First Person– Farahnaz Ispahani’s interview with Pragati

There is an attempt in Pakistan to really become “pak-i-istan”, the land of the pure by Sarah Farooqui — February 22, 2013 5:13 pm Farahnaz Ispahani served as the member of Pakistan’s Parliament, representing the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) from 2008 to 2012. She is at present, Media Advisor to Co-Chairman PPP and President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari. She is also …

A truly democratic future by Farahnaz Ispahani

A truly democratic future By Farahnaz Ispahani Published: July 30, 2012 The writer is a suspended member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and Media Adviser to the PPP Co-Chairman For the first time in its history, Pakistan is close to a democratic transfer of power. One directly elected government will go through the electoral process again in the first quarter of …

Having The Patience for Democracy

                                                                                      In the aftermath of 9/11, Pakistan was forced to revise, on short notice, policies that had been …