Zardari's justification???

 What was wrong for Musharraf in the past has become right for Zardari today as the Pakistan People’s Party is giving all the justifications and reasons to protect Asif Ali Zardari’s Presidency as well as his co-chairmanship of the party. In the past PPP was deadly opposed to Musharraf leading the PML-Q as head of the state.

On various occasions former president General Musharraf was criticised by different leaders of the PPP for his support for the PML-Q – the then king’s party. Musharraf’s address to the public rallies from PML-Q platform was also criticised by the PPP which was then led by Benazir Bhutto who in 1995-96 had made her deputy in the party Sardar Farooq Khan Leghari to resign from the party membership before taking over as the President of Pakistan. The senior Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, also did the same with Chaudhry Fazal Elahi, who too had to resign from the party membership to become the president of Pakistan.
Today though the PPP under President Asif Ali Zardari is adamant that there is nothing wrong for the president to be the co-chairperson of PPP, this was not the case during Musharraf’s rule. Musharraf was officially not holding any office of the PML-Q but he used to hold party meetings besides addressing Q’s public gatherings, which was generally considered as against the spirit of the constitution.
Musharraf’s conduct was criticised by the PPP not only in the party’s public statements but also formally before the Election Commission of Pakistan. Some of the examples are given below:
On January 26, 2007 an English daily in its story “PPP’s 36 points for free, fair polls” said that on January 25 a 36-point document was presented to the Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Qazi Mohammad Farooq by a delegation of the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians to ensure fair and free elections in the country. The delegation included the PPP secretary-general Raja Pervez Ashraf, Senator Sardar Latif Khosa, its president for Punjab Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Sindh president Syed Qaim Ali Shah, the NWFP president Rahim Dad Khan and information secretary Sherry Rehman.
The newspaper report said: “During the briefing, Senator Latif Khosa said that the CEC had the power to stop Gen Musharraf from attending public meetings and campaigning for the Pakistan Muslim League-Q.”
The same newspaper published a story on May 18, 2005, which was on the issue of the party’s decision for token participation in the mixed marathon at Lahore. It was Punjab PPP Information Secretary Naveed Chaudhry, who told the media on May 17: The PPP condemns Gen Musharraf’s decision to preside over a meeting of the ruling party.”
The same newspaper ran a story titled ‘PPP criticises Musharraf for attending PML convention’ on March 25, 2006. The report said: “People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Enver Baig on Friday lashed out at Gen Pervez Musharraf for attending and speaking at the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) convention in Lahore on Pakistan Day and condemned the ruling party for passing a resolution asking him to remain in the presidency wearing uniform.”
He added: “On the one hand, Gen Musharraf claimed that he wanted to hold free and fair elections in the country and, on the other, he had become a party by attending the convention (of the PML-Q).”
On March 27, 2006 another English daily ran a story: ‘PPPP demand appointment of independent CEC’ in which the then party MNA and presently speaker National Assembly Dr Fahmida Mirza, who is the wife of home minister Sindh Dr Zulfikar Mirza, was quoted as saying: “Dr Mirza criticised President Musharraf for addressing the PML convention in Lahore on March 23, saying that the address also increased and proved the apprehensions of democratic forces about the holding of free and fair elections.”
On Feb 4, 2007 the same newspaper in its story ‘PPP warns of ‘orange revolution’ if polls rigged’ quoting Raza Rabbani said: “He (Rabbani) said bifurcation of districts, delimitation of constituencies and General Musharraf’s addressing the public rallies is part of pre-poll rigging.”
Another English daily on February 5, 2007 in a editorial comment titled ‘Whither PPP’s ‘orange revolution?’ said: “The Pakistan People’s Party alleges that General Pervez Musharraf has begun to rig the coming elections by campaigning for the ruling Pakistan Muslim league.”
On February 26, 2007, yet another English daily report ‘PPP blames wrong foreign policy for suicide blasts’, while quoting the then chairman of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and chief of People’s Party Parliamentarians, Makhdoom Amin Faheem, said: “On the one hand President Gen Pervez Musharraf was talking about fair elections and on the other he had come out in the open to canvass for the Pakistan Muslim League.”
As compared to Musharraf, President Zardari’s case is far more complicated for the reason that the latter despite being head of the state is a declared co-chairperson of the PPP. Musharraf though he used to act as head of the PML-Q, formally he did not hold any office of the party.

Shame on politicians

According to sources, nearly all the issues have been settled and negotiations entered in final stage between the two parties as President Asif Ali Zardari has accepted the demand of PML-Q for the slot of Deputy Prime Minister. Chaudhry brothers would hold a meeting in this regard with the President tomorrow (Sunday). PML-Q delegation would also take the Prime Minister into confidence on power sharing formula.

The sources said that PML-Q had demanded seven federal ministries besides their state ministers and governorship in Punjab or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The ministries that PML-Q demanded included foreign, water and power, petroleum and communication.

According to the agreement, President Asif Ali Zardari has assured five ministries to PML-Q. The sources further said this power sharing formula would be announced following the signing of a written agreement between the two parties.
Political analysts are of the opinion that the entire Q-League will not go with the Chaudhrys of Gujrat and a forward bloc will emerge comprising those members who do not want an alliance with the PPP because of their own political objectives or personal differences with its leadership.
When contacted, former federal minister and a senior Q-League leader Faisal Saleh Hayat said he had no objection to the PPP-PML-Q alliance provided the ruling party gave assurance that it would meet all promises and commitments made with his party. “It will be the win-win situation for the two parties if they make alliance but still we have some concerns over the intentions of the PPP,” he said.
Sources in the PPP said there was some resentment within the party and President Zardari had started a process of consultation with leaders to seek their support for inducting the Q-League into the government in order to secure a comprehensive majority in parliament.
The PPP core committee and parliamentary committee met last week and authorised President Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to reach a deal with the PML-Q.
“Both the committees have given a mandate to Prime Minister Gilani to initiate dialogue to forge an alliance with other political parties, including the PML-Q,” a PPP leader said.
The president`s spokesman said: “There is no timeframe for the alliance, but it has been agreed that it should take place soon.”
The PPP required PML-Q`s support for a comprehensive majority in parliament after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F left the government.

Is Democracy is a failure?

Politics in Pakistan mesmerize me.   Not only does one enjoy the daily dose of rhetoric that is spewed from the mouths of our beloved politicians, but the one track mind of those in and out of government baffles the mind.  Politics in Pakistan, much like the political parties themselves seem to be more inclined towards a personality than an ideology.  Nawaz Sharif, Altaf Hussain and Asif Zardari seem to be controlling the present and future of 170 million Pakistanis.  What is ironic of these three distinguished gentlemen is the immense power they control.  Nawaz Sharif, already a two-time Prime Minister – failed miserably on both occasions, Altaf Hussain – a self exiled leader living in London and Asif Zardari – the current President of Pakistan seems to be holding on to his seat with every bit of strength his party can muster.  But why has it lead to a power struggle amongst these political leaders when thousands of Pakistani civilians and soldiers have died over the last few years? Why are we still playing the dirty political games of the past, when history has taught us to do better?
It is highly unfortunate that the two largest political parties in Pakistan are currently vying for the federal government, while the very nation they wish to govern is in flames.  Do not for a second believe that I am being melodramatic with the word “flame”.  From power outages to inflation and from the target killings in Karachi to the drone strikes in the North; we are on a path of destruction.  But here I am – the eternal optimist – believing that a country which was born out of a long and hard fought struggle can make it through the difficult times again.  However, we will only be able to walk through it all with our heads held high, if we review our past and yearn not to repeat them again.
Education is vital to our survival.  Any ounce of resource that our government has should be provided in funding the education of millions of children.  This resource can either be found in the shape of a $7.5 billion aid package or the privatization of an airline that long ago lost its charm and aura.  Thousands of young Pakistanis leave the land of the pure in the blink of an eye for their higher education.  They leave with optimism and sanguinity.  How many students return with the same emotions and feelings?  Not a whole lot. Many return due to the non-availability of work permits, not because they are attracted to the job market in Pakistan.  This needs to change, and an investment in education is the only solution forward.
The religious right-wing needs to yield its toxic influence and allow for positive criticism and open mindedness to grow.  Freedom of religion needs to be practiced and rehearsed according to the same laws preached by the Prophet (PBUH).  Unfortunately we as a nation have strayed so far away from the core of Islam that we have forgotten the true meaning of practicing Islam.  Mind you, this is not the same core that various factions such as the Salafis or Wahabis are trying to attain.  This is a core that allows for dissenting views, one that allows for questions to arise without having to face the wrath of lashes or stoning.  Islam is a religion that was never spread by the sword.  It is time we dump the practice of using religion as a weapon, and turn to using knowledge and literacy as a mode of advancement.  Preaching a militant form of religion is not the route we should undertake in order to secure freedom.  We surely won’t be able to annex Kashmir by practicing such tactics.
Corruption is common.  From the driver putting a few extra hundred rupees on the petrol bill to the MNA putting a few extra lakhs on his projects to the Federal Minister putting a few extra crores to his budget.  This is a menace that has plagued our society for decades and at the alarming rate we are witnessing today, does not seem to be stopping anytime soon.  I wouldn’t be surprised if the level of corruption is only at the lower level since it is almost near impossible to have a corruption clean society.  I am more astonished at the privileged elite who pocket millions and siphon the money to off-shore accounts.  There is just so much money these individuals have gathered over the years that I can guarantee you, they won’t even be able to spend it all in their lifetime, even if they tried too! Corruption in Pakistan even goes against the basic law of diminishing marginal utility.  The more corruption is consumed, the more satisfaction is seemed to be derived.  A stronger judiciary and a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) that does not have a political agenda could surely help in bringing many corrupt individuals to the front and place them behind bars!

The current crop of “political leaders need to stop running Pakistan and its institutions like personal fiefdoms” says Ijlal Naqvi, an Islamabad based PhD Candidate in Sociology.  He terms such behavior as profoundly undemocratic as they “encourage no debate, hide what they are doing, and refuse to be accountable to the law”.  With an independent media representing the emerging voice of the public sentiment, we may as well be seeing the change us Pakistanis long for.
Furthermore, none of the three main political players can advocate the issues I have outlined.  One is uneducated, the other is too religious and the third is downright corrupt.  They surely cannot practice what they preach, so how have they managed to fool a nation of 170 million people and gained the ability to even vie for the control of our government? It truly baffles the mind.  But with the determination that has kept us alive for the past 62 years, surely we will be able to overcome our current difficulties.  It is only fair and critical that we start exercising and demanding our civil rights.  It is the only way we can hold our government accountable.  We must fight for our right to education, our right to freedom of religion and our right to a corrupt-free society.  Anything short of this would truly be a sell out on our behalf!
By Agha Raza Haider

Joint KARACHI killing Report

The content of the report clearly showing that who is the main culprit,but yet again it is not a comprihensive report.media and common peoples of karachi knew all these things since long time, however only MQM is targetted in this report for political reasons.

There are others players also involved in this killing game ANP, drug mafia,land grabbers, PPP and Aman Committiee of Layari are some of them.
Any how this report reveles some of the dark faces of MQM but again it looks a biased version.

Karachi Target killing report-Story Exposed

The detailed interrogation reports of 26 persons will be published throughout this week, and the reports also reveal the names of criminals or politicians controlling this bloodshed in Karachi

.A joint investigation by CID, ISI, MI, IB, Special Branch and Rangers have revealed the details of arrested murderers who belong to various political or religious parties and carried out targeted killings in Karachi during 2010.

The names and political affiliations of the 26 target killers captured are as follows:


READ ORIGINAL REPORT (Scanned Copy)

MQM (Altaf) -> Habib-ur-Rehman s/o Majeed-ur-Rehman
MQM (Altaf) -> Murad Akhtar Siddiqui s/o Minhauddin Siddiqui
MQM (Altaf) -> Sultan @ Couple s/o Muhamad Suleman
MQM (Altaf) -> Jamal Abdul Nasir @ Commando
MQM (Altaf) -> Tahir Ali @ Topchi
MQM (Altaf) -> Imran @ Irfan Lamba s/o S. Mehboob Ali
MQM (Altaf) -> Shairq Nafees@ Sheri s/o Muhammad Nafees Shaikh
MQM (Altaf) -> Atif Rasheed @ Ghora s/o Abdul Rasheed

MQM (Altaf) -> Ikram @ Akoo s/o Habib ullah

MQM (Altaf) -> Anus Bin Haroon s/o Harron Rasheed

MQM (Altaf) -> Syed Abu Irfan @ Urfi s/o Syed Abu Asad

MQM (Altaf) -> Muhammad Ishtiq @ Suleman @ Politce Wala

MQM (Altaf) -> Muhammad Yaseen s/o Abdul Haq

MQM (Altaf) -> Rizwan Mehmood @ Khalid Chamber s/o Mehmood Khan

MQM (Haqiqi) -> Maqbool Hussain @ Maqboola s/o Ali Hassan

Lashker-e-Jhangvi -> Waseem Ahmed @ Barudi s/o Samiullah

Lashker-e-Jhangvi -> Muhammad Abdullah @ Taimor s/o M.Riaz Shahid

Lashker-e-Jhangvi -> Hafiz Ikhlaq s/o Pervaiz Akhtar

Lashker-e-Jhangvi -> Naseem Haider @ Feron s/o Ghulam Haider

Lashker-e-Jhangvi -> Asif Rasheed @ Dumba s/o Haroon Rasheed

Sipah-e-Sahaba – Nasir Qadri s/o A.Qadeer

Sipah-e-Sahaba – Muhammad Shoaib s/o Muhammad Ali

ANP -> Mashwar Nawaz @ Mashwari s/o Anwar Khan

Sipah-e-Muhamamd -> Syed Ali Mehdi @ Suleman s/o Syed Jaffer Ali

MQM (Haqiqi) -> Azhar Ali @ Uncle @ Baboo s/o Abdul Rehman

MQM (Haqiqi) -> Abdul Aziz Ansari s/o Abdul Naseer Ansari