From the BBC, “President” Musharraf has thrown his toys out of the pram and resorted to bully-boy tactics:
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf has declared emergency rule and suspended the country’s constitution.
Troops have been deployed inside state-run TV and radio stations, while independent channels have gone off air.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, who condemned the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Pakistan'
Well-Fucking-Done
November 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Pakistan · constitution
A Shade too Sensitive
August 31st, 2007 · No Comments
The Swedish embassy in Pakistan has “expressed regret” at a Swedish newspaper’s depiction this week of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Really it’s just an excuse for me to rerun this cartoon and before anybody starts, I’m atheist, I respect your beliefs, but I’m not going to respect your taboos:
In other news, will an October [...]
Tags: Pakistan · civil liberties · religion