Archive for November, 2008

The King-Size Cabinet

November 15th, 2008

George Herbet once said that “hope is the poor man’s bread”. In luckless Pakistan this hope is all that people live for, hoping against hope for the miracle of a better tomorrow. However miracles do not come easy in this land of the pure made impure by military and civilian dictatorships alike.
That said a correction is [...]

Martial Law Anniversary

November 3rd, 2008

Today it is the anniversary of  the martial law imposed on the 3rd November by Musharraf. On that day the entire nation was plunged into darkness, a darkness that we remain in to this day. On that day, the Supreme Court was sent home, the Constitution trampled upon as a vile martial law was imposed to [...]