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[15 Nov 2010 | One Comment | Salman Akram Raja]
The NRO and Beyond

Three years on, the NRO continues to cast a shadow over the judiciary and the state.

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[28 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | Amir Zia]
PPP’s About Turns

Is it some grand design or sheer incompetence that is driving the PPP-led government to take somersaults on major policy decisions?

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[25 Feb 2010 | Comments Off | Najam Sethi]
Decision Time

Will the army stand with the government or the Supreme Court as the “Get-Zardari” campaign gains momentum?

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[24 Feb 2010 | Comments Off | Uddipan Mukherjee]
The Indo-Pak Hate Cycle

The self-sustaining model of Indo-Pak rivalry has grown into its current state of egregious maturity, and as such, any person on either side of the border has the right to ask the countries’ leaders, “When you talk, why don’t you talk seriously?”

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[30 Jan 2010 | One Comment | Nadir Hassan]
A Confederacy of Crooks?

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s NRO decision, it should be remembered that corruption transcends party affiliation.

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[30 Jan 2010 | One Comment | Ayesha Siddiqa]
Selective Justice?

Replacing the PPP with other equally corrupt and exploitative forces would only deepen the country’s political divide, says defence analyst Ayesha Siddiqa.

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[25 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | Babar Ayaz]
Reduced to Size

The resurgence of corruption charges may have been triggered by the PPP government ‘trespassing’ on the army’s national security turf.

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[20 Dec 2009 | 3 Comments | Talat Hussain]
Hanging by a Thread

The army is gunning for President Zardari, and even a massive public relations push is unlikely to save him.

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[17 Dec 2009 | 2 Comments | Zahid Hussain]
Zardari Has “No Moral Authority”

The Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down the NRO has increased pressure on Zardari to step down and face corruption and criminal charges. The judgment has weakened the president and could open the way for a challenge to the legitimacy of his election.

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[16 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
The NRO, the Media and a Need for Reform

We all knew the Supreme Court would strike down the NRO and yet we left our televisions on for five hours waiting for the inevitable announcement.