On October 1, Dawn published a letter from Shazia Marri, in response to a columnist who takes a close look at Zardari in the role of President of Pakistan. Her gushing support for Zardari prompted me to write a reply to her letter, and while I wait to see if Dawn will publish a letter [...]
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Tags: Asif Zardari, bhutto, Congress, democracy, Gandhi, Mandela, Nawaz Sharif, NRO, pakistan, PPP, Reconciliation, Shazia Marri, swiss courts
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“The Queen has died. Long live the King!” In essence, these were the chants coming from the back of the room where their Lordships held court to their minions. The boy King sat in the middle, flanked by father and patron. He read from a text to the crowd, a monotonous, jilted speech that suddenly [...]
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Tags: 19-year-old, Babar, BB, bhutto, bilawal, corruption, democracy, feudals, kingdom, nepotism, NRO, Operation Clean-up, power, PPP, swiss courts, Zardari
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