It is a recorded fact that the Pakistani justices have pretty much always provided a legalistic rationale for all military adventures in Pakistan. A sad and glaring example of that is the enigma of “doctrine of necessity” invoked by the…
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South Asia Democracy Watch Slams Pakistan’s Supreme Court Verdict
by Masood Raja •
South Asia Democracy Watch (SADeW), Dallas, U.S. News Release Contact: Dr. Qaisar Abbas (906-281-7771, qaabbas@gmail.com) (April 28, Dallas, U.S.) The U.S. based South Asia Democracy Watch (SADeW) has strongly criticized the recent Supreme Court verdict in Pakistan, sentencing the sitting…
The Obsolete Prime Minister
by Mehreen Zahra-Malik •
Why has Prime Minister Gilani suddenly found himself on the precipice of utility? Once upon a time, in the eighties, Gilani was a young minister in Prime Minister Junejo’s cabinet. At that point, Junejo wasn’t quite getting along with his…
Paradise Lost
by Mehreen Zahra-Malik •
The trouble with trouble is that it usually starts out as fun. When President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden was dead, there were cheers all round. Pakistan’s prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani wasted no time in declaring bin Laden’s…
A tale of two prime ministers
by Mehreen Zahra-Malik •
The year was 1988. The Cold War that Pakistan had helped burn with a deadly heat was coming to a close. Gorbachev had just informed Afghan president Najibullah that Soviet troops were pulling out of Afghanistan and official accords had…
Review, India-Pakistan: Coming to Terms, By Amit Ranjan
by Masood Raja •
India-Pakistan: Coming to Terms. Ashutosh Misra. Palgrave Macmillan Publications: New York, 2010. 288 pages. ISBN: 978-0-230-61937-1. Lots of books, research articles and editorials focusing upon the need for good relations between India and Pakistan have been written, but the two…
Pakistaniaat: Spring 2011 Issue Published!!!
by Masood Raja •
This is just to let you all know that we have just published the Spring Issue of Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies. Besides so many wonderful articles, this issue also showcases, on its cover, the artwork by Ms. Ayesha…
Fight The Real Enemy
by Mehreen Zahra-Malik •
Pakistan’s Deadly Blasphemy-Seeking Vigilantes
by Mustafa Qadri •
The blasphemy laws that led to the murder of Salmaan Taseer are as serious a threat as the Taliban. Mustafa Qadri, guardian.co.uk, Thursday 3 February 2011 18:43 GMT The murder of Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer by his own guardhas prompted an ever…