In this respect, we have President General Pervez Musharraf's prescription of "Enlightened Moderation". But what is "Enlightened Moderation" and how can we translate this vision into collective action? Unfortunately, the steps taken by the Government and the policies pursued by the establishment provide no well thought-out guidelines. Some of the confusion that emerges from the official management of the national affairs may be attributed to our congenital penchant for "double talk". We do sometimes hold contradictory views at the same time. By flagrantly suppressing democratic practice, our rulers have sought to promote democratic values.

Ghazi Salahuddin: After six years of Musharraf

Political Failure

Articles
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)
A Matter of Great Shame, But No Surprise:
Khalid Hasan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
A Strong Rejoinder to Dr Hoodbhoy by HEC:
Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
A Technocrat Hawking the Military Agenda, to Keep His Lucrative Job:
Dr Ayesha Siddiqa Agha
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
After Six Years of Musharraf We are Still at Enlightened Crossroads:
Ghazi Salahuddin
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
After So Many Goof-Ups Can We Trust the Judgment of General Musharraf:
Nighat Yasmeen
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
An Angry Column: 'We are All Dead Inside':
Masood Hasan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
An Exit Strategy for General Musharraf, Pakistan Army, Political Parties:
Shaheen Sehbai (From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Balochistan Insurgency: Musharraf's Snowball, Spinning Out of Control:
Shaheen Sehbai
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Blundering Musharraf Beginning to Lose His Balance:
Ayaz Amir
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Clueless Musharraf Battles for Political Survival:
Shaheen Sehbai
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Crucial Army-Opposition Talks Scheduled as Musharraf Makes Final Political Bid: Special SAT Report (From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Defiant, Dissident General Declared Unfit for Election to Mayor's Office:
M Afzal Khan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Expected Recognition of Israel Part of Agenda Given to Musharraf:
Wajid Shamsul Hasan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Hi, My Name is Musharraf: Which Way Is Israel? :
Dr. Tarique Niazi
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
If Army acts like a Political Party, why not a Forward Bloc in it:
Nighat Yasmeen
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Its Hard For Musharraf to Get Out of Uniform Issue:
Ayaz Amir
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
More Outrageous Lies From MQM's Fake Aalim Online:
Special SAT Report
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf Completes Six Years of Flip Flops, Impetuous Actions:
M. Ziauddin
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf Fails to Control Sectarian Monster Haunting the Country:
Amir Mir
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf Has Finally Become Dispensable, or so the General Claims:
Wajid Shamsul Hasan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf takes a Big Gamble as Pakistan Goes to Polls:
Special SAT Report
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf, UN Photo Ops, Legitimacy and Democracy:
Tarique Niazi
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf's Blue Eyed Religious Affairs Minister Turns Out to be Dr. Fake:
M A Siddiqui
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf's Dr Fake Caught in a Web of Lies and Deceit:
M A Siddiqui
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf’s Record of Repeated Disasters: Can We Trust His Judgment?:
Shaheen Sehbai (From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Musharraf's Sweaty Performance Sheds Aura of Invincibility:
Shaheen Sehbai
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Nine Nuclear Scientists Slip Out of Pakistan:
Special SAT Report
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Pakistan at Crossroads Facing United Militants, Divided Leaders:
Syed Saleem Shahzad
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Pakistan Getting Too Hot for the Generals to Handle:
Wajid Shamsul Hasan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Pakistanis Vote But General Musharraf Elects:
Dr. Tarique Niazi
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
PIA Chairman Saeed Officially Sacked, Kirmani Named New Airline Head:
M T Butt
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
PIA Signs Integrity Pact Which Ex-Chairman Had Refused to Sign:
M A Siddiqui
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
PIA to Pledge Entire Fleet to US: Registers Aircraft in Cayman Islands Company:
M A Siddiqui
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
PIA's Ahmed Saeed Finally Being Booted Out, Back to Manufacturing Boots:
M T Butt & M A Siddiqui
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
'Power Struggle After Musharraf Will be Very Fierce': Ahmed Rashid:
Sharmeen Obaid
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Probe Begins Against PIA Chief: Offers Public Apology for Mismanagement:
M A Siddiqui
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Signs That Washington is Ready to Stop Backing Musharraf:
Wajid Shamsul Hasan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Strong Army, Strong Economy: Two Parallels or Two Opposites:
Dawood Mamoon
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
The Aziz Cabinet: All the King's Horses and Poor Jamali's Men:
M Afzal Khan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
The Crumbling World of General Musharraf:
Najam Sethi
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
The Irrelevant Controversy Over US Citizenship of PM-in-Waiting Shaukat Aziz: Shaheen Sehbai (From South Asia Tribune Archives)
The Pitiless Plight of a General and His Clueless Army:
Shaheen Sehbai
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
The Politics of the Killer Quake: Who has Gained and Who has Lost:
Shaheen Sehbai
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
The Shattered Pakistani Dream and Role of the Military:
Ahsan Iqbal
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Time for Opposition to Stop Vacillating on How to Deal With Musharraf:
Wajid Shamsul Hasan
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)
Victims of the Deadly Quake Should Not Become Cash Cows For Usurpers:
Dr. Tarique Niazi
(From South Asia Tribune Archives)

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