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- Deported, Not Gone... (Dawn, Aqil Shah, Sep 13, 2007)
NAWAZ Sharif’s deceitful “deportation” in open defiance of the Supreme Court order allowing him the right to return, and the repression unleashed on his party workers by the Musharraf regime was a reprehensibly audacious display of authoritarian . . . .
- Pakistan: The Battle To Restore Democracy (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 13, 2007)
While adjourning Parliament sine die on Monday, four days ahead of schedule, the Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr Somnath Chatterjee, chided the members for frequent disruptions of Parliament sessions and said that during the session 10 Bills were passed . . . .
- Lull After Storm? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 13, 2007)
A SUPERFICIAL political calm has descended on Pakistan in the wake of Mian Nawaz Sharif’s stormy arrival and a rather anti-climactic departure to Jeddah to complete the “remaining term” of his exile.
- Party Pins Hopes On Kulsoom Sharif (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 12, 2007)
Demoralised by the ease with which the government managed to send its leader Nawaz Sharif into exile, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) is now looking to his wife Kulsoom to provide leadership to the party in his absence.
- Sharif’S Party Moves Apex Court For Redress (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 12, 2007)
Poor response to strike call by PML(N) and its allies in the All Parties Democracy Movement .
- More Than A Train To Dhaka (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2007)
India is the most populous democracy on this planet, and it has a political system which clearly finds resonance and response in the tumultuous, emotional and diverse multicultural DNA of this country.
- Future In People (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2007)
Deportation is not defeat. Nawaz Sharif, when he came back to Pakistan after seven years, was forced to leave within four hours of his arrival, but he positioned himself in the turbulent politics of his country in a telling and powerful manner.
- Edit (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 12, 2007)
The commando-turned-President has for the moment silenced his major challenger. And yet palpable was the panic of the establishment on Monday afternoon, the defeat near-total and irreversible.
- Utility And Future Of Indian Democracy (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 12, 2007)
Deploring the chaos and disorder with which the Lok Sabha is smitten and the loss of 40 per cent of the time earmarked for parliamentary business, the Speaker, Mr Somnath Chatterjee, while adjourning the House sine die, exclaimed:
- He Came To Conquer, But … (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Sep 12, 2007)
HYPOTHETICALLY it was billed as a major event. The leader of a mainstream political party was returning to Pakistan after spending seven years in exile.
- Nawaz Sharif’S Struggle To Be Home (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Nawaz Sharif was deported to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Monday hours after his dramatic return to the country from a seven-year exile. Here’s is how he was sent into exile the first time.
- Not Safe Enough (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 11, 2007)
Two years ago, we and our colleagues issued a report card assessing the US government’s progress on the bipartisan recommendations in the 9/11 commission report. We concluded that the nation was not safe enough.
- Sharif Packed Off To Jeddah (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
A defiant and emotional Nawaz Sharif returned home on Monday after a seven-year exile but his stay on the Pakistani soil lasted no more than four hours during which he was arrested and bundled into a special plane that took him to . . . . . . .
- Bhutto Smells Right-Wing Conspiracy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said a conspiracy is in the works to form a right-wing alliance against her party on the pattern of the Islamic Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) sponsored by country's main spy agency in 1988, the Inter Services . . . .
- Bhutto Plans Pak Return To Run For Office-Aide (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto aims to return from exile in October to contest national elections, a spokesman said on Monday...
- Touch And Go (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 11, 2007)
The high drama continues in Pakistan. After a few nerve-wracking hours at the airport, the exiled former premier of the country, Nawaz Sharif, was allowed to make a point and then deported to Saudi Arabia.
- Fasten Seatbelts (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 11, 2007)
Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan, gets to spend four hours there before he is deported to Jeddah. That's where he was shunted in the first place soon after he was deposed in a military coup in 1999. It's been said that he was corrupt.
- 'Bhutto Plans Return To Contest Polls' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Pakistan's former PM Benazir Bhutto aims to return from exile in October to contest national elections, a spokesman said on Monday.
- Sharif Was Kidnapped, Alleges Pml(n) Office-Bearer (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 11, 2007)
Party consulting legal experts; to file a new petition in Supreme Court
- Sharif’S Journey Back (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 11, 2007)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif must have added to his following by keeping his word to reach Islamabad on Monday despite the threat to put him in jail. The Musharraf regime did what it had planned to do.
- Sharif’S Wife To Lead Oust-Pervez Campaign (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Begum Kalsum Nawaz, wife of the exiled premier Nawaz Sharif, has declared she would return to Pakistan soon and lead the anti-Musharraf campaign to end the military rule.
- With Saudi Arabia’S Support, General Buys Time (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Pakistan’s most famous commando, President Pervez Musharraf, has lived to fight another day.
- We Have Thwarted Many Attacks: Nsa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
There are only a few countries which are tackling terrorism in a democratic way and India is one of them.
- Back To Jeddah (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 11, 2007)
By packing off his bitter rival, who made a heroic return to Pakistan on Monday after seven years in exile, to Saudi Arabia, Gen Pervez Musharraf may have fended off an immediate political challenge to his tottering presidency.
- Sharif Deportation Reignites Feud With Musharraf (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Nawaz Sharif's brief return to Pakistan on Monday re-ignited a bitter feud with its Army ruler, spoiling the former Prime Minister's plans for a spectacular political comeback, but polishing his credentials as a champion of democracy.
- Fallout Of Nawaz Sharif’S Second Exile (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 11, 2007)
Mr Nawaz Sharif was sent into his second exile after he landed in Islamabad yesterday.
- Homecoming — And Exit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 11, 2007)
THE action-packed drama surrounding Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan ended on Monday afternoon after the former prime minister was forced to go on his second exile to Saudi Arabia in a manner that was questionable.
- Nawaz Sharif Arrived, Arrested, Deported (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and thrown out of the country hours after returning home from exile on Monday morning. Sharif, who flew in from London, was in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia in the evening.
- Is Pakistan A Banana Republic? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 11, 2007)
TO ANSWER the question if Pakistan is indeed a banana republic we need to know the basic characteristics of a banana republic.
- Strengthening The Courts (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 11, 2007)
LIKE India, Pakistan inherited a fairly developed and strong judiciary, with the legal profession being the most respected of all vocations.
- Sharif Arrives, Arrested, Deported (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 11, 2007)
Day of high drama in Islamabad airport as Sharif stays put in plane and then disembarks
PML (N) leaders arrested overnight
Call for protests against deportation
- Sharif's Wife Vows To Fight Musharraf (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Even as Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and deported to Saudi Arabia, his worried wife Kulsoom was vowing from their London base that she would defiantly "follow in his footsteps" and bring the "oxygen of . . . . . .
- ‘Even If A Democratic Government Makes Mistakes, That Does Not Mean The Army Should Overthrow It’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 11, 2007)
On the eve of his departure to Pakistan, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif spoke to Newsweek’s Ron Moreau on telephone. Excerpts from the interview:
- Pak On High Alert As Sharif Returns To Challenge Musharraf (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, returned home on Monday morning after seven years in exile to challenge military president Pervez Musharraf.
- Bin Laden Appearance Stirs Uneasiness In Arab World (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
Osama bin Laden's first video in almost three years has drawn enthusiastic support from al Qaeda supporters but other Muslims in the Arab world seem less impressed, and wary of new violence.
- Pak On Alert Ahead Of Nawaz Sharif's Return (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
Police arrested leading supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and blocked roads leading to Islamabad airport on Monday ahead of his return from exile to lead a campaign to topple Pakistan's US-allied military ruler.
- It’S Time To Take Sides (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 10, 2007)
Only a country that has been Third World and second rate for as long as India has could be frightened by a naval exercise. So frightened that the communist parties took to the streets waving placards that evoked memories of their Cold War angst.
- Benazir Defends Talks With Gen, Takes Potshots At Sharif (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
The rivalry between exiled former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif took a new turn with the PPP chief urging the PML-N leader to desist from using the name of her father Z A Bhutto.
- Joined By Partition (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 10, 2007)
As India copes with a domestic political storm, it is tempting to gloss over the deepening structural crisis — centred on civil military relation — in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
- A Response From The Pakistan People’S Party (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 10, 2007)
This is regarding the editorial ‘Undermining democracy’ (September 5, 2007). The editorial sheds light on the political crisis in Pakistan and Ms. Benazir Bhutto’s ongoing negotiations with the government in the backdrop of the crisis.
- Never Ending Trauma Of Terror (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Sep 10, 2007)
Whenever terrorists strike in India, one gets to hear some readymade names of the perpetrators, or their organisations, or the country/ countries that are giving them sanctuary.
- Pakistan Braces For Sharif’S Return (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 10, 2007)
As Pakistan braces for the defiant return home of the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, it is still not clear how the government proposes to deal with his arrival, but all airports in the country have been placed under high security and arrests . . . .
- Nawaz Mocks Democracy: Bhutto (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that former Premier Nawaz Sharif is making mockery of democracy.
- The Back Rub (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 10, 2007)
The greatest American friend of India "ever" according to our own envoy in Washington, US President George W. Bush is no longer being seen by his own people as a leader capable of meeting their national interests.
- Season Of No Deals (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
The ruling PMLQ has convened its Central Working Committee (CWC) to tell President General Pervez Musharraf that the party opposes any deal that he could be making with the PPP leader, Ms Benazir Bhutto.
- Knotty Neighbour (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 10, 2007)
Despite General Musharraf's stock being in free fall there's every indication that he intends to cling tenaciously to power in Pakistan. He has not abandoned plans to be re-elected as president by the same assembly that voted him in last time . . . .
- Two States And A Troubled Nation (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Sep 10, 2007)
THE East Asian “miracle” is credited with lifting countries of the region from Third World to First World status within 50 years after the end of the Second World War.
- Bhutto Warns Musharraf Of Uprising If No Deal Comes Through (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
With her much-touted power sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf yet to materialise, former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has warned the General that failure to reach an agreement with her could prompt a "people's uprising" in the country.
- Bhutto Warns Pervez Of Uprising (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that failure of talks between her and Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf may prompt a people’s uprising in the country akin to the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004.
- Left On The Wrong Side (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Sep 08, 2007)
The Left’s opposition to the nuclear deal may prove to be a bigger mistake than its earlier tactical blunders.
- A Passage To Pakistan With Media In Tow (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 08, 2007)
When the former Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, returns to Islamabad on Monday (“Inshallah,” as he put it, making allowances for any last-minute hitch), he will be accompanied by a planeload of London-based foreign journalists . . . .
- The ‘Orphan’ Disease (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 08, 2007)
Convinced now of its own mortality, what was once the brash and cocksure king’s party is in a state of panic.
- Pml-Q In Its Labyrinth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 08, 2007)
Convinced now of its own mortality, what was once the brash and cocksure king’s party is in a state of panic.
- A Nation Still At Crossroads (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2007)
GIVE me a new cliché to describe the situation in Pakistan. The old one that “the country is at the crossroads” has worn out. But strange as it may sound, this phrase is the closest to the reality.
- Arrest Shahbaz Sharif: Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
A Pakistan court on Friday issued an arrest warrant against the brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in connection with a murder case.
- ‘Transformation’ Versus ‘Transition’ In Pakistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 07, 2007)
As President General Pervez Musharraf and PPP leader Ms Benazir Bhutto move towards a “deal” aimed at easing Pakistan on to the democratic path, a debate in this paper has brought to light two opposed points of view on the matter.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2007)
It is difficult to understand why defence officials should expend time and energy trying to explain and justify the on-going multilateral naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal.
- A Day Of Test For Democracy: Pml (N) (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 07, 2007)
The Pakistan Muslim League (N) declared on Thursday that September 10, the day party leader Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to return home from London, would be the day of a referendum for democracy and against military rule.
- Waiting For Nawaz (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 07, 2007)
The PML (N) is readying to give a grand welcome to the former Pakistan Prime Minister but shadows of doubt linger.
- India Should Secure Its Interests In Central Asia (Tribune, Air Marshal (retd) R.S. Bedi, Sep 07, 2007)
There was a passing reference in the media recently to India quietly deploying an IAF, Mi-17 helicopter unit in Tajikistan.
- Lawyers Begin Anti-Pervez Campaign (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Sep 07, 2007)
Pakistani lawyers on Thursday launched a countrywide campaign to oust President General Pervez Musharraf from power and revive democracy.
- The Future Of Civilian Rule (Dawn, Ayesha Siddiqa-Agha, Sep 07, 2007)
WHEN talking of return to democratic rule, many people feel excited at the thought of the upcoming elections which might provide an opportunity for some political normality to return to Pakistan. Should the forthcoming elections and the resultant. . .
- Keep Praying For Me, Says Sharif, As His Aides Prepare For The Departure (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
Pontis's Ristorante on Duke Street is famous for its waffles. Right next to it is another busy destination: Mansion No 10 of “Mian Sahib”.
- Terrorism Feeds On Upa Policies (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Sep 07, 2007)
The Congress is playing a numbers game to justify sops to a particular community.
- Arrest In Dhaka (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 06, 2007)
India has plenty to worry about Bangladesh. It should adopt a pro-active policy to stop the march of Islamists in that country
- Slipping Hold (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
Pakistani extremists have sent out a powerful signal yet again that they are within striking distance of the country’s seat of power.
- Which Way Now? (Dawn, I.A. Rehman, Sep 06, 2007)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, — we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way.
- Future Belongs To The Masses (Dawn, Ameer Bhutto, Sep 06, 2007)
IT SEEMS that Pakistan was born under the unluckiest of stars. India gained independence a day after Pakistan and is well on its way to becoming a regional superpower on the strength of a robust economy and stable democratic system.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 06, 2007)
It would be less than accurate, even presumputuous, for the government to package its response to the Sachar Committee recommendations as an “action taken report”.
- Law Confronts Bangladesh’S Political Elite (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
To the surprise of nearly everyone, the mighty appear to be falling fast in Bangladesh, where power and impunity have long gone hand-in-hand.
- Survival Tactics (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
Pakistan has perhaps never seen so much daredevilry in such a short spate. Only two months ago, pro-taliban militants in the heart of Islamabad openly challenged the authority of the Musharraf government through their siege of the Lal Masjid.
- Should The Economy Be In The ‘Driving Seat’? (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
The prime minister’s adviser on finance, Dr Salman Shah, said at a seminar in Karachi that the national economy should be “in the driving seat” instead of politics.
- Raking Muck (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 05, 2007)
The army in Bangladesh, like its counterpart in Pakistan, never had any love lost for the country’s politicians.
- Waiting For The Farce (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Sep 05, 2007)
When the politically pestilential Indo-US nuclear deal is not invading his thoughts, the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, must be reflecting on a foreign-policy hara-kiri he very narrowly avoided.
- After Hasina, Zia (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 05, 2007)
Politics in Bangladesh is in a flux. The latest development is the arrest of Mrs Khaleda Zia. The tenure of Mrs Khaleda Zia has been notorious for massive corruption and abuse of power.
- Musharraf-Ppp Talks Resume In Dubai (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 05, 2007)
Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto and emissaries of President Pervez Musharraf resumed talks in Dubai on Tuesday to renegotiate hurdles in the proposed power sharing agreement.
- Many Versions Of Democracy (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Sep 05, 2007)
The last three decades have seen the ouster from power of several entrenched authoritarian rulers around the world.
- Sharif Vows To Oust Musharraf By 15 Oct (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Vowing to lead a campaign to force President General Pervez Musharraf out of power by 15 October and block the re-election of the “dictator”, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has threatened “massive” nationwide protests if he was . . . .
- Not The Right Choice (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 05, 2007)
The US's attempt to paradrop Benazir Bhutto into Pakistan in the hope of saving that country from Islamist organisations is myopic
- Undermining Democracy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 05, 2007)
As two deadly bomb explosions in the garrison town of Rawalpindi on September 4, signalled the intensifying spread of deadly terrorism in Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf’s claim to be serious about tackling the extremist challenge appears . . . .
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