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Posts Tagged ‘Bush Administration’

More Troops to Afghanistan, More Trouble for Pakistan

By Farid Masood • Jul 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics

America has announced that it would send more troops to Afghanistan. Almost eleven thousand fresh troops to be added in near future. Adding more troops may also help to control insurgency within Afghanistan and may also expose these more troops to insurgent activities against them.

More pressure will build on Pakistan for food […]



Judges Issues, Impeachment, Foreign Policy and Pakistani Voters

By Farid Masood • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Will Judges be restored, will Musharraf quit, will foreign policy be tuned as per national interests as most of the Pakistani voters wised after February 18th Elections?
I have my doubts about proper restoration of Judges at Nov 2, 2007 levels, I have my doubts about ouster of President through or without impeachment as per the […]



Suicide Bombers Again

By Salman Mugsi • May 7th, 2008 • Category: Politics

 According to the interior ministry, five suicide bombers may strike in any city or any figure in the country in the following days. This is the news we have heard after the gap of some time.
When the new government came and it started the change process on surface, the winds of national reconciliation also reached […]



War on Terror : Dialogue is the way

By Rohail Butt • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

If United States really wants to end the terrorism and the danger present to it’s people then it should rigorously adopt the way of negotiations with the angry and hostile elements. Along with the dialogue, US should passionately shower fraction of it’s immense wealth in the troubled region and the effects would be magical. But […]



Another Threat from America to Pakistan

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Apr 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

American commanders in Afghanistan have so innocently asked for permission from the Uncle Bush to romp every living thing in the tribal region of Pakistan, to which Uncle Bush has so “angrily” reacted and have told those commanders that this would be not appropriate because it would put their favorite ally on war on terror […]



Newly Offered Deal by America

By Sameer Shaharyar • Apr 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Following are the points of deal between America and Pakistan regarding the joint strategy for counter terrorism:
· $1.5bn a year in civilian aid for at least five years
· $1bn “democracy dividend” as a reward for holding elections and forming a coalition government
· Counter-terrorism aid will be performance-based
· The Pakistani government will be consulted before any […]



America Has to Shed Old Habits

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Apr 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Old habits die hard, but the new rulers of Pakistan must not wait for Americans to shed their habits, rather we have to enforce the change in their habits by force with stringent actions. We need to tell them in the Pentagon that we are not a nose of wax anymore, and we have a […]



Purpose of War on Terror

By Sameer Shaharyar • Mar 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Two buildings were demolished in America and thousands of people were killed. Very tragic. Very Cruel and Very evil. Whoever did that was not the friend of humanity. America says that cruel act was done by one of it’s former CIA agents, whose name is Osama Bin Laden.
Then in fury America invaded two countries and […]



Eliminiation of Terrorism

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Mar 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistanis are screaming with the shortages of oil, food, water, power, gas, jobs and to add death to the injuries, they are afraid of the suicide bombers who are lurking in the dark and light to strike at whim and will to fulfill their nefarious designs.
One of the biggest challenges for the new government is […]



USA Are We Interfering in Your Matters?

By Farid Masood • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Politics

United States of America (Bush Administration) is interfering in the daily matters of almost all of the Muslim countries. In far past it was being done with hiding tactics. Presently, or in recent pasts it is being done semi openly or openly.
As far as the case of Pakistan is concerned, interference in National matters became […]