Musharraf
Problem, Not Solution - Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi
Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi, a noted defense and political analyst in Pakistan, shared an interesting insight into Pakistan’s extremist problem in today’s Daily Times.
The military is drawing flak for its expanded role in the political and other non-professional domains. The intensity of anti-army feeling and the frequency of its expression are unprecedented in post-1971 Pakistan.
The slogans [...]
A Defining Moment for the Judiciary - Sajjad Ali Shah
Sajjad Ali Shah, one of my favorite ex-judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, who was relieved of his duties as Chief Justice by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in an unconstitutional manner, provided this analysis in today’s DAWN.
I HAVE been following with great interest the proceedings of the case of the Chief Justice of [...]
Emerging Political Situation - Mir Jamil ur Rahman
Mir Jamil ur Rahman provides an interesting perspective into the political environment in Pakistan with the fast emerging Talibanisation movement.
The flurry of suicide bombings following the Jamia Hafsa operation strongly indicates that Taliban has declared war on Pakistan. The organized pattern of the bombings points to the fact that al-Qaeda is providing Taliban with logistic [...]
Craig Cohen Online at the Washington Post
The Washington Post had Craig Cohen, Deputy Chief of Staff at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, online to discuss and answer questions about the Pakistan Army’s raid on Lal Masjid and the impact it will have on President Musharraf’s Presidency and the future of Pakistan.
I followed it online until about midnight Pakistan time, [...]
Wanted - A Bold President - Ahmed Quraishi
A fantastic Op-Ed piece in today’s The News that puts some interesting ideas forward for the nation’s educated, middle class to consider for changing the political status quo.
To the dismay of the hawks in the Pakistani strategic community, we have a military dictator who refuses most of the time to be what he’s supposed to [...]
Say It Ain’t So Nic Robertson - Part I
This is the first part of a review of Nic Robertson’s anti-Pakistan “journalistic piece” called “Pakistan: The Enemy Within.” This series will review the broadcast, questions that were not addressed about the madrassas and extremism and the key players that have kept this problem alive within Pakistan and in the region. It should be [...]
Pictures from the Seige
A collection of pictures of the continued siege at Lal Masjid in Islamabad from domestic and international media outlets, including CNN, BBC, Dawn, and The News.
Attack on the President?
The domestic news channels are breaking this story out of Rawalpindi that in the area around Chaklala Air Base, there was Light Machine Gun fire at the President’s plane. Dawn News (the newest private news channel) is reporting that a home that was rented by a couple on Thursday was found to have anti-aircraft guns [...]
Terrorist Arrested Dressed As A Woman
Domestic news channels are breaking the story right now that Maulana Abdul Aziz has been arrested while attempting to escape. How was he trying to escape? He dressed up like a woman and tried to sneak away.
This is the same cleric that threatened suicide attacks around Pakistan if an operation was carried out on [...]
Lal Masjid In Pictures
I got some great images from the internet for those that don’t know what these terrorists at Lal Masjid did yesterday. (here, here and here)
