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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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What has gone wrong with the Indians? It seems they are in for a Rape Season or a “Rape Jug,” just like a “Kal Jug?”

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Here is a letter that challenges the state of Pakistan and the politics it protects. It appeared in The Nation as a Letter on March

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After military might, religion is the greatest alibi to defy the rule of law in Pakistan. One of the most precious achievements of human civilization

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Back in 2011, on January 2, The Express Tribune carried an article, Pak Tea House, by Ayesha Siddiqa. In that, a reference was made to

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