Nawaz Sharif - Himal Southasian (Page 3)

YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY

After covering a distance of some 3500 kilometres through the length and breadth of the country, a 'flag march' organised by the youth wing of the ruling Pakistan

By Zaigham Khan

/ 31 Dec 1998

Entertainers, intellectuals and liberals in Pakistan are being squeezed. They were already a threatened species, thanks to the policies of successive governments which have resulted in the rise of the

By The Editors

/ 1 Nov 1998

Morning after

The mood in Pakistan changed swiftly following the nuclear tests, from what was dubbed as "euphoria" into today´s uncertainty and fear, which have escalated as the extent

By The Editors

/ 1 Aug 1998

Unclear Days

One more nuclear test. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif given tumultuous welcome in Lahore. Addresses rally. Newborn named Atom Khan.

By Farjad Nabi

/ 30 Jun 1998

The Muslim League: a progress report

The Ail-India Muslim League was formed in Dhaka in 1906 as a political platform for Muslims in British India. Eventually, under the leadership of finnah, the Urdu-speaking elite-dominated Muslim League

By Asha ar Rehman

/ 31 Jan 1998

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This domain name is not controlled by the Pakistan government. The maulanas are getting wise to it, the militants are catching on, the porn-freaks love it, the movers and shakers

By The Editors

/ 1 Jan 1998

The prime ego

The political crisis that engulfed Pakistan in November-December overshadowed all other matters in this country for weeks on end. Some saw it as a rank tussle for power between the

By The Editors

/ 1 Jan 1998

Accountability For All

By mid-December 1997, Pakistani investigators must prove that the money in four Swiss bank accounts frozen in September by the Swiss government, was misappropriated by Benazir Bhutto from the government

By The Editors

/ 1 Dec 1997

THE ROT AT THE TOP

Pakistan has the dubious distinction of being the world´s second-most corrupt nation, after Nigeria, according to the findings of the Berlin-based non¬governmental organisation Transparency International (TI). TI´s

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1996