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Rights Vs. Politics – Pakistan’s Constitutional Mess – By Liaquat Ali Khan

The Pakistan Supreme Court has successfully created a constitutional mess that may do more harm than good. Its judicial activism and bravery in defying President Pervez Musharraf’s efforts to humiliate the judiciary and in reinstating the suspended Chief Justice was appreciated in legal circles throughout the world. Its exercise of suo moto jurisdiction to protect fundamental constitutional rights has also been a beacon of light for lawyers in Pakistan and other Muslim countries where state officials commit gross violations of rights with little accountability. Despite these adorable successes, the Supreme Court has begun to venture into political minefields, raising serious questions about the long term sustainability of its judicial activism. Continue reading

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Pakistan’s Bhutto, Musharraf agree on accord – SMH – 05 Oct.07

Former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto and President Pervez Musharraf today agreed on a national reconciliation accord that paves the way for a power-sharing deal, the government and her party said.

The agreement gives an amnesty for politicians who served in Pakistan between 1988 and 1999, effectively clearing opposition leader Bhutto of the corruption charges that forced her into exile eight years ago.

Musharraf once regarded Bhutto as the most corrupt and threatened to arrest her if she ever returned. Now he depends on her for his political survival and has simply changed the laws accordingly. True colours shining through ? Continue reading

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Struggle for the Soul of Pakistan

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Bush, Blair, the destruction of Lebanon and the Invasion of Pakistan

If the US Strikes the Taliban in Pakistan …By DANIEL R. McBRIDE Bush’s Real Agenda in Palestine By RAMZY BAROUD A Warning to Tony Blair By URI AVNERY Bush Policy Pushes Lebanon to the Brink of Civil War By CLANCY … Continue reading

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Urdu Talk on “Lal Masjid” issue in Islamabad

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When Dictators Serve US Interests By IMRAN KHAN

Suicide bombing and other noxious forms of terrorism were once alien to Pakistan. After eight years of military dictatorship, radicalism and fundamentalism are in the ascendant everywhere. Musharraf is perceived among radical elements as the west’s instrument in a “war on Islam”–there could be no greater failure in the battle for hearts and minds. Continue reading

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Lal Masjid, Abdul Rashid Ghazi Last message on AAJ TV

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Pakistan’s Waco? – The Storming of the Red Mosque By JAVED HUSSEIN

Abdul Aziz tried to escape yesterday disguised as a woman and covered from head to toe in a black ‘burqa’, but he was soon discovered and taken into custody. His brother Abdul Rashid refused to surrender and was reportedly preparing for martyrdom.

Earlier, General Musharraf had calmly informed the jihadis that they had two choices: surrender or ‘be killed’. Nearly a thousand men and women had surrendered over the last few days and today the killings began. We will not know the final outcome for a few days in terms of how many have died.
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Judges and Jihadis Torment the Regime – New Clashes in Islamabad – Tariq Ali

Musharraf came to power in 1999 pledging a set of reforms that would transform the country. He failed to implement any of them, did deals with corrupt cliques of discredited politicians and was further weakened when he agreed to become a local point-man for the United States. The country at large continued to rot leaving a vacuum for jihadis to exploit.

While all this was happening inside the country the 36 opposition political parties, big and small, were meeting in London to map a common strategy to restore civilian rule. The conclave ended without reaching an agreement, symbolising its political impotence.
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The General vs. the Judge – Tariq Ali

9/11 made the Pakistan President a key player in the region. For the native elite this was a godsend. Money began to pour in, nuclear-related sanctions were lifted, and the EU granted trade concessions worth over a billion Euros and simultaneously relaxed tariffs on Pakistani textile exports. As the US became more closely involved the Pakistani military and political elite fell into line. Everyone—-venal politicians, grovelling high officials, and harebrained society hostesses—- applauded Pakistan’s return to its old status as a frontline state. Not the Islamists, of course, since the new war was against them and their friends in Afghanistan. For a while the only opposition to the regime came from the Islamists, moderates and extremists alike, though the methods were different in each case. Continue reading

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