Pervez Musharraf - Himal Southasian (Page 2)

Musharraf’s Referendum: Sindh as silent spectator

Erstwhile enemies, the military and the MQM cosy up to each other as new power dynamics change the political landscape of Sindh, before and after the referendum called by Pervez

By Hasan Mansoor

/ 1 May 2002

Palestine, Pakistan & the distorted reality

The US 'war on terrorism' has given cover to Israeli abuses against the Palestinians and cemented the rule of democrat-authoritarians like Pervez Musharraf. Southasians must beware of neo-imperialism and decide their own futures.

By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

/ 1 May 2002

Palestine, Pakistan & the distorted reality

With the General towards a Martial Democracy

There is more to General Musharraf's pro-West, anti-mullah stance than meets the eye. He seeks the overseas blessings to keep Pakistani democracy at bay. Marking Pakistan's

By Aqil Shah

/ 1 Mar 2002

The general’s labyrinth

Pakistan has moved from being an international 'basket case' to 'frontline state' in just a month. The change has been stunningly quick. For two years, Musharraf

By Adnan Rehmat

/ 1 Nov 2001

The Wakeup Call

What does the coming "war" against terrorism mean for South Asia? A geopolitical realignment is now occurring in South and Central Asia. This is clear even if the

By Marcus Moench

/ 1 Oct 2001

General Musharraf’s Roadmap: A Khaki Constitution?

The much-awaited 'roadmap' regarding a timeframe for general elections announced by General Pervez Musharraf, tucked away almost as an aside in his long speech of 14 August, actually

By Mushahid Hussain Sayed

/ 1 Sep 2001

The Great Escape

The seizure of power by the military in Pakistan was accompanied by the dissolution of Parliament, the suspension of the Constitution and the incarceration of the ousted prime minister Nawaz

By Adnan Rehmat

/ 1 Jan 2001

Present tense; future imperfect

The Chief Executive of Pakistan has decided to stop courting the West and focus on internal politics, but this brings him squarely up against the religious right. Meanwhile, the liberals

By Adnan Rehmat

/ 1 Nov 2000

She Said, He Said

Fact is, Hasina gives a hoot about the who or the how of running Pakistan. She is intensely focussed on the trial of her family's killers—her family

By The Editors

/ 1 Oct 2000

Sharif, Musharrag and Kargil

Barely a year after the 'war-like situation' of Kargil between India and Pakistan, ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif has stirred up another hornet's nest. Newspapers reported

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 2000

IRONIES CATCH UP WITH NAWAZ

The life sentence for Nawaz Sharif on charges of hijacking and terrorism, was accompanied by the surprise acquittal by the anti-terrorism court in Karachi of the other six accused. When

By The Editors

/ 1 Apr 2000

The lone watchdog

Ever since coming to power, Pakistan´s Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf has gone out of his way to constantly reassure Pakistanis and the world that civil liberties will be

By Beena Sarwar

/ 1 Mar 2000