Any student of history will tell us that dictatorships are like games of Russian Roulette, with each ending either in the demise of the country, or the dictator. Pakistan’s short history is filled with such examples. Ayub/Yahya’s rule ended with the demise of Pakistan, as it was created by its founding fathers. Zia’s regime ended in his own death in mid air. Musharraf's dictatorship came close to following the Zia example many times but he survived.

Dr. Maqbool Halepota: An outsider's disturbing report

Abuse of Power

Articles
Pakistan: Human Rights ignored in th 'War on terror'
Amnesty International Report
After Food, Cement, Machinery and Land, Military Inc. sells citizens of Pakistan
Amnesty International Report
Extra-Judicial Abductions and Arrests
Naveed Butt
Time to wake-up now
Kamran Shafi
A Battle Royale or the Farce Called Elections:
M. Afzal Khan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
A Despicable Check List of Musharraf's Pakistan:
Visionary
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
An Outsider's Disturbing Report on Ground Situation Inside Pakistan:
Dr. Maqbool Halepota (From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Book Reveals ISI was Involved in 1990 Murder of Iranian Diplomat in Lahore:
Special SAT Report
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Controlling Army-led Democracy Through Manipulated Vote:
Wajid Shamsul Hasan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Double Standards Followed by Pakistan Supreme Court:
Fauzia Wahab
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
From Abbaji's Direct Rule to the Soft Reign of Ammaji:
M T Butt
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Full of Revenge, Musharraf Attacks Struggling Islamabad Journalist
Gull Rukh Khan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Hanging Military Court Victims is Judicial, or Simply Plain Murder:
Gull Rukh Khan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
How A Dictator Reduced Pakistan To His Will:
Tarique Niazi
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
In Pakistan Its Not Rule of Law But Law of the Ruler That Matters:
Husain Haqqani
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf Covers Tracks: Burns Record of Referendum:
Aijaz Mahar
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf Looks Two Ways in Extremist Fight:
Aamer Ahmed Khan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf ordered withdrawal of all MMA Cases on Polls Eve:
Aijaz Mahar
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf Reshuffles Generals as Lord of the Ring:
M T Butt
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf's Army Buddy Challenges Him in Top Pakistan Court:
M T Butt
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf's Survival is Linked to Continuation of War on Terror:
Tarique Niazi
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf's Uniform Against Pakistan's National Interest and Survival:
Anwar Syed
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Remembering This Darkest Day of History When Generals Shamed Us:
Wajid Shamsul Hasan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Rogue Army General Bloodies the Law and Gets Away With it, Publicly:
Special SAT Report
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Sharif's Hard Stance Against Musharraf Cost Him His Passport:
M. Afzal Khan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Some Burning Questions in Need of Urgent Answers:
Nighat Yasmeen (From South Asia Tribune Archives)
The Many Mocking Masks of Master Musharraf:
Ali Dayan Hasan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
The Three Casualties of a Disastrous, Fraudulent Local Bodies' Poll:
Farhatullah Babar
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
The Unreported Terrorism Case against Pakistan's Media King:
Special SAT Report
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
There is No Justice or Moral Standards in the West on Nuclear Affairs:
Eric Margolis
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
When Musharraf Opens His Mouth, Only Fools Won't Believe Him:
Shaheen Sehbai
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)

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