Pakistan, that fake, artificial entity (I refuse to call it a country), created by a British swindle in 1947 on the basis of the bogus two nation theory, is disintegrating, as was inevitable.
After the secession of Bangladesh, Balochistan will be the next region to secede from Pakistan.
A top-class bowling spell from pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and a match-saving knock by Rishabh Pant took India to victory over Pakistan by six runs in their ICC T20 World Cup clash at New York’s Nassau County Stadium on Sunday. Bumrah showed why he’s one of the best bowlers in the world, he delivered a sensational spell of 3-14, including 15 dot balls in the highly-anticipated Men’s T20 World Cup match.
Co-hosts the United States caused a big upset in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, stunning former champions Pakistan by five runs in a Super Over after the match ended in a tie at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.
One of the causes of the present crisis in Pakistan is the lack of an independent judiciary.
Every society needs a judiciary. The reason for this is that it is in the nature of’ things that there will be some disputes between the people among themselves and between the people and the authorities. Hence there must be a forum for peaceful resolution of these disputes, otherwise, they will be resolved violently, with guns, bombs, swords or lathis. Since time immemorial every society in the world has had a judiciary, and it cannot do without it, as without it there can be no peace.
Justice Markandey Katju writes: With our huge pool of technical talent and immense natural resources India (in which I include Pakistan and Bangladesh, for we are really one country, only artificially and temporarily divided) should be today a mighty industrial giant, like the US or China, with our people enjoying a standard of living equal, if not higher than most of the developed nations in the world.
The United States said on Thursday that it is “concerned” about the notification of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in India, adding that it is “closely monitoring” the implementation of the act. “We are concerned about the notification of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on March 11,” US State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily briefing on Thursday.
Justice Markandey Katju writes: The Punjab Government in Pakistan has banned meetings with former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Adiala jail by his lawyers and close relatives for 2 weeks (a period which may well be extended later). This was done despite an order of the Islamabad High Court permitting such meetings with persons approved by Imran Khan.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was elected as the 14th president of Pakistan on Saturday, March 9, defeating the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed Sunni Ittehad Council candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on being sworn-in as Pakistan’s PM. In a post on X, PM Modi stated, “Congratulations to @CMShehbaz on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.” PM Modi extended wishes after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif was on Monday sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Justice Markandey Katju writes: The overwhelming victory of the British politician George Galloway in the Rochdale bye-election marks a significant turn in the political spectrum of many so-called ‘democratic’ countries. It is hence of historical importance.
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman of, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) A People’s International Tribunal to investigate into the atrocities on the people of Pakistan has been formed, taking inspiration from the People’s International Tribunals formed by […]
Justice Markandey Katju writes: I have been strongly critical of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa in the past. However, I applaud and acclaim his recent verdict upholding the rights of Ahmadis, and setting free an Ahmadi accused of distributing an Ahmadi commentary of the Quran.
PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif is set to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan while PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is slated to be the President of the country, according to PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. After days of hectic parleys, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) late on Tuesday reached an agreement to form the coalition government and who will be on the top slots.
Justice Markandey Katju writes: It is almost universally accepted that the Pakistan parliamentary elections held on February 8 were rigged on the orders of the army generals, and had the elections been free and fair former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) would have won close to 225 out of the 266 seats being contested, instead of the 100 independents being declared winners.
Justice Markandey Katju writes: Most people have a superficial understanding of events, and do not penetrate the surface to see the underlying realities. To understand what is really going on in Pakistan, one must view it in a broader, world context.
Today, the main contest in the world is between two alliances
(1) The US-Europe alliance, and
(2) The China-Russia alliance.
What is happening in Pakistan is a proxy struggle between these two groupings.
The counting of votes has started early morning on 9th February. Unofficial early count results showed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s PTI ( contesting as independents ) leading in 148 constituencies, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s PMLN in 43, and Zardari-Bhutto’s PPP in 47.
Justice Markandey Katju writes: The election results for the Pakistan National Assembly held on February 8 show a confusing picture. If the elections had been free and fair, then Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party (PTI), whose leader Imran Khan has popular support of 80-90% of the people of Pakistan would easily have swept the polls.
As elections in Pakistan get underway, several security experts feel that this is a sham election where the Army continues to call the shots and one of the largest political parties the Imran Khan-founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has most of its leaders in jail.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Thursday (Pakistan time) cast his vote for the general elections by a postal ballot from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, local media reported. Other incarcerated leaders who could vote included former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, former Punjab province chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid, and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry.
Justice Markandey Katju writes: India and Pakistan are scheduled to hold parliamentary elections soon, and the results in both countries can be safely predicted — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP will register a massive victory in India; and in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) or PMLN, in coalition with Bilawal Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), will win a majority.
Justice Markandey Katju writes: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmud Qureshi, were sentenced by a special court on Tuesday to 10 years imprisonment in the cypher case. There is an adage in Hindustani: “Jaat kahe sun jaatni, isi gaon mein rehna. Billi oonth le gayi, to haanji haanji kehna” (A jaat said to his wife: Listen, we have to keep living in this village; if the king says that a cat carried away a camel, just nod your head and say, “Quite right, Your Majesty, quite right”).
By Mayank Chhaya Barring a political miracle former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s career is over with him being sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets. He is already serving a three-year sentence after being convicted of corruption. It is a spectacular fall for once a superstar cricketer turned politician, not to […]
By Mayank Chhaya- As former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan completes six months in prison in the first week of February, his freedom hangs in the balance with his country preparing for a general election on February 8. The outcome of the election, in which Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party or PTI will participate via proxies […]
Justice Markandey Katju writes: The recent verdict of the Pakistan Supreme Court deprived former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s PTI party of its election symbol. This has almost murdered democracy in Pakistan by ensuring that there will be no free and fair parliamentary elections on February 8. The question is: what is the way out for Pakistanis to restore democracy?
Justice Markandey Katju writes: A disquieting thing happened yesterday. Three days ago, Pakistani journalist Ali Hasnain Shah, who works as researcher/producer with Khabarhar Team of Aftab Iqbal, called me and said he wants to interview me on the recent judgment of the Pakistan Supreme Court that deprived former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s PTI party of its symbol.
