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