Mushahid congratulates Mazar Abbas

Islamabad, June 1:  The Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League, Mushahid Hussain Sayed has congratulated Mazhar Abbas, senior journalist and former President of Pakistan Federation of Union of Journalists for his nomination for an award for Distinguished Journalism by the University of Missouri, USA.

Fata operation aimed at saving national integrity, says Ch. Shujaat Hussain

ISLAMABAD: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday said the military operation in the Malakand Division aimed at saving the Pakistan’s territorial integrity and his party fully backed it.

Military operation critics lack national thinking, says Ch. Shujaat Hussain

LAHORE: President Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain has said that there is no need to convene another All Party Conference on Swat operation and those who are not supporting military offensive against militants lack national thinking.

No compromise on nuclear assets: Ch. Shujaat Hussain

LAHORE: Nukes are national asset and the nation will not accept any compromise on Pakistan’s nuclear programme at any cost, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Shujaat Hussain said on Friday.

India ‘conspirator-in-chief’ of Swat operation, says Shujaat Hussain

Lahore, May 24 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Qaid (PML-Q) Chief Chaudhury Shujaat Hussain has blamed India for the Swat military operation. Addressing a press conference here, Hussain called India as ‘conspirator-in-chief’ of the Swat operation, and asked the entire nation to stand behind the armed forces.

Mushahid leaves for China

Islamabad, May 7: The Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League, Mr. Mushahid Hussain Sayed left for a week long visit to China on the invitation of International Department of Communist Party of China (CPC). During his visit, he is accompanied by his wife, Dr. Dushka Saiyid, who is a Professor of History. Apart from meetings with various leaders, he will be lecturing leading Think-Tanks of China on “Pakistan and the Changing Regional Scenario” at Beijing, Shenghai and Chengdu. He will return to Pakistan on May 15, 2009.

President PML Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said no single party alone can form government in Punjab

LAHORE: President Pakistan Muslim League Chaudhry Shujaat said no single party alone can form government in Punjab, therefore, the formation of government in the province should happen on the basis of representation.
Addressing a press conference here, PML President said: I have put forward the formula for the formation of government in Punjab.
He said PML’s mandate in Punjab and Balochistan must be honoured...

PML nominates Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain for chairman Senate slot

ISLAMABAD ( 2009-03-10 03:00:11 ) :Pakistan Muslim League on Monday nominated party President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Jan Mohammad Jamali as its candidate for the slot of chairman and deputy chairman Senate. The decision to this effect was taken at a party meeting at the central secretariat, which was attended by a large number of sitting and outgoing senators and party senior leaders.

Senate Committee appeals for John Solecki’s release

Islamabad, March 5, 2009: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee in its meeting held today under the chairmanship of Senator Mushahid Sayed unanimously passed a Resolution appealing for the immediate release of Mr. John Solecki. He is UNHCR Representative in Quetta and he was kidnapped and has been in the custody of kidnappers. The Committee appeals to the kidnappers to release him unharmed. The Committee also feels that Mr. John Solecki was doing humanitarian work for the people of Balochistan while in Quetta and he is, in no way responsible for any wrongs that have been done to the people as a consequence of government policy. Punishing an innocent man would, therefore, be wrong and immoral and also weaken the cause that the kidnappers espoused.

Senate Committee condemns terrorism against

Islamabad, March 5, 2009: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee in its meeting held today under the Chairmanship of Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, strongly condemned the act of terrorism on the Sri Lankan cricket tem in Lahore on March 3, 2009 as a crime against humanity. The meeting expressed complete solidarity with the cricketers of Sri Lanka, the people of Sri Lanka and the Government of Sri Lanka. The Committee expressed deep sorrow and regrets on the tragedy and urged the Government of Pakistan to take urgent measures to fully investigate this crime, trace the terrorists and punish the perpetrators of this crime.

Washington disappointed by new face of Pak democracy

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani came to Washington and has returned to Islamabad but the decision makers of DC are still confused what to make out of his unofficial ‘official’ visit.

PM’s performance leaves much to be desired

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's address to the Council on Foreign Relations was a historic event in so many ways. It was his first-ever interaction with a US think tank as Prime Minister.

PPP and PML-Q Coalition govt after elections?

The Pakistani parliamentary elections, which were postponed after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, will take place on February 18.What should we look for? What should we expect?Do we have any idea which parties will come out ahead in this election?

 What hypocrisy?

''Go, Nawaz, go!'' chanted the crowds, ''Remove Nawaz, save the country,'' shouted thousands of protesters in an anti-government rally march towards the provincial Parliament to demand the resignation of PM Nawaz Sharif.

From prison to Prime Minister House

The fears of Murtaza Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s son have come true; Asif Ali Zardari is trying to hijack the Bhutto legacy. The coup that Zardari is staging will be unacceptable to the Bhutto clan and will cause a split amongst the party workers

EXCLUSIVE: Spiritual democracy

n terms of democracy Pakistan’s record needs to be evaluated carefully. The cliché of dictatorship fostering extremism and only democracy a la Magna Carta fostering peace and reconciliation with the West is myopic

Nuclear Pakistan - Realities vs Myths

There is no dearth of allegations in the Western media that Pakistan's nuclear assets are exposed to extremist control or are 'vulnerable' and that political instability in Pakistan is exposing the world to a disaster.

Nawaz Sharif in a doldrums

Nawaz Sharif has somehow acquired a larger than life political image. A Ziaul Haq protégé, who was propped up by the military regime and initiated into the power hierarchy, as a counter-weight to the opposition demanding lifting of Martial law and holding of elections, his trump card to climb up to the ladder was to ‘buy’ support.

Benazir to Asif, via Bilawal

For close to half a century, dynastic rule and succession have established a virtual stranglehold on not only South Asia but also far beyond.

Bhutto's Deadly Legacy

New Delhi -- WHEN, in May 1991, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of India was killed by a suicide bomber, there was an international outpouring of grief. Recent days have seen the same with the death of Benazir Bhutto: another glamorous, Western-educated scion of a great South Asian political dynasty tragically assassinated at an election rally.

Benazir wasn`t quite the saviour she`s made out to be

While paying tribute to the slain leader, keep in mind her anti-India stance and role in transferring nuclear technology to North Korea.

Absurdistan?

here is a fresh and sordid postscript to Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Tainted by her husband Asif Ali Khan Zardari's penchant for graft and corruption, Mrs. Bhutto was twice fired as prime minister (1990 and 1996).

Pakistan's flawed and feudal princess

It's wrong for the West simply to mourn Benazir Bhutto as a martyred democrat, says this acclaimed south Asia expert. Her legacy is far murkier and more complex

Benazir Bhutto will be remembered as a true Muslim heroine

om Plate says that despite her faults, Benazir Bhutto will be remembered as a true Muslim heroine.

Selective Amnesia

Disfigurement of the superior judiciary during the last decade first began during the "democratic" period when Ms Benazir attempted the forcible ouster of Chief Justice (CJ) Sajjad Ali Shah, consummated finally by Mian Nawaz Sharif during the second reign.