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War On Terror - Part 2: Political Parties and Media

By Mudassar Jawad • Oct 17th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In Part 1 of this article, I talked about public support in Pakistan for our role in “war on terror” and gave reasons for which Pakistanis – in general – do not confirm Pakistan’s role in this war. Today, I will talk about our Political forces and role of our media and its support to […]


War On Terror (Part1) : Public support in Pakistan

By Mudassar Jawad • Sep 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistan decided to align with US after 9/11 and became the frontline-state in War on Terror. We were (probably) aware of the fact the war in the neighboring country – Afghanistan – will affect Pakistan as well, however, we did not anticipate that this war will become our own war. A war where our own […]