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The political picture of Pakistan
Posted on02. Aug, 2012 by Ghayur Ayub.
By Dr Ghayur Ayub Politics in Pakistan shows itself in many colours. At times, it blossoms as winning percentage of civilian votes in elections, at others, it emerges as brute military force. PPP in 1971 and PML-N in 1997, came to power with thumping majority of votes. The military take-overs in 1958, 1979, and 1999 did [...]
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The Pit for Zardari!
Posted on13. Jul, 2012 by Ghayur Ayub.
The Act which can make the President vulnerable. By Dr Ghayur Ayub There is an Urdu proverb which says, “Nadan Dost Se Dana Dushman Behtar Hai” It means 'a wise enemy is better than a stupid friend'. The proverb applies on the friends of Asif Ali Zardari. He has plenty of them. In recent weeks and [...]
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Chronological events and AAZ
Posted on07. Jul, 2012 by Ghayur Ayub.
by Dr Ghayur Ayub There are some strange linkages in certain chronological events that faced Pakistan in the first decade of 21st century. The trends continue. Some would label them part of 'conspiracy theories, other would call them, ‘coincidences’ or ‘prudent planning’. The term 'conspiracy theory' was first used in 1871 in an article in the Journal [...]
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Pakistan: Arsalan-Gate
Posted on10. Jun, 2012 by Ghayur Ayub.
The same trend might be reflected in the serving generals and the sitting judges of highest court as revealed by Riaz Malik. He told certain journalists, that seven judges, a few important serving generals and figures from the establishment are in his pocket. Looking at the names of the board members of 'Bharia Town Scheme', [...]
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Chief Justice at the crossroad
Posted on06. Jun, 2012 by Ghayur Ayub.
by Dr Ghayur Ayub Speaking in a new talk-show, 'Washington Beat', a well-known journalist spoke about a new scam equalling the mega scandals of recent months. The case refers to the son of the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan. According to the investigative report, the son of CJP was persuaded to go into a [...]
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Pakistan: Logs, Pot, Broth and Lid
Posted on05. Feb, 2012 by Ghayur Ayub.
By Dr Ghayur Ayub Consider the following items – logs, pot, broth and lid. Logs as fuel, pot to hold the broth and lid to stop the spill over of boiling broth. Now, think of Pakistan and take the logs to be the public; the pot as the democratic system; the broth as composed of the [...]
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Islamic Revolution in Iran
Posted on26. Jan, 2012 by Ghayur Ayub.
Emerging piety power paradigm. By Dr Ghayur Ayub The Islamic Revolution in Iran marks it's 33rd anniversary this year. Despite facing strong opposing forces that any such revolution faces in its evolutionary phases it not only survived but thrived. The question emerges as to what constituted the mosaic of the revolution which gave it [...]
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Pakistan: Acid rain for AAZ
Posted on04. Jan, 2012 by Ghayur Ayub.
Lastly if the results implicate Hussain Haqqani in Memogate, would he offer his head on the block or save his skin by becoming an approver? According to Sheikh Rasheed, HH has already offered his services in case of the inevitable. After all, he is a known mega-opportunist and relentless survivor. By Dr Ghayur Ayub Imran [...]
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Asif Ali Zardari: what now
Posted on15. Dec, 2011 by Ghayur Ayub.
By Dr Ghayur Ayub In my article of October, 2009 titled, 'Mental health disorder: its legal manipulations,' I wrote “Dementia (meaning "deprived of mind") is part of mental health disorder. It is a serious cognitive condition which is chronic in progression and usually irreversible in nature. It affects areas related to memory, attention, language and [...]
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OBL’s Death: The Mystery Of Helicopter Crash
Posted on30. Oct, 2011 by Ghayur Ayub.
The helicopter crash at Abbottabad is akin to the fall of building 7 at New York. By Dr Ghayur Ayub The death of OBL added another scepticism about the man whose whole life spiraled around skeptic stories. Someone rightly said 'all information about bin Laden should be treated with a healthy dose of scepticism'. Even [...]
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