Pakistan Elections 2008: The Flawed Boycott Mantra?

Posted on February 24, 2008
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Raza Rumi Much has been said on how the election results are a referendum against the policies of General Musharraf. While there can be little disagreement with this, there is a clear lesson for Pakistan’s urban intelligentsia that had been screaming about the futility of this election. True, Pakistan’s troubled polity will not transform overnight, […]

temporal The writing is on the wall for Pervez Musharraf. The only thing undecided is if he will go on his own volition or will he be eased out. So the question now is, who will they agree to nominate as the next President of Pakistan? <a href=”http://www.bidvertiser.com”>internet advertising</a> Anyone remembers Justice Rafiq Tarar? The […]

YouTube Blocked in Pakistan. Why?

Posted on February 22, 2008
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Adil Najam It seems that YouTube is down in Pakistan. Possibly it is blocked. Blocking websites is a rather bad habit that the government authorities in Pakistan have gotten into (here and here). This is something that we have written about before. It is silly habit, because technologically it does not work. But, much more […]

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