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By Ghalib Sultan ‘Siapa’ is a wonderfully expressive Punjabi word almost impossible to accurately translate into English. It means a development or situation full of interconnected problems,difficulties,contradictions and intrigues — not easy to resolve and not easy to live with. Why should the elections that catapulted the Sharifs to power be a ‘siapa’? . . . →Read More:THE SHARIF ‘SIAPA’ Broad Contempt Powers Used to Censor Press. Pakistan’s judges should cease using their contempt of court powers to prevent the media from airing programming critical of the judiciary,Human Rights Watch said today. . . . →Read More:The SC shouldn’t censor media through contempt of court charges  Leave a comment  Media Check  Broad Contempt Powers Used to Censor Press,Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry,Constitution,contempt of court,criticism by the media,honourable judges of the superior court are criticised,judiciary,media,Pakistan judges,Pakistan:Judges Muzzling Critics in the Media,Pakistan’s independent judiciary,PEMRA,prevent media criticism,security,The SC shouldn’t censor media through contempt of court charges,threats of contempt of court proceedings By Sardar Mohammad Raza Khan Not merely an abstract idea After forty years of serving as a judge,I still ponder and reflect as to whether our judiciary is truly independent or not. Sixty five years back,the nation became independent and these past sixty five years it has spent in knowing as to whether . . . →Read More:When will we attain Independence of Judiciary A series of unfortunate events have brought Pakistan to a position where it is in a continuous state of war. It is currently fighting off forces of economic slump,social dissatisfaction,political instability and an epidemic of local and foreign militants. The Pakistani government,people,and even foreign agencies can be seen . . . →Read More:Pakistan Police:Improving performance through legislative reforms Leave a comment Speaker's Corner analyzing terrorist attack sites,Constitution,corruption,countering terrorism,criminal justice system,economic slump,fighting a war on terror,independent police,maintaining security and stability,National Counter Terrorism Authority,Pakistan Police:Improving performance through legislative reforms,Pakistani government,political instability,records of known terrorists,searching and monitoring suspects,social dissatisfaction,state of war,terrorist attacks,terrorists,War on terror I am a certified computer geek. I think and speak in computer lingo. I view the world and its affairs in terms of computer systems and networks. Recently I started drawing parallels between a nation-state and a computer operating system. State machinery needs to be built in the same systematic and delicate way a processor . . . →Read More:The geek’s guide to trouble-shooting Pakistan By Hassan Naqvi Blasphemy law has been hovering the free soul spirits now and again,drifting back into the formation of this law,heads droop down on finding its non-existent implementation in Quran and Sunnah. Who took up the charge and declared the implementation of such sensitized issue? Where their root does belongs from? And . . . →Read More:Islam:No punishment for blasphemy Leave a comment Law &Order anti-Islam movie,anti-Islamists,anti-U.S protests,beloved Prophet (P.B.U.H),blasphemy,blasphemy law,Constitution,Innocence of Muslims,Islam,Islam prescribes no punishment for blasphemy,Islam:No punishment for blasphemy,Islami history,judiciary,Maulana Yusuf Ali,Muslim countries,Muslims,Quran,Sunnah KARACHI:The Sindh Assembly on Monday adopted the new local government law amid uproar as lawmakers belonging to the estranged coalition partners who have parted ways over the promulgation of the Sindh People’s Local Government Ordinance 2012 raised slogans against the bill and staged a sit-in on the floor of the house. . . . →Read More:Sindh Assembly approves local govt law Leave a comment Law &Order adjournment motion of Syed Sardar Ahmad,ANP,Constitution,Karachi,new local government law,PA adopts local govt law amid uproar,PML-N,PML-Q,PPP,Sindh Assembly,Sindh Assembly approves local govt law,Sindh People’s Local Government Ordinance 2012 raised slogans against the bill By Azam Khan ISLAMABAD: Taking suo motu notice over Transparency International Pakistan’s (TIP) allegations regarding financial irregularities in deals of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA),the Supreme Court issued summons to the airline’s Chairman Rao Qamar Suleman and fixed the hearing for the second week of October. . . . →Read More:PIA:financial discrepancies,SC takes suo moto Leave a comment Law &Order aircraft lease agreement,Constitution,financial irregularities,PIA employees,PIA:financial discrepancies,SC takes suo moto,SC takes suo motu notice,summons PIA chairman,Supreme Court issued summons to the airline’s Chairman Rao Qamar Suleman,Taking suo motu notice over Transparency International Pakistan,TIP,TIP allegations regarding financial irregularities in deals of Pakistan International Airlines ISLAMABAD:Federal minister of Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the constitution is supreme and the Parliament is the constitution-making institution. He said the Prime Minister would appear in court on 18th September and accept whatever ruling the court issues. . . . →Read More:Raja Pervez Ashraf to appear in front of court Leave a comment Law &Order Constitution,Federal minister of Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira,judiciary,PM to appear before court:Kaira,Prime Minister would appear in court on 18th September and accept whatever ruling the court issues,Raja Pervez Ashraf,Raja Pervez Ashraf to appear in front of court The state of affairs in Pakistan does not permit its residents to remain aloof from politics. Insecurity and job instability in a country with double digit inflation is a rising concern for many middle class families and even upper class families have begun to fear for their future. Energy shortages and red tape has shut . . . →Read More:One vote:one step closer | |||
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