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Tag Archives: Benazir
Why Is This Different?
In June, 1992, Benazir’s government launched a major offensive against the citizens of Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and largest contributor to the National Exchequer, called ‘Operation Clean Up‘. The army spent 29 months battling what was commonly considered a terrorist … Continue reading
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Tagged Army, Benazir, Karachi, Nawaz Sharif, operation, Operation Clean-up, pakistan, taliban, War Against Terror
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Black Day
I remember the frenzy with which our Press Hounds fed on the wounds of President Musharraf just a few months back, the harping, the carping, the constant berating. Many ‘journalists’ and hosts showed their ugly sides with bitter recriminations and … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, Benazir, conviction, corruption, democracy, dictator, fined, guilty, kickbacks, media, money+laundering, Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif, sentenced, Sherry+Rehman, swiss courts, virtue, Zardari
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The Pakistani Blogger
There is one thing about Pakistani bloggers (and our media, for that matter) that I find very distasteful: Government-bashing. It doesn’t matter who is in power, as long as they hold the seat, it seems Pakistanis must hate them. Consider … Continue reading
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Tagged Benazir, bloggers, CJ, class, Condaleeza Rice, corruption, freedom, Imran Khan, issues, lexicon, May 12, McDonalds, Musharraf, Operation Clean-up, Pakistani, patriotic, peace, politicians, PPP, riots, Shahbaz Sharif, stability, verbal warfare
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