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Jinnah pur once again

By M. Waqas (MPA) • Jul 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Karachi Nazim Mr Mustufa Kamal was trying to renew the history of kamal attaturk when he made some surprising remarks and observations at the businessmen’s dinner in Karachi on Friday night in honour of President Pervez Musharraf. He told the audience that they should not take their money away from Karachi because “if they return […]



Bagram Detention Center

By M. Waqas (MPA) • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Bagram Air base was established by Russians during their occupation of Afghanistan in eighties. After American attack on Afghanistan this facility is used as interrogation rather torture centre. American has quietly expanded the number of “enemy combatants “in this centre and now the number of prisoners being held here are more than double of controversial […]



Pakistani woman in Bagram : Are we an independent nation?

By M. Waqas (MPA) • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

The other day British journalist Yvonne Ridley stunned the nation when she called for help on Sunday for a Pakistani woman she believes is being held in isolation by the Americans in their Bagram detention centre in Afghanistan, for more than four years.” I call her the ‘grey lady’ because she is almost a ghost, […]



Political Tussle in Turkey

By M. Waqas (MPA) • Jul 5th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Turkish political scene is at the verge of political tsunami due to a controversial court verdict against wearing the head scarf in schools and colleges. Turkey is predominantly Muslim and traditional country. Historically it remained centre for whole Muslim ummah for more than two hundred years.
With the take over of Mustafa kamal attaturk Turkish ruling […]



Safarnama : Episode 2

By M. Waqas (MPA) • Apr 4th, 2008 • Category: Misc



Paris : Safarnama

By M. Waqas (MPA) • Mar 13th, 2008 • Category: Misc



Safarnama

By M. Waqas (MPA) • Mar 10th, 2008 • Category: Misc



Dushman Is Ka Hindustan Kyon Ho

By M. Waqas (MPA) • Mar 9th, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)



Shoora

By M. Waqas (MPA) • Mar 8th, 2008 • Category: Misc