Tag Archives: politicians

Imran Khan and Swat

Posted on May 11, 2009 by sm

And, if you haven’t conducted a poll, what long-standing connections do you have in the Valley that opens you up to the pulse of its population? What network of people have you set up to gather and analyse information from the general population (and, especially, from the women), besides what the Swat Bar Association head (who happens to also be a card-carrying member of the party) passes on to you? Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged 160 million, Afghanistan, corruption, Imran Khan, parties, politicians, rah-e-haq, Swat, taliban, voters | 2 Comments

Take the Country Back

Posted on September 19, 2008 by sm

Take it back from corrupt politicians. Take it back from greedy zamindars. Take it back from the Taliban. Take it back from money-grubbing religious parties hiding their true personalities behind the garb of Islam. Take it back from petty thieves … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged bureaucrats, Capital Gains tax, land mafia, media, Ministers, politicians, take back pakistan, taliban, taxes, zamindars | Leave a comment

Rewriting History?

Posted on August 7, 2008 by sm

While the ideals of Democracy are great, the implementation of it is so far from great in Pakistan, and so easily taken advantage of, that we will eventually reach a point of civil war if we continue without serious reform. Let us also stop this stupid fiction that all the ills of this country stem from the last government’s management. It’s taken 60 years, and numerous crooks and murderers at the helm of power for us to arrive at this place. Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged bangladesh, corruption, democracy, Fareed Zakaria, LooseEndsPakistan, military rule, muhathir, pakistan, politicians, quaid-e-azam, suharto, surrey, swiss courts, yeltsin, zulfiqar Ali Bhutto | 2 Comments

Freedom to DePress?

Posted on May 28, 2007 by sm

Neck and neck with the lop-sided blogging community is the inexperienced, sensation-driven tabloid style media that has swept the nation. We seem to think that a free press means the right to air anyone’s opinion, regardless of the consequences. On … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged Al-Jazeera, analysis, channels, Chief Justice, CJ, CNN, Fox News, freedom, government, headlines, magazine, May 12, media, Musharraf, nation, news, newspapers, opposition, policies, politicians, politics, press, Prime Minister, relevance, Responsible, statements, TV | 3 Comments

The Pakistani Blogger

Posted on May 28, 2007 by sm

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 →

Posted in politics | 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 | 6 Comments

Judiciary Above Suspicion

Posted on March 21, 2007 by sm

When the Prophet brought Islam to Arabia, one of the first things he requested of his followers was to abandon the tradition of long, trailing robes worn by the elite tribesmen at the time. The length of the robe indicated … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged accountable, AFP, Aitzaz Ahsan, Allah, Arabia, bribery, Chief Justice, corruption, ignorance, Islam, judges, judiciary, jurists, mullahs, nepotism, politicians, power, President, Prophet, supreme, tolerance | 1 Comment