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Other’s Should Help

By Gul Raiz • Nov 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The truth is that the ongoing war against terrorism in the tribal and some regions of Pakistan not solely belongs to Pakistan, rather’s, its the war of the world. Pakistan’s actions against al-Qaeda and the Taliban had brought greater security to the West, but at great cost to Pakistan, with thousands of Pakistanis killed and […]



Channelize FATA Power

By Salman Mugsi • Nov 5th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The population of seven agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is very much less as compared to the total Pakistan’s population. It’s just less than 3.5 million, most of which is ignorant, jobless and very much living in stone age. But these people are tough, religious, loyal, revengeful, loving and hospitable. They are […]



Don’t Cower in Front of Coward Terrorism

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Nov 5th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Quaid-e-Azam said to the British governor of the FATA upon skirmish from Afghanistan in the tribal region, “Tell them in the language of guns and bullets that Pakistan is going to live forever. ” These words needs to be the crescendo of every citizen of Pakistan in the face of coward terrorism.
It’s true that inferno-like […]



Pakistani Girls from NWFP Also Going to Become Suicide Bombers

By Muskan Hina • Nov 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics

It is reported that few girls from the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan are going to the tribal areas and in the Swat region to get training of fighting and suicide bombings. These girls are influenced by the Lal Masjid operation and they want to take revenge. Many girls were present and died in […]



Joint Efforts for Peace

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Nov 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics

It is clear even to the Americans and British and many European nations that the war and operations are getting them nowhere in Afghanistan and there is no way they could win this war in the near or even far future. They have understood that if they carry on with this armed streak, they could […]



Wars within Wars

By Ali Yar Khan • Nov 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

The militants of Swat are either not human or if they are then they are hell bent on proving that they are animals beyond any doubt. They way these terrorists are blowing up educational facilities, hotels, markets, hospitals, blasts in the funerals, and target killing of the elders of the area shows that they want […]



At Our Own Feet ????

By Ali Yar Khan • Nov 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

Our neighbours China and India got liberated with us, but they are far more ahead than us and while we are teetering at the brink of economic meltdown, these countries are not only saving their economies from the current global economic crisis, they are also providing support to the world powers like Germany, UK and […]



We Dialogue, You Fight : Boucher Butcher

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

The hypocritical policy of United States regarding the war on terror is clearly manifested in the recent arm twisting of US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher. Richard Boucher has said to the Pakistani officials that operation in FATA should continue and that US would not support the idea of holding dialogue […]



To End Terrorism, Change the Mind Set, Keep Vigil

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Oct 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

There are many reports that not just the Talibans from Afghanistan and FATA area are involved in suicide bombings, bomb blasts, and other acts of terrorism, but also many self-organized gangs and individuals have also taken it on to themselves to “clean” the society from the evils.
There are many men arrested by the security forces […]



Pakistan is at Crossroads

By Fatima Tassaduq • Oct 29th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Pakistan is at crossroads. Pakistan is in the midst of an identity epidemic caused by the explosion of disparate ideas flying wayward in our environment, an epidemic that has rendered million of people, who form the educated middle class to question vehemently as where they belong and what they are supposed to do, and billions […]