Farrukh Khan Pitafi’s Official Website

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I believe now that Musharraf has failed in the basic foreign policy test set forth by the Western democracies in recognizing Israel as a state, he is bound to try and charm China. Indeed in his first [...]

Tags: China, Democracy, energy, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Musharraf, neocons, Olympics

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Believe me, I am not a prophet of doom or gloom. But it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that our country is in grave peril. If my memory serves me right my country was not like this. We never had fear [...]

Tags: Chaos, Democracy, Law and Order, Musharraf

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It is astounding how we mortals often take our own selves more seriously than what we are. A clear example is the struggle going on within Pakistan. Perhaps it is because [...]

Tags: Books, Democracy, Politics

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I do not intend to add anything new to the debate today. It is the 29th death anniversary of Zulfi Bhutto and the questions that I had raised in one of my past columns have not been answered yet. That is [...]

Tags: Democracy, Judiciary, Zulfikar Bhutto

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Something eerie seems to be happening since the national elections. We seem to have to have forgotten all virtues of patience learnt during the time of the authoritarian regime. After their win the victors came together in Bhurban to [...]

Tags: Democracy, Institutions, Media Freedom, Musharraf, Reconciliation, Tolerance

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We were taught in the theories of international relations that democracies do not go to war. That notion however somehow seems lost in the erratic behaviour of the US administration regarding Pakistan. During the eight year long [...]

Tags: Bush, CIA, Democracy, Great Game, Intelligence, Narco Trade, Pakistan, USA, War on Terror, West

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As soon as the popular verdict was known the incumbent government’s moles with the aid of some foreign diplomats moved with a clear view to sabotage the popular choices. The first attempt made was to cajole and coax [...]

Tags: Corruption, Defense, Democracy, Dictatorship, Justice, Mandate, Neo-Conservatism, Pakistan, Politics, USA, War on Terror

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Over last two days Makhdoom Amin Fahim, has shed all pretense and come out blackmailing the party exactly on the lines of the notoriously dubbed Operation Goodnight Plan. He is repeatedly reminding us that he is the President of the [...]

Tags: Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto, Democracy, People's Party, Politics