10th February 2012, a Friday morning. You would think that Chief Justice Iftikar Mohammed Chaudhry would take the day off and enjoy the pleasant weather we are experiencing. You would think wrong! He seeks to destabilize the country and cause tensions in socio-economic circles as well as politics. How you say? By rejecting PM Gilani’s [...]

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Analytical Report The young members of Pakistan Peoples Party are not happy with their party leadership in Gilgit – Baltistan. Two senior members, Manzoor Bagoro and Babu Astori, have openly led protests against the Chief Minister, who is also the party’s president in GB. The dissatisfied group, with the help of some nationalists, like Kashif [...]

Will the PPP survive as a political force in 2012?

By: Shaukat Masood Zafar Back in February 2008, at the dawn of another attempt at democratizing the nation, many Pakistanis yearned for a better society — one that truly brings the genuine dividends of democracy. Four years later it’s debatable whether democracy as practiced by the Pakistani politicians and understood by the electorate — has [...]

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ISLAMABAD: Some progress has been made between the government and the Opposition on preconditions for the 20thamendment with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) finally conceding some ground, said Opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar outside the parliament on Tuesday. He said that all parties wanted a free and independent Election Commission and that the previous deadlock had been [...]

Our beloved prime minister, the master class champion of taking back statements made without pause nor reflection, has vowed to expose hidden elements that seek to disrupt Senate elections. Given his track record here, here and here .. place your bets wisely. Gilani Makes Another Promise He Can’t Keep is a post from: PakMediaBlog All [...]

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Another example of our corrupt society. May Allah curse upon those corrupt people whom god is only wealth. http://tribune.com.pk/story/327394/free-medicine-disaster-lab-with-expired-licence-supplied-pic/  

By Richard Leiby for The Washington Post

Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, was permitted to travel abroad Monday by the nation’s Supreme Court after two months of fending off treason allegations over his purported involvement in a mysterious memo that sought Washington’s help to neuter Pakistan’s powerful military.

The court ruling indicated that authorities seem to have lost interest in continuing to probe Haqqani’s role in the scandal, known here as Memogate, which at one point threatened to bring down the civilian leadership of this coup-prone country.

Haqqani, a confidant of President Asif Ali Zardari, was forced to resign, recalled to Islamabad and ordered not to travel abroad after a Pakistani American tycoon, Mansoor Ijaz, alleged that the diplomat engineered an unsigned missive to the Pentagon hoping to block a coup in the turbulent days after the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Haqqani denied involvement and said Ijaz, a onetime acquaintance, cooked up the memo.

In an e-mail to Agence France-Presse, Haqqani said: “I am glad that the Supreme Court has restored my right to travel, which had been rescinded without any charges being filed against me.” He added that he planned to join his family in the United States.

Memogate prompted a showdown between the army and the civilian leadership, which technically oversees the military, and brought an already shaky government to the verge of collapse. The fissures between the two sides now seem to have been repaired, and the incessant political and media interest in the scandal has waned in recent days.

One reason seemed to be the dwindling credibility of Ijaz, who has yet to appear to testify about his role in the memo, saying he fears for his safety. The bulk of evidence has come from Ijaz, who released logs of what he says are BlackBerry message conversations between him and Haqqani.

Since his return to Islamabad, Haqqani has stayed within the walls of the official government residence, saying he feared for his life.

Earlier this month, U.S. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) issued a statement condemning the “harassment” of Haqqani, a former journalist and Boston University professor. They called him a “principled advocate” for Pakistan.

Despite allowing the erstwhile diplomat to travel, the Supreme Court did not drop the matter entirely: It granted a two-month extension to the judicial commission that is probing Memogate. And Haqqani’s lawyer had to guarantee that the former envoy would appear before the court if called, on four days’ notice.

A separate parliamentary investigation is also underway.

Filed under: Afghanistan, Democracy, Pakistan, Pakistan Army, Pakistanis, United States Tagged: Asif Ali Zardari, Husain Haqqani, Mansoor Ijaz, Memogate, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, PPP

Pakistan political parties branded without the face of ‘religious’ – doing so would only hinder their fund raising opportunities with Western forces they supposedly despise – like the PTI, MQM, PML N, PPP and ANP have not aligned with the JUI and ASWJ to verbally protest NATO’s plans to restore their supply route. The route [...]

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While the government is strongly counting on you to believe that they are doing everything in their power to prevent the death of Mansoor Ijaz by the hands of feudals or ninja’s, what is odd is the fact that -Salman Taseer was killed by a personal guard -the guard was not punished -and labeled a [...]

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By Shabbir Mir Published: January 29, 2012  GILGIT: Certain elements in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) are brainwashing the employees of the state-run transport corporation against its managing director (MD) to promote vested interests. These views were expressed by Rana Nazeem, the regional information secretary of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in a statement condemning conspiracies against Zafar Iqbal of the [...]

PT Report Islamabad, January 25: The time is ripe for granting constitutional status to Gilgit – Baltistan region. PPP should nominate a candidate from GB for upcoming Senate elections. These views have been expressed by member of GB Council and PPP leader, Amjad Hussain Advocate, in a letter addressed to President Asif Ali Zardari. According [...]

Let me start by saying I do not support this party, but one a close friend and confidant is a vocal supporter of the prime version i.e. SZAB era + policies. Let me further clarify that what is written below in italics comes close to the region of ‘bragging’ but I have no other way [...]

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