There is no sign yet of an embattled President Musharraf going gently into the night despite the rout of his supporters, the PML-Q, in the national elections. The camp office in Rawalpindi has come alive, once again, with the president's aides hoping to salvage the situation by resorting to the old trick of dividing their opponents .................detail

   
 

In retrospect, General Musharraf should have chosen his words more carefully. Calling the February 18 polls the "mother of all elections" could have only put a curse on his grand hopes for the day of the elections. Musharraf misread the writing on the wall .....detail

   
 

The February 18, 2008 elections have yielded surprising results, at least in the Punjab. Most political pundits had predicted that the PPP would have a slight edge over the PML-N in the Punjab as a consequence of Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Also, the PML-Q, with some strong candidates, was expected to secure a sizeable share of seats,...........detail

   
 

It has been said that the only thing that is permanent is change, and the February 18 general elections were a clear reminder of that truism. The day witnessed the collapse of a large number of political heavyweights in the country, especially in the Punjab. ....detail

   
 

The common Pakistani is jubilant because for the first time since 1988, he got a chance to vote out a government and party which were booted in by the GHQ. Rarely do Pakistanis get such an opportunity; normally, regimes are voted.........detail

   
 

Deepak Perwani, the self-professed madhatter of the fashion industry, known for defying the rules of convention is ready to stun his audiences yet again with his new collection, Dhilosophy.,.............detail

 

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