is celebrating the Supreme Court’s historic NRO verdict, some deem it fit to condemn it as an act of judicial activism. It is said that the court overstepped its constitutional jurisdiction by seeking to assume executive authority. Why should anyone take exception to measures like legal action against the [...]
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