http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/-t1.htm Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:26:28 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/extremedarkred/logo.jpg http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/-t1.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/the-right-political-system-t60.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR The Right Political System Pakistan has suffered, since its inception, from a lack of political stability. Democracy has not taken root. Military and civilian governments have played a game of musical chairs with the nation's destiny. The pattern has become painfully familiar. A civilian government is installed after the euphoria of elections. Ineptitude and corruption pave the way for a military intervention. A military government assumes power promising to clean house and restore ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:26:28 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/the-right-political-system-t60.htm#70 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/the-right-political-system-t60.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/patriotism-must-for-pakistan-s-solidarity-t35.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR Patriotism and Blind Nationalism are imperative for national solidarity. Dr Tanvir Hussain Bhatti. Columnist, Poet and Author Nations afflicted with deficiency of patriotic sentiments are facing internal rifts that provide vacuum to the foreign elements, having their own shoe to polish, to interfere in their internal affairs. The vested interests exploit hostilities of the fractured communities by flaring the flames of hatred. Patriotism can act as a deterrent to ward off the ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:48:41 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/patriotism-must-for-pakistan-s-solidarity-t35.htm#40 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/patriotism-must-for-pakistan-s-solidarity-t35.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/death-of-a-brave-women-t41.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR skip to nav Sign in | Create an account Death of a brave woman dogged by corruption Benazir Bhutto, assassinated in Pakistan, was bold, but flawed, says simon scott plummer Benazir Bhutto can be criticised for arrogance, corruption and administrative incompetence. Whatever her weaknesses, however, her physical courage was not in doubt. Attempting to restore democracy in the maelstrom of Pakistani politics, she knew exactly the danger she faced from her fundamentalist foes. Bhutto's ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:31:10 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/death-of-a-brave-women-t41.htm#46 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/death-of-a-brave-women-t41.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/personalization-of-politics-in-pakistan-t34.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR ARTICLES, OPINIONS & NEWS Distinguished Journalist and Opinion Leader PERSONALIZATION OF POLITICS IN PAKISTAN Forward to a friend PERSONALIZATION OF POLITICS IN PAKISTAN By DR TANVIR HUSSAIN BHATTI Columnist, Poet, Author The politics of Pakistan is tremendously personalized. Democracy is still a distant dream in this land because up-in-the-dough personalities and mammoth pressure groups are more powerful than the institutions. The loaded politicians and the ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:50:02 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/personalization-of-politics-in-pakistan-t34.htm#39 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/personalization-of-politics-in-pakistan-t34.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/a-way-forward-for-pakistan-after-benazir-t33.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR ARTICLES, OPINIONS & NEWS International Think Tank Reports After Bhutto’s Murder: A Way Forward for Pakistan Forward to a friend INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP - NEW BRIEFING After Bhutto’s Murder: A Way Forward for Pakistan Islamabad/Brussels, 2 January 2008: If Pakistan is to be stable in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s murder, President Pervez Musharraf must resign and a quick transition follow to a democratically elected civilian government. After Bhutto’s ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:34:38 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/a-way-forward-for-pakistan-after-benazir-t33.htm#38 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/a-way-forward-for-pakistan-after-benazir-t33.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/the-future-pakistan-deserves-t32.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR ARTICLES, OPINIONS & NEWS Pakistan Pinnacle The Future Pakistan Deserves Forward to a friend January 1, 2008 The Future Pakistan Deserves By Muhammad Nawaz Sharif LAHORE, Pakistan -- There is no law and certainly no order in my country. What happened this past week has shaken every Pakistani. Benazir Bhutto was no ordinary person. She served as prime minister twice and had returned to Pakistan in an effort to restore our country to the path of democracy. With ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:29:17 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/the-future-pakistan-deserves-t32.htm#37 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/the-future-pakistan-deserves-t32.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/our-proud-possession-pakistan-t30.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR OUR PROUD POSSESSION: PAKISTAN By Col. Bakhtiar Hakeem (Retd) 1. We all have our proud possessions. Some value their ancestral lands, some their castles, some newly created work of art or painting. Some are proud of the number of their sons and some merely of their height or complexion. However, all of us have a common possession : it is called Pakistan. 2. Most of us have done little to get it. That is one big and significant reason that ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:11:15 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/our-proud-possession-pakistan-t30.htm#35 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/our-proud-possession-pakistan-t30.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/saving-the-fedration-of-pakistan-t28.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR ARTICLES, OPINIONS & NEWS Pakistan Think Tank Invited Distinguished Commentator Saving the federation Forward to a friend Saving the federation Babar Sattar The menacing curse cast upon the federation of Pakistan continues to play itself out in harrowing ways. Benazir Bhutto's assassination was an abhorrent act that has shocked the entire world. Her demise is being grieved not just by the Bhutto family, the Pakistan Peoples Party and its members and supporters, ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:17:29 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/saving-the-fedration-of-pakistan-t28.htm#33 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/saving-the-fedration-of-pakistan-t28.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/politics-of-pakistan-post-benazir-t26.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR E-mail This Page Print This Page Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America Middle East North America Arts & Entertainment Business & Economy Environment Education Government Programs Health In Memoriam International Organizations Law Media Military Politics Religion Science & Technology Social Issues Sports Terrorism Transportation U.S. Presidency Weather & Natural ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:30:34 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/politics-of-pakistan-post-benazir-t26.htm#31 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/politics-of-pakistan-post-benazir-t26.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/post-benazir-responsibility-of-people-of-pakistan-t25.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR Thursday, 12-27-07 Articles, Opinions and News LETTER FROM AMERICA To the people of Pakistan Forward to a friend To the people of Pakistan, by Ubair Amin On this day, December 27, 2007, I have the unfortunate task of writing this letter. I want to start by clarifying where I stand. I am not a supporter of Benazir Bhutto, though it is very difficult not to respect her father. I am not affiliated with any political party ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:20:53 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/post-benazir-responsibility-of-people-of-pakistan-t25.htm#26 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/post-benazir-responsibility-of-people-of-pakistan-t25.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/duty-of-citizens-of-pakistan-in-present-scenario-t24.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR Thursday, 12-27-07 Articles, Opinions and News Distinguished Journalist and Opinion Leader Citizen’s duty Forward to a friend Citizen’s duty By M.B. Naqvi The political conditions are extremely confusing for many and it cannot be overemphasized that the country is in a bad shape: everyone realizes that a number of wars and polarizations describe Pakistan polity today what with Taliban’s depredations and BLA’s campaign in Balochistan. There ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:18:38 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/duty-of-citizens-of-pakistan-in-present-scenario-t24.htm#25 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/duty-of-citizens-of-pakistan-in-present-scenario-t24.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/musharaf-benazir-and-nawaz-t17.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR MUSHARAF , BENAZIR AND NAWAZ A CONFIDENT MUSHARRAF President Musharraf is feeling more confident now than he did few weeks back. The hopeless performance by the opposition and the scuttling of the initial U.S. game plan to remove him has given him a new lease of life and he is busy consolidating his position in which even now, in the absence of any elected government, he remains the most relevant man to deal with the national affairs. In fact, President Musharraf ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:53:06 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/musharaf-benazir-and-nawaz-t17.htm#18 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/musharaf-benazir-and-nawaz-t17.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/achievements-in-musharaf-s-regime-t16.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR ACHIVEMENTS IN MUSHARAF 'S REGIME : Can anybody deny the below mentioned achievements of President Musharraf!During the last 7 years of President Musharraf rule, Pakistan has undergone remarkable and significant economic and open market transformation stages, never experienced before in the history of the country. Sound macroeconomic management, backed ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:16:16 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/achievements-in-musharaf-s-regime-t16.htm#17 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/achievements-in-musharaf-s-regime-t16.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/musharaf-s-enlightened-moderation-t7.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR Saturday, 12-22-07 Articles, Opinions and News Pakistanis Venting at Dictatorship Musharraf’s enlightened moderation Forward to a friend December 21, 2007 Musharraf’s enlightened moderation A H Raja The military government under President Musharraf took a good start and managed to take the country out of woods and saved it from getting declared as a failed State. However, it did not take long for the same vices to reappear. He cobbled ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:40:53 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/musharaf-s-enlightened-moderation-t7.htm#7 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/musharaf-s-enlightened-moderation-t7.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/principles-not-parties-t6.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR Time to Move Forward and Support Principles not Parties By Dr Masooda Bano So now the PML-N too is out of the ranks of the real opposition. Whether pushed into this decision due to the PPP’s refusal to boycott the elections or due to external pressure, the decision is a short-sighted one. The credibility that Nawaz Sharif was developing as a genuine opposition leader due to his steady critique of Musharraf regime has been sacrificed. There is no doubt about that. The argument that ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:56:05 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/principles-not-parties-t6.htm#6 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/principles-not-parties-t6.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/gen-ashfaq-pervaiz-kayani-t3.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR Pakistan Think Tank Friday, 10-12-07 Articles, Opinions and News All About Pakistan The rise of Pakistan's 'quiet man' Forward to a friend The rise of Pakistan's 'quiet man' By Syed Shoaib Hasan BBC News, Islamabad Lt Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiani Lt Gen Kiani has a 'can-do' reputation The rise of Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiani through the ranks of the Pakistani military has been rapid if not extraordinary. The man nominated by Gen Musharraf to ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:22:42 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/gen-ashfaq-pervaiz-kayani-t3.htm#3 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/gen-ashfaq-pervaiz-kayani-t3.htm http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/presidential-system-for-pakistan-t2.htm MAJOR(R)KHALID NASR SUITABLE MODEL OF GOVERNMENT FOR PAKISTAN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keeping in view the socio-political situations of Pakistan, honestly speaking my opinion is that Parliamentary Model or so-called Western Democracy is not feasible and suitable. But a strong Presidential Govt is much more acceptable. One thing must be clear that Presidential Model does not include Dictatorship in it, but it’s a pure Democratic ... PAKISTAN AFFAIRS Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:03:14 GMT http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/presidential-system-for-pakistan-t2.htm#2 http://khalid.forumotion.com/pakistan-affairs-f6/presidential-system-for-pakistan-t2.htm