PPP-PML(q) new alliance and MQM's dilemma

Mr Zardari the President of Pakistan after being thoroughly blackmailed by his  coalition partners have now joined hands with the opposition PML (q) of chaudary brothers of Punjab in order to get rid of the Nawaz-shahbaz sharief brothers of punjab menace.The most interesting thing to notice is that most of the PPP party and leadership is very opposed to this alliance.some PPP ministers and advisers  have resigned or removed in the past few months to please the coalition partners and now some will be resigning for this alliance.Mr Zardari took oath of 14 PML(q) ministers yesterday...making the size of Mr Gillani's cabinet to 36.
MQM has also been offered to join...recently PML(q) has been in direct as well as indirect contact with MQM.and since they have worked closely togather during the musharraf's rule its quite obvious that MQM will be more relax with PML(q) in the cabinet.
Now the Big question is that in the PPP-PML(q) deal that has been made public both have agreed on principle about the constitutional and administrative changes and the one most important change would be the formation and creation of new provinces and districts.A seriaki province from punjab and a hazara from khyber pakhtunkha(kp). which is the demand of the people of those area and causing much hardships for the leaders and politicians of that region.since it has become the top priority of the voters.The political Irony is that MQM has always supported the demand of the breakup of Punjab and the creation of a seraiki province but itself has totally given up the thought of any division of the sindh province.So now when they had a chance of getting Karachi province on a platter MQM is vehemently opposing any such thought. Few days ago the chief minister of Punjab mr shahbaz sharief hinted a karachi province and MQM and its supporters protested violently by burning and killing.This confusion may cause MQM its vote bank which consists mainly of the Muhajir community of urdu speaking in karachi,hyderabad and other urban centers of Sindh province.The Opposition parties as well as coalition partners will definitely accuse MQM of cheating on the mandate even though it has now clearly changed its path from "only the Muhajirs" to a more acceptable and diversefied "Mutahida" and keeping its vote bank and street power intact.But if this new political set up is able to do the unthinkable where would MQM be wont it look very silly and stupid when the backward people of Hazara and seraiki province will be celebrating and rejoicing ? and Karachi would still be burning....

Can catherine compete.....?

This friday 29th april 2011,the first friday after easter...Her Majesty the Queen of Britain invited, through The Lord Chamberlain, family and friends to the wedding of Diana and Charles eldest son William to his betrothed and very charming Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey ...the very graceful ceremony was performed by none other than His grace The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and his associates.

The Royal weddings are a very common thing and are usually held very privately in most monarchical countries and have no political or news worthy importance. Honestly I don't even know the names of many kings and prince and princesses.But somehow its different for the house of Windsor and the Buckingham Palace.Here in my town some people show keen interest in their divorces as well. Interestingly, there have been quite a lot of those in the recent years...in fact I can't think of any marriage of the House of Windsor that has not been brought into my notice after a nisi.Anyways,I do seriously wish that things don't get this far in the relationship of this young couple.But than again the question that comes to my mind is that "can Catherine save herself...? and do the job she has been chosen for...as The Duchess of Cambridge...?"

TAMILNADU ELECTIONS 2011

Tamil Nadu went to polls on Wednesday

Tamil Nadu, a swing state that helps give Congress a Parliamentary majority, is ruled by the regional DMK party
polls in five states this summer which are seen redrawing the political map of India ahead of the 2014 general elections.
Results for these state elections will be known on May 13,2011

Secretary Clinton Releases Annual Human Rights Report

Weekly Address: President Obama on the Budget Compromise to Avoid a Gove...

change of good for bad....?

Target killing has been going on in karachi for some time.People and activist belonging to all major players in the political arena have been dying as a result.The parties and groups blame each other while the citizens and public feels it is the responsibility of the government and the law enforcing agencies,the home department and the police.

In the past few months One political figure Dr Zulfiqar Mirza MPA,home minister sindh of the ruling pakistan peoples party PPP became very controversial with his public outburst about political allies the MQM ,PML(n),ANP and some other groups which according to his knowledge and information were involved in the target killings and other criminal activities.The allegations have always been very forcefully rebutted by those being accused by Dr Mirza and warnings issued of quitting the coalition as well as the support of the government in the parliament if Dr Mirza was not removed from office.MQM leaders locked horns so many times with Dr Mirza that the public began to think it might be a fixed match like in cricket.Especially when Dr Mirza was forced to visit the Mqm head quarter "nine zero" and apologize many times thus ending the stand off for the time being to start again...Dr Mirza thanking and praising their leader peer saab altaf hussain and Mqm leaders thanking and praising the president Zardari for being such a nice friend and ally....
So the question is....why Now ? why is Dr Zulfiqar Mirza fired(sick leave...requires treatment) now is it too much water under the bridge or the spill way overflowed.....because no matter what is their excuse... the levee still seems very dry and cold....Obviously if the matter has been delayed for so long and justice does not appears to be done so this political sacrifice or surrender must have a trojan.....what could that be...

World Health Day 2011

Today on the World Health Day 2011,the Healthy,Wealthy and Wise people of Pakistan have two main issues of discontent...
1.HEC devolution
2.the governmental restrictions on the sports channel "Geo Super" a part of Pakistan's largest television and news network Geo/jang.

HEC is the Higher Education Commission(formerly the University grants commission) seems to have been established by some former government to check the spread of education in the country by regulating the universities and their curriculum and ,verifying and attesting the fake degrees for foreign scholarships and admissions in foreign educational institutions.

The government and the  parliament of Pakistan has already embarrassed itself and the  nation so much on the issue of fake degrees both from local and foreign universities that I don't think the already fed up nation would cry over HEC's devolution (multiplication) to the provinces. In fact I believe this constitutional change is being implemented on behest of the foreign donor agencies to save them from any future embarrassments on awarding scholarships ,grants to fake degree holders and institutions.And even if its not a bureaucratic maneuver to save face ...the devolution of a governing body for universities on provincial or regional level is justified on the basis of cultural diversity so far not recognized by the foreign donors and sponsors.  

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