Musharaf’s Conviction will go down in History as One of the Boldest and Bravest Decisions

Musharaf’s Conviction will go down in History as One of the Boldest and Bravest Decisions 0
- Commentary
- December 29, 2019
by Mehrooj Rai 29 December 2019 A special court in Islamabad sentenced former military dictator, Pervez Musharaf to death for subverting the constitution and imposing emergency in 2007. In a 2-1 split verdict, Musharaf has been pronounced guilty of the violation of Article 6 of Pakistan’s constitution. For the first time in the history of Pakistan
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Pakistan: For the first time in the history a military chief has been declared guilty of high treason 0
- Commentary
- December 22, 2019
On 26th November, the country was in the hold of a high-stakes courtroom drama as the Supreme Court took up a petition against General Bajwa’s extension. Chief Justice Asif Khosa suspended the extension order on the basis of procedural lapses, and the fact there is no provision in the Army Regulations under which an extension
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Pakistan PM: Comedy of Errors 2
- Commentary
- December 6, 2019
by Mehrooj Rai 6 December 2019 Since the time Imran Khan came into power, his goof-ups and clangers have left many scratching their heads and have continued to create controversies, causing embarrassment for Pakistan all over the world. Last week, Prime Minister Imran Khan was lampooned on social media after he made a scientifically incorrect
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Pakistan: Shrinking Space for Freedom of Speech 0
- Commentary
- November 1, 2019
by Mehrooj Rai 1 November 2019 “If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell Journalists and media persons today are going through one of the most difficult times in the history of Pakistan. The space for media’s freedom, dissent and democracy
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Promises versus Performance 0
- Commentary
- September 25, 2019
by Mehrooj Rai 26 September 2019 Imran Khan came to power on grandiose promises of establishing the rule of law, creating job opportunities, reforming police and civil services, ensuring quality education and healthcare, strengthening institutions, providing good governance and putting the country on track for progress and prosperity. However, the one-year rule of the PTI
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Pakistan: Repressive Attitude of the PTI Government 0
- Commentary
- June 9, 2019
by Mehrooj Rai 9 June 2019 The fiddle of change projecting an autocratic and oppressive approach and violating the rule of law, constitution, human rights, and democratic norms is contradictory to the vibrant dreams that people were shown before the elections last year. The Tabdeeli-sarkar comprising the non-political actors and non-elected actors signifies the government’s
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