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[13 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]

“It is this disconnect between the rulers and the ruled that has led to Pakistan’s precipitous fall. If Pakistan’s enemies had planned its destruction, they would not have succeeded as well as the rulers have through their ill-conceived policies.”
Pakistan is faced with the most serious threat to its existence comparable to what it faced in 1971 when it resulted in the breakup of the country. It is on the verge of bankruptcy; the skyrocketing food and fuel prices have led to extreme uncertainty among the masses who are unsure where …

Pakistan - The Next Iraq »

[12 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]

The announcement today by the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, that his PML-N party had decided to pull out of the coalition government has thrown Pakistani politics into further turmoil but comes as little surprise. Coming just days after Pervaiz Musharraf resigned from the office of President, the latest events deepens Pakistan’s political crisis, as the country faces the prospect of economic failure and the real possibility of disintegration.
The failure to re-instate the Supreme Court judges removed by Musharraf was cited by Sharif as the primary reason for …