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Download SC Detailed Judgement on NRO

January 27, 2010

Pakistan’s Supreme Court  declared NRO illegal – an amnesty that had protected President Asif Ali Zardari and his allies from corruption charges, opening the door for corruption cases to be brought against them. Although Zardari’s position gives him immunity from prosecution, the court ruling heaps pressure on his government and could set the stage for [...]

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Media! You are Next

December 23, 2009

In the recent developments Pakistan People’s Party declared war against media, particularly Jang group and its journalists namely; Kamran Khan, Shaheen Sehbai, Ansar Abbassi and Shahid Masud. In the most surprising way Senior Minister of PPP in Punjab, Mr. Raja Riaz said that we will break handd of whoever tries to topple the government or [...]

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Hence 90’s Political Style Is Back In Fashion!

December 21, 2009

After the Supreme Court’s decision on NRO the political canvas has changed the landscape as if hit by a massive earth quake. It seems that we have gone back to 90’s where all we heard was the government clash with other institutes or opposition or corruption or inflation. All this has seen to be revived [...]

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Arrest Warrants Issued against Rehman Malik

December 18, 2009

Pro-Pakistan has given a detailed coverage to the NRO issue in its blog posts. The only reason for it was that we were totally against such draconian laws which discriminate between the common citizens and the elite. Thanks to the efforts of our countrymen, the law was abolished few days back. Today, NAB court issued [...]

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NRO Gets a Slap on the Face in Pakistan!

December 18, 2009

On the cold eve of 16th December, 2009; supreme courts large bench consisting of 17 members out rightly rejected the National Reconciliation Order (NRO) issued on 5th October, 2007 by then Dictator Pervez Musharraf. The decision did not surprise many, including the incumbent government, who was also a party to the case. A lot has [...]

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Exit Control List (ECL) Inducts NRO Beneficiaries

December 18, 2009

Great news for all the people of Pakistan. The Interior Ministry has placed the names of 248 NRO beneficiaries on the Exit Control List (ECL) on the directives of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). NAB had sent a list of 248 beneficiaries of the defunct NRO that included federal ministers and bigwigs of the government, [...]

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NRO, Independent Judiciary and The Nation

November 24, 2009

The failure of government on National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) and publishing the list of beneficiaries of NRO; a new Pandora box has been opened in the Pakistani politics. Many observers and analysts are of the view that the incumbent ministers having their names in the NRO list should resign from their respective offices; whereas these [...]

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NRO Beneficiary and Advisor to CM Punjab Saeed Mehdi Resigned

November 23, 2009

The release of the list of NRO beneficiaries resulted in repeated calls for their resignation from their current public offices.  Since majority of the famous people holding the key public offices benefited from it, we have yet to see any resignation coming from them. However, the ice has been broken by Saeed Mehdi, the current [...]

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List of NRO Beneficieries in Pakistan – Zardari, Rehman Malik Tops it

November 20, 2009

The Government of Pakistan has finally made available the list of National Reconciliation Ordinance aka NRO beneficiaries to the public. The list is not yet complete and the one available to media contains only 248 politicians and bureaucrats. I must remind our readers here that the original list comprises of thousands of people and this [...]

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