“Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.”– AmielPakistan has achieved a remarkable milestone in its checkered history where democracy has finally won. The ...
“The voice of the people is the voice of God.” – AlcuinThe democratic forces have finally won the day and are marching in unison towards their common goal of a democratic ...
“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer.” – I John IIIWith about one week left in the general elections, it seems that Pakistan is ‘becoming a focal point’ of ...
“What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.”– Havelock EllisOne can point out countless examples of inefficient, ineffective and incompetent ...
“Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.”– Henri Frédéric AmielIt seems that the federal and provincial caretaker governments have made a ...
“How happy are the pessimists! What joy is there when they have proved there is no joy.”– Marie von EbnerWhile the election campaign in Pakistan is yet to take off in earnest, the ...
“Principles become modified in practise by facts.” – CooperSeveral analysts have challenged the entire country to produce one person, who will not fall short of the provisions of ...
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”– CorinthiansAs expected, the burden to nominate caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab had been shifted to PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif. ...
“There was a wise man in the East whose constant prayer was that he might see today with the eyes of tomorrow.”– Alfred MercierThe failure to reach a consensus on a name for the ...
“God bears with the wicked, but not forever.”– CervantesThere have been several incidents in the past that have put the entire nation to shame. In the latest one, a mob, supposedly ...
“A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.”– Thomas PaineThe politicians have ...
“The purification of politics is an iridescent dream.”– IngallsThe dust that was kicked up about the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the election itself, and which created ...
“In every age the vilest specimens of human nature are to be found among demagogues.”– MacaulayAs the Election Day draws near, one can observe that several politicians are behaving ...
“For many are called, but few are chosen.”–MatthewIt is a fact that leaders need to make sincere efforts to transform the world into a better, liveable place for people. In ...
“After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government…….Economy is always a guarantee of peace.”–Calvin CoolidgeLike every ...
“All cruelty springs from weakness.” - SenecaIt is unfortunate that Israeli brutality continued for eight days, in which over 150 innocent people lost their lives while more than 500 were ...
“Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.”- Harry EmersonFor those who believe that the will of people should prevail, ...
“Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.” - PlautusIn Pakistan, very few politicians adhere to moral and ethical principles ...
“All cruelty springs from weakness.” - SenecaEvery country needs a hero around whom people can rally, more specifically, during testing times. Pakistan has been under stress for quite ...
“If it is not true it is very well invented.”- Giordano BrunoOne may disagree with Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan’s style of politics, but his peace rally towards ...
“Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost
always in our power to
re-establish our character.”
- Plautus
What happened, last Friday, was unthinkable by the majority ...
“We keep on deceiving ourselves in regard to our faults, until we at last come to look upon them as virtues.”- HeineAs the next general election in Pakistan draw near, a debate has ...
“True friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.” - George WashingtonPakistan and ...
“Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.”- Daniel O’ConnellIn any democratic setup, there is a relation between politics and morality. In many developing nations, ...
“It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to supply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great public contest. I do not know the method of drawing an indictment against a whole ...
“If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon-shots.”- NapoleonNo one can deny the dividends that will be harvested by the South Asian region in case peace ...
“Peace rules the day, where reason rules the mind.”- William CollinsPresident Asif Zardari and his allies may not have much to show to the people of Pakistan as far as their performance ...
“When we think we lead we most are led.”- Lord ByronPakistanis are sceptical that the next general elections will bring any positive change. For this, however, the politicians should only ...
“Hope is the poor man’s bread.” - ThalesA large number of people in Pakistan live a miserable life. What is common for all of them is poverty and everyday struggle for survival. ...
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.”-AristophanesDemocracy in Pakistan has, undoubtedly, remained under threat from those who do not believe in the ...
Sunday, 19 May, 2013
May 14, 2013, 3:44 pmECP announces results of 254 National Assembly seats
May 18, 2013PML-N warns PM Khoso crossing limits
May 14, 2013Won’t speak against Pakistan
May 13, 2013MQM retains hold on Sindh urban pockets
May 14, 2013, 4:03 pmSherry Rehman quits as Ambassador to US
