Musings of a modern guy

When the 2 principal parties of Pakistan, led by Bhutto’s widower Asif Zardari, and the other led by previous exiled Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif got a sizable portion of the seats in Pakistan’s long-delayed elections, the days of Pakistan’s military dictator and President Pervez Musharraf seemed doomed. After all, he had to give up […]

Nawaz Sharif was the Prime Minister in 1999 when he attempted to prevent the plane carrying the Army Chief, General Musharraf, from landing in Pakistan. Getting wind of this, the army carried out a coup, removed Nawaz Sharif and installed General Musharraf in power. At that time, many sections of the country welcomed this move, […]

Former attorney-general, Alberto Gonzales was under fire for a number of his statement and actions when he was acting as the Chief Legal Officer of the US. He was the one who authorized a specific movement of the Government towards the legality of torture for getting information, much greater ease of wire-tapping and spying on […]

It seems the recent meeting between General Musharraf and former Primer Minister Benazir Bhutto in Dubai led to an agreement between them, steps of which are being played out now. The Pakistani media is buzzing with the news of a compromise that will allow Benazir to come back without the threat of cases against her, […]

The debate between crime, the Justice Department, and the separation of powers is an ongoing one. It gained fresh currency last year when the FBI raided the office of Rep. William Jefferson’s Rayburn office as part of a corruption investigation, leading to cries from Congress about the Justice Department violating the privilege of a member […]

The North Pole has always been ice bound, but with global warming heating up the world, scientists are not sure how long that will continue. There is increasing speculation that the North Pole will become ice-free in the next few decades, offering an alternative sea path for transport. However, it will also lead to territorial […]