Source: Hindustan Times
Lahore: Inside the Lahore High Court compound, a meeting of select lawyers from across Pakistan is taking place to decide their next course of action. Their objective: to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf in November 2007.
Outside the compound, journalists and lawyers patiently await the end of the meeting, gossiping and talking […]

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Source: Arab News
On the day of our departure for Jeddah, with our bags packed and goodbyes dispensed with, our group found itself together at the coffee shop of the hotel. There each one of us talked about whether this trip had changed our opinions of Pakistan and its people.
This is a country of about 160 […]

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Source: San Diego Union Tribune
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled his party from the Cabinet yesterday, raising doubts over the new government’s stability and Pakistan’s transition to democracy after eight years of military rule.
The ruling coalition that came to power after February elections – dealing a crushing defeat to allies of President Pervez Musharraf […]

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Source: Daily Times
Gen Sinha says boundaries becoming irrelevant in wake of globalisation
By Iftikhar Gilani
NEW DELHI: India’s ties with Pakistan have taken a dramatic, favourable turn over the past few years and the situation is now conducive to resolving all outstanding issues between the two countries, Indian-held Kashmir Governor Lt Gen (r) SK Sinha said on […]

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Who will take the initiative: It is easy for every political Govt to be silent and pass 5 years without much difficulity. but some one have to come forward to take the initiative and make the difference. If we take the example of INDIA it has created many new States.There is no hue and cry neither […]

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               Democracy and Democratic Citizenship Essay Contest

The Centre for Civic Education Pakistan has announced an essay writing contest for young people to share their perspectives on democracy and democratic citizenship in Pakistan. College and university students between the ages of 18 and 30) are invited to write short essays (under 2000 words) reflecting on their […]

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Source: The Emergency Times
Syed Saad Rizvi
The removal of ban on student unions by the present government is a welcome sign for the establishment of a strong democracy in Pakistan but there is still a lot that needs to be done. Much damage has already been done to the image of politics and its effectiveness among […]

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Source: The Media Line
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday lifted democracy-related law restrictions on American security aid for Pakistan, two weeks after a democratically elected government took office.
The U.S. terminated is military aid to Pakistan following Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s military coup, which took place in 1999. The U.S. nevertheless resumed its aid […]

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When peoples say that Pakistan is a banana republic, it looks true, a country without any rule of law, influentials are working on autocratic principles. Might is right and selfishness has taken precedence over personal ego and interests.
After establishment of democratic government, at many occasions abnormalities were noticed, in the interest of establishment of rule […]

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Whenever, there is a sucide attack in Pakistan, Musharaf blindly points his finger at the people of Waziristan or Baluchistan. When people in North West Frontier hold arms against his Un-Islamic idealogies, he calls them ‘terrorists’ and ‘extremists’ and seek the support of ‘Uncle Sam’. When thousands of lawyers and judges ask Musharaf to go and […]

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A lot has been said about democracy for the developed world; a system suppose to power the people of the country to live their life as they want by electing the write people for the write jobs. Any one could enroll himself to be the person of the elected representative. A person once elected will […]

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Source: MWC News
The situation in Pakistan provides another good reason why the American people should put a stop to the U.S. government’s meddling in the affairs of other countries.
For years, U.S. officials have had a close, working partnership with Pakistan’s president Pervez Musharraf, which has included the delivery to him of millions of dollars in […]

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Source: Huffington Post
Ever since the September 11th attacks, the Bush administration has been warning Americans that, but for the rule of military dictator General Pervez Musharraf, the sky would be falling. Musharraf, we were told, was what was standing between us and a flood of Islamic extremists who would unleash acts of terrorism around the […]

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The people of Pakistan have voted in this elections to condemn the policies of Musharaf and band. Sixty percent of the inhabitants have chosen the Anti-Musharaf forces to get rid of sucide bombers, empty stomachs and victimisation from their lives.
Firstly, the war on terror is not our battle and Pakistanis have realised it. Through the […]

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It is undoubtful to say that free judiciary is the backbone of Democracy. In order to get free Judiciary there is urgent need to completely overahaul the judicial system. In today Judiciary there is no need to hire the services of Lawyer. Pay more and hire the Judge and you will be 100% sure to […]

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Source: Daily Times
Having good faith in politics is not enough; it requires permanent vigilance. Law and the constitution must restrain the power of an elected government because power in countries with weak institutions can be misused
From whom must we take our country back? And who is ‘we’?
We can answer the second question without much difficulty: […]

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Source: Daily Times
By Khalid Hasan
WASHINGTON: The United States must recognise the analytical failures of its current Pakistan policy considering that President Pervez Musharraf’s rule fostered fundamentalism and it is only through democracy that Pakistan can be turned back towards moderation, according to an analysis published here.
Raj Purohit, a senior fellow at the Washington think tank, […]

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Source: The Times of India
ISLAMABAD: Mehdi Hasan is one of Pakistan’s leading political analysts and media historians. A regular commentator on political affairs on TV and radio, Hasan is the author of The Political History of Pakistan, a widely acclaimed book. He spoke to Shobhan Saxena about the emerging political situation in the country. Excerpts:
With […]

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Source: Teeth Maestro
In a press briefing given by the US State Department on 10th March a few questions were raised on Pakistan and its ongoing judicial & political crisis. It seems that the US Government is still not willing to come clean and talk about the restoration or independence of judiciary, despite one reporters direct […]

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Source: Teeth Maestro
By Amjad Malik
What goes around, comes around was a phrase I heard in my childhood and the fate of our outgoing political machinery is pitiful as they are still conspiring, aspiring and dreaming of forming government by hook or crook despite the fact that air is against them, and they do not find […]

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Once again Pakistan has been given the opportunity to go down the road to democracy and solve all its problems as best it can.
Currently there is a lot of hullabaloo about forming the governments at the Centre and in the provinces. Many different combinations are being suggested but one would think that the first step […]

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For the last sixty years of its existence, Pakistan has been subjected to undemocratic practices, for whatever reason it may be, but the time to set things right is now. Now is the time to set the nation in the right direction. Ironically the correct direction for this nation, which was created in a very […]

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Source: The Hindu
New Delhi (PTI): BJP on Wednesday welcomed the victory of “democratic forces” in Pakistan and expected the new rulers to work for a “negotiated and peaceful” settlement of issues with India and take steps to stem cross-border terrorism.
The party, whose government initiated the historic peace process with the then Pervez Musharraf regime in […]

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Source: Inquirer
ACCRA — US President George W. Bush on Wednesday embraced Pakistan’s elections as “a significant victory” for democracy and said he hoped the new government would “be friends of the United States.”
“It’s now time for the newly elected folks to show up and form their government. And the question then is: ‘will they be […]

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The national and four provincial elections held in Pakistan on 18th February 2008 are truly a ‘victory for Democracy’ as stated by the official US sources.
The atmosphere in Pakistan due to President Musharraf’s determined fight against terrorism and extremism and the political opposition which had not been there for the first seven years of his […]

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