View Point: Trying General Musharraf
Many found it hard to believe him when Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan announced last Saturday that former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf is to be tried for high…
The constitution under Musharraf
A previous series of columns that appeared in these pages on the constitutional amendments in Pakistan brought the discussion to the end of the 20th century till the 16th Amendment…
General’s ‘general law’ vs ‘special law’
The Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 was promulgated by General Pervez Musharraf, through a Presidential Ordinance on September 13, 2001, repealing the Income Tax Ordinance, 1979, which was also introduced by…
Books of general interest
Last week I met Prof Dr Munir Cheema, a doctor and human being par excellence. He is related to my dear friend, Sajjad Cheema, son of the famous Justice Muhamad…
Musharraf’s conviction
WHEN a former military ruler is convicted and handed the death sentence in a country which has been under dictatorships for the better part of its existence, it is no less than…
The importance of being a generalist
The government’s faux pas before the apex court in the matter of the extension of the army chief has brought to light the incompetence of the bureaucracy. While it is…
Back to Musharraf’s electricity tricks?
The two announcements reported in the media this week show how confused those running our power sector appear to be. The first said the government is considering setting up mobile…
The glorious Musharraf era
Five days after he took over power from Nawaz Sharif in 1999, General Pervez Musharraf announced the following seven-point agenda: 1. Rebuild national confidence and morale 2. Strengthen the federation,…
The myth of the dovish general
Now that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has appointed Qamar Bajwa as the next chief of army staff, there are some sighs of relief that are understandable, there are others that…
A ‘five-star’ general
Trying to justify his many self-granted "extensions", Musharraf did Raheel Sharif (and the Army) no favour putting him on the spot by campaigning in the media recently for his "extension".…
