Who Is Who In The Pakistani Politics?
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) This faction of Pakistan Muslim League (PML) was formed in 1993 when PML was split into two main factions. This centre right party is led…
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PPP strengthens its grip on power but country plunged into crisis.
By Khalid Bhatti 23/10/2008 Urgent need of a mass working class party Within a few months of the new government taking power in Pakistan the country has been plunged into…
General Musharraf resigns as president
By Khalid Bhatti 20/08/2008 Will this end the country’s political crisis? The Pakistani masses have now seen the back of another military dictator as General Musharraf finally resigned as President…
Crushing defeat for pro-Musharraf parties, landslide for opposition
By Khalid Bhatti 21/02/2008 The results of parliamentary elections came as a big surprise for Musharraf and his allies. President Musharraf was expecting a big victory and he repeatedly expressed…
Musharraf announces general election in January
By Khalid Bhatti 14/11/2007 Political turmoil and chaos continue General Pervez Musharraf has announced that general elections will be held before 9 January 2008 as the pressure from inside and…
Martial law imposed
Khalid Bhatti 05/11/2007 On Saturday 3 November, General Musharraf imposed martial law across Pakistan. Under the guise of a state of emergency, he declared a new Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO)…
Local elections expose Musharraf’s sham of democracy
By Khalid Bhatti 29/10/2005 The article below was written in early October. As a result of the earthquake, its translation into English was delayed, as well as its posting on…