With the smuggling in of almost 40 trucks of weapons from India, ordinary people’s concern for their life security has sharpened in Nepal. They had become quite happy when the Maoist insurgents entered the mainstream peace process about two years ago. But the status-quoist forces of Nepal have never been happy since the state restructuring […]
Zardari Say Its A ‘Day of Memory’ In Latest Commentary
Asif Ali Zardari is the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the former chairwoman of the Pakistan Peoples Party. Bhutto had returned from a self-imposed exile in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which lasted for eight years. The exile started when current Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who was in charge of the military staged a […]
Demo-crazy Philippines
That’s how most Filipinos enjoy the fanfare these days. Why not? With all these uncalled rallies brought about by the mushrooming effects of graft and corruption in government, which to many people, was more than what occurred during the dictatorship of the late President Ferdinand Marcos in the late 70s. Rather than enjoying the fruits […]
The Aftermath of Elections in Pakistan
Thanks to President Pervesh Mushraf who has kept his promise of general elections in Pakistan on February, 18, free from rigging. However out of 20 million electorates, those who voted in the elections were as low as 40 %,the poor turn out being ascribed to the feeling of insecurity prevailing among the people of […]
Despite Party Defeat, Musharraf Will Not Resign As Pakistan’s President
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal which was recently acquired by Rupert Murdoch who also owns Fox News, President Musharraf said that the country of Pakistan needed a democratic government. For the past weeks, Musharraf has been under fire for the death of former PPP leader Benazir Bhutto. While the CIA and Pakistani […]
Parliamentary Elections Held In Pakistan
The February 18 elections for Pakistan’s new parliament came six weeks after the vote was delayed in January. Former prime minister and former leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto who had returned from her self-imposed eight year exile was killed on December 27. Voting was postponed and pushed back six-weeks amid the […]