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Amidst the rumours of army coups and the much talked about civil-military divide, the Supreme Court’s NRO verdict on 12 January has somewhat been lost in all the chaos, claims and counter-claims.  In my opinion the Supreme Court has issued a brave and balanced judgement against the corrupt (morally and financially) government of Zardari-Gilani. A five member bench [...]

May 2011’s B-side is all about the killing of Osama Bin Laden and the fall-out from it in Pakistan. Three articles try to bring some sense and perspective beginning with the much ridiculed article penned by President Zardari. The other articles have not been subject to ridicule and are written by Babar Sattar and Mohammed [...]

The proof of the pudding is in the eating so goes the common catchphrase. This will indeed be the case for Pakistan’s parliament and her civilian and military leadership after their recent unanimous resolution regulating Pakistan-US relations post Osama and Abbottabad. Personally I welcome the unanimous resolution passed by the joint sitting of the Parliament that lasted over [...]

Seen on the back of a rickshaw in Lahore: ‘Horn na bajao: Pak fauj so rahi hai’ For Sale: Obsolete #Pakistan army radar; can’t detect US ‘copters but can receive Star Plus; only Rs. 999″ I know my next door neighbour’s name. #BetterIntelThanTheISI ( Twitter hash tag) Gen Kayani: Any Indian misadventure will be swiftly [...]

March 2011′s B-side is set to be a depressing read. Depressing for its main focus is on Pakistan-US relations vis a vis the Raymond Davis issue and looks at both sides of what is now a useless and redundant debate with two articles by luminaries no less than Christopher Hitchens and the President of Pakistan himself. The [...]

President Zardari graced Birmingham with his presence today as the Presidential tour of Europe reached its final destination. The President was slated to address the overall Pakistani community but in truth it was a PPP bash for PPP workers only. The Birmingham bash did not pass off without incident and included a substantial  public demonstration against his UK [...]

Source: Daily Times The grins and smiles above sicken me and say it all. Legend has it that the Emperor of Rome, Nero fiddled whilst Rome burnt. Today another emperor of sorts is following in his footsteps. The Pakistani ‘Nero’ is President Zardari who is fiddling whilst Pakistan drowns. With over 1400 deaths so far and 3 million [...]

Readers will know that President Zardari in line with the esteemed office he holds, issued a shut up call in a public speech as shared below: It is poetic justice that today the President himself has been forced to shut up after his failed judicial coup. The President has been forced to shut up and silent is [...]

Pictures are said to say a thousand words, as they clearly do above. President Zardari is in dire of a prayer after the events of February 13. The sacrificial black lambs that are legendary in the confines of the Presidency, will be needed aplenty to ward off the evil and the folly of the President’s actions in [...]

December’s B-side is the final B-side of 2009 and is noteworthy for three reasons. First, it marks the first year of B-side posts published on Other Pakistan and as so is  time to take stock of the year and the key issues that Pakistan has faced in the year. Such reflection is the need of the [...]