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Posts Tagged ‘B-52 Bombers’

Do More United States

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Aug 2nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Hearts and minds have to be won to win the war on terror, and its time United States must learn this point, otherwise the blood of people would keep on spilling in vain, and the thoughtless mantra of “Do More”, which is still there has to be abolished.
The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2460km [...]



100 Shoes and 100 Onions

By Salman Mugsi • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

After hundred days of governance, there is very little on display on the showcase of the present government, and even the PML-Quisling has managed to prepare a charge-sheet of more than thousands pages against the PPP-led coalition government, which Marvi Memon and Tariq Azeem flaunt in every T.V talk show in the town.
One wonders as [...]



What Yousuf Has Brought From America

By Sameer Shaharyar • Jul 31st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

On the South Lawn, Bush praised Pakistan as “a strong ally and a vibrant democracy” and expressed appreciation for “the prime minister’s strong words against the extremists and terrorists.” While Pakistani premier was standing their like a statue, finding it difficult to handle his English, and his demeanor, and it was extremely difficult for him [...]



What Yousuf Should Say to Americans?

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jul 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics

As the luxurious plane of our premier Yousuf Raza Gillani flies towards America filled with every type of bureaucrats, journalists, advisors, officials and henchmen; there are few things which Yousuf has to keep in mind, if he doesn’t want himself to be seen like his predecessors.
Whether our premier and his aides would be frisked at [...]



I am not Powerless

By Sameer Shaharyar • Jul 29th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The pygmy Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani has desperately tried in the recent days to lift his image in the people, and in his bid has tried to take many steps in vain. From addressing the nation in the most clumsy way possible, and then holding a not so impressive meeting with the journalists and [...]