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Presidential pardon: NAB summoned to submit case record
Apr 22nd
Malik says the president can commute any sentence.
Imranomics
Apr 21st
The skipper says he has been building teams all through his career, but where is the economic team
Making sense of Pakistan’s civilian-military matrix
Apr 21st
The military is unlikely to let the country slide into chaos or let nuclear weapons fall into the hands of Islamists.
Will Mukhtaran Mai ever get justice?
Apr 21st
It is important to remember that the problem with the judiciary isn’t that it wanted to deny Mukhtaran Mai justice.
Reopening of ZAB case
Apr 21st
It is not only the duty of the PPP but of all Pakistanis to try and uncover the truth in this regard.
SC verdict on Mukhtaran Mai (II)
Apr 21st
The Supreme Court does not hesitate to summon police officials and other state functionaries of its own volition.
ZAB case: Revisiting history is necessary
Apr 21st
There is a view that reopening this 32-year old case is basically
Mukhtar Mai Case: Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Against LHC Verdict. What Now?
Apr 21st
Adil Najam This is a sad and difficult post to write. Today, the Supreme Court of Pakistan gave its verdict on Mukhtar (Mukhtaran) Mai’s appeal against an earlier verdict by the Lahore High Court (LHC). The three-judge bench decided to uphold the LHC verdict. This means that the earlier decision will hold; of the six [...]
PML-Q, From “Qatil League” to “In League”: Off The Record 20 Apr 2011
Apr 21st
New coalition setup for PPP Govt in the making – with PML-Q and MQM. PML-Q is no more Qatil League. It was so when President Musharraf was in power, it is being said by PPP leaders. Guests: Ahsan Iqbal (PML-N), Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed (AML), Ch. Imtiaz Sa…
Choose democracy, not the HEC
Apr 21st
As far as media campaigns to save the Higher Education Commission (HEC) are concerned, some would even suggest that democracy is being slaughtered at the altar of activism. Since the federal government’s announcement to devolve HEC, there has been a
