Pakistani Ashrafiya Ka Mindset
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Since long, a controversy has been raging as to what kind of state Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah wanted Pakistan to be: a religious state or a secular state. Fortunately, that controversy precludes certain extremes, for instance, it is generally understood and admitted that Quaid never wanted Pakistan to be a theocratic or a socialist state. […]
As far as the interpretation of the article 184 is concerned, common-sense understanding is altogether different. It has three clauses that form the whole of this article. Its title is: The Original Jurisdiction of Supreme Court. The first clause states: (1) The Supreme Court shall, to the exclusion of every other court, have original jurisdiction […]
Dawn October 28, 2017 ISLAMABAD: State emerges from society so it has no right to make the society hostage and start supporting non-state actors who are a threat to the society. As even political parties do not follow the Constitution, there is a need to have a new social contract to run the country. Read […]
My two cents (tweets) It kills the somewhat nationalist pride in me that the office of prime minister has a pride that needs to be supplemented by another office! Every other laxity, corruption, etc I feel I may tolerate, not this one! It’s absolutely unbecoming no matter it’s constitutional or not. Tweets by khalilkf
With JUI (F), MQM, and PML (Q) once again out to test their gamesmanship, and ANP, PML (N), the Army, and the political-religious parties outside waiting in the wings, it seems Pakistan is all set to brace for another bout of political crisis – leaving us the people bewildered what the hell is the direction […]
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These days a Pushto couplet is circulating. Here is its English translation: Your eyes are like a DroneI was martyred like a Talib
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Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none. [Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826] American people create abundant wealth. So, they are prosperous and
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Pakistan is in the grip of a deadly crisis. Whether it is political or economic domain, social or religious life, private or public sphere, the
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The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is reminiscent of the treacherous and callous murderings rampant under erstwhile monarchies where capturing and holding the throne was the
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I read regularly The News, The Express Tribune, and Urdu daily Express. The only reason I read The Express Tribune is that International Herald Tribune
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First, note please that the Blog has a domain of its own now: www.NotesFromPakistan.com The blog – Notes From Pakistan – started last year (2012)
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[It was the same day last year when the Chief Justice of Pakistan laid the foundation stone of this movement for the liberation of ordinary
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It appears that Lal Masjid Brigade is again testing the waters. Few days back, various TV channels reported that Burqa-Clad females of Jamia Hafsa armed
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When I read the Charter of Democracy, the idea of rebutting it, and writing a new charter struck me. This found shape in the Charter
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Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing. (Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933) It was in January 2007 that a letter appeared in some newspapers.
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I started collecting and sharing this information just because of my focus on how the state aristocracy makes use of its capture of the state
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I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit
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Here is more evidence: Hamas shaves heads of Gaza youths with long hair Gaza City: Police in Hamas-ruled Gaza have started grabbing young men with
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March 9, 2007 is an epoch-making day for Pakistani citizens. With Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s (at the time Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan)
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Politics and morality are not the same thing. Politics is not religion nor is it a moral code. It is the art and the science
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I read regularly The News, The Express Tribune, and Urdu daily Express. The only reason I read The Express Tribune is that International Herald Tribune
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I started collecting and sharing this information just because of my focus on how the state aristocracy makes use of its capture of the state
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I started collecting and sharing this information just because of my focus on how the state aristocracy makes use of its capture of the state
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So the time has come whence the citizens of Pakistan need to decide what they want: democracy or rule of law. The verdict of the
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Finished reading today (March 27), A History of Freedom of Thought, by J. B. Bury, M.A., F.B.A. This 272 page book was first published by
Here are certain advertisements published in various newspapers: [The Express Tribune, December 11, 2012] [روزنامہ ایکسپریس لاہور، 8 مارچ، 2013] [The Express Tribune, The News,
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I started collecting and sharing this information just because of my focus on how the state aristocracy makes use of its capture of the state
Recently I participated in the 2nd Annual Conference (Islam and the Institutions of a Free Society) of the Istanbul Network for Liberty, which was held
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