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MUSHARRAF GETS DEFEAT, PREZ GETS CREDIT
PPP, PML-N HOLD KEY IN HUNG HOUSE
NISAR AHMED THOKAR
Islamabad, Feb 19: In a vote against President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan returned a Parliament hostile to him with the PPP and the PML-N set to gain control of a hung House. However, the president is being given credit for conducting a free, fair, transparent and, by and large, peaceful polls in More
Kashmir welcomes change
Faheem Aslam
Srinagar, Feb 17: Cutting across their party lines, both pro-freedom and pro-India political parties in Kashmir have welcomed the outcome of Pakistan’s general elections which returned the principal opposition parties with a thumping majority paving the way for long-awaited restoration of democracy in More
US says Pak polls credible
GK NEWS NETWORK
Islamabad, Feb 19: US Senator John Kerry, in Pakistan as part of a team to observe parliamentary elections, said Tuesday the vote “meets the basic threshold of credibility and legitimacy.” Kerry, a former US presidential candidate, appeared at a press conference with Senators Joseph Biden More
Front runners for PM post
Islamabad, Feb 19: With the results of the Pakistan National Assembly results pouring in, speculation about who will become the next prime minister has started. Husband of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan Peoples Party is a strong contender although More
Fight for democracy to continue: Sharif
GK NEWS NETWORK
Islamabad, Feb 19: The former prime minister of Pakistan and head of Pakistan Muslim League-N, Mian Nawaz Sharif has vowed to continue the struggle for restoration of real democracy and reinstatement of judiciary to its November 3 status. Addressing a press conference in Lahore on Tuesday More
A DAY OF PROTESTS
Dal dwellers demonstrating against the demolition drive launched by the LAWDA. (Aman Farooq/GK)
SWEET REVENGE
Opposition supporters share sweets to celebrate their leaders’ victory in parliamentary elections in Peshawar.
- Perspective
The Ideal versus the Achievable
STATECRAFT BY HAPPYMON JACOB
After all Kashmiris have to think within the limits of achievability onflicts tend to go through certain phases, so do pro cesses of conflict resolution. Whether or not the stakeholders and More
- Op-Ed
Of reel world and real life
SILVER SCREEN
Today’s cinema is removed from the reality of life of a common man, comments Altaf Khan. Indi films over the years have been portraying reality, myths and fantasies. And at times it is just sorcery of More
- Reflections
Reasons behind ailing Apple Industry?
Dear Editor, This refers to the letter of Dr. G.M. Tak “What ails Apple Industry in Kashmir” (GK, Feb. 1st 2008). Under Kashmir conditions apple commences its active growth from early April to mid More
- Editorial
Freedom Triumphs
Kosovo became world’s 193rd independent state this week. It was the triumph of the principle of right to self-determination. After having suffered long periods of agony, torture, genocide and political More
- News
Look for other options; don’t give up fight for independence: Pak Politician
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Feb 19: A left wing politician from Pakistan drew flak for his “confused remarks” over the Kashmir issue at a press conference here. Abid Hussain Mantoo, chairman of All Parties Democratic More
- News
Look for other options; don’t give up fight for independence: Pak Politician
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Feb 19: A left wing politician from Pakistan drew flak for his “confused remarks” over the Kashmir issue at a press conference here. Abid Hussain Mantoo, chairman of All Parties Democratic More
- GK Business
Business and sports go hand in hand at Gulmarg
GOWHAR BHAT
Gulmarg, Feb 19: The National Winter Games at Gulmarg is not just a sports event. If the authorities in the tourism department are to be believed, business is overpoweringly the underlying motive behind More
