Response to “Pakistan in Turmoil,” March 15, 2009, by Barbara Crossette in The Nation Ms. Crossette’s article is strong on explaining political rivalries, but misses an opportunity to reveal the new gains of Pakistani civil society.
Posts Tagged as ‘PML-N’
March 12, 2009
Opinion: Marching for democracy in Pakistan
Viewpoint: Marching for democracy in Pakistan By Sahar Shafqat The Baltimore Sun (online) March 12, 2009 Imagine this scenario: What if a U.S. president, in blatant contravention of the U.S. Constitution, fired every Supreme Court justice because he didn’t like their decisions, and filled the court instead with his own cronies? What if a new [...]
March 11, 2009
Opinion: Democracy movement in Pakistan
U.S. has chance to help real democracy in Pakistan Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday, March 12, 2009 By Sanjeev Bery, Wajiha Ahmed Today, a major Pakistani movement for democratic reform will challenge Pakistani President Asif Zardari with a call for government accountability. Known as the Lawyers Movement, this coalition of civil activists will give America a chance [...]
March 10, 2009
Arresting Freedom
Plain-clothes police officers detain a PML-N protestor outside the Punjab Assembly building in Lahore.—AP/File Pakistani President Asif Zardari has given his orders, and compliant law enforcement officers in Pakistan are arresting rival politicians and activists. Team Zardari is taking pre-emptive measures to block Pakistan’s Lawyers Movemnt and allies from pursuing their Long March.
March 1, 2009
Pakistan’s Long March is an Important Step to Democracy
(Post co-written with Samad Khurram, a Pakistani citizen who participated in the 2008 Long March. Samad is currently a student at Harvard University.) There is something about marching for democracy that captures the imagination. Perhaps it is because walking is the simplest of human activities. One foot goes in front of the other, and a [...]
