Fruits of the Lawyer’s Movement

Host of the program “Awam Ki Awaz” on CNBC visits city courts in Karachi to see the improvements made by the much vaunted (by “civil society” and the “honorable lawyers”) Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.

Fitna of Masjid Qasim Ali Khan

Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rahman vs. Mufti Popalzai – Jirga – Sept 20, 2009

Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rahman, leader of the Ruet-e-Hilal, Pakistan, and Mufti Popalzai, head of Masjid Qasim Ali Khan, Peshawar questioned over Eid controversy. Where Masjid Qasim Ali Khan is exposed as the main reason for dissension in the history of Eid mis-timing in Pakistan.

Musharraf interview – Kamran Shahid

Musharraf interview on Frontline with Kamran Shahid on Express News TV – Sept 13, 2009

Musharraf interview – Dr. Danish

Dr. Danish interviews Musharraf on ARY TV – September 11, 2009.

Such Ka Safar – Aug 22, 2009

Such Ka Safar examines the varieties of pavement dwellers on the streets of Rawalpindi/Islamabad.

Truth about Kargil

Dr. Danish examines the truth about Kargil with Siddique Al-Farooq (PML-N), Gohar Ayub (PML-Q, and son of Ayub Khan) and Brigadier (R) M. Ali Jawed (Analyst).

Yasin Malik vs. Imran Khan

Yasin Malik criticizes those who take domestic politics and take it overseas in other countries. Compares the unity among overseas Hindus who while critical of each other inside India, do not distinguish between themselves when they are overseas and lobby for India.

This seems to catch Imran Khan in his tracks as he is in the middle of a tirade against our leaders and taking it overseas.

This is one of the weaknesses of Imran Khan, that while railing (correctly) against the (usually nonthinking) Pakistanis who start acting like they are Western themselves and take their case to the West, he himself allows himself to succumb to that. Taking the domestic politics of Pakistan and taking it to the U.K. “advising” them about the unsuitability of such and such candidate in Pakistan. All the while being unthinking about the impression this creates in people in Pakistan. The “going to London” to advise outsiders is not much different from the behaviour he has criticized earlier.

Pakistan after Musharraf

Pakistan after Musharraf resignation. Dawn TV interviews some people (though not enough).

Hamid Mir and lying journalists – Najam Sethi

Najam Sethi skewers Hamid Mir, Ansar Abbasi and possibly Talat Hussain for deliberate lying on Baitullah Mehsud’s involvement.

He states that while there existed evidence to the contrary, these anchors deliberately aired programs after Benazir Bhutto’s assassination which aimed to absolve him from the murder.

Shaukat Aziz interview – Mahreen Khan

Mahreen Khan interviews Shaukat Aziz in London on the accusations made against him by both opposing and PML-Q politicians and the media.