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Masses Maturity in Pakistan

By Aftab Alam • Feb 25th, 2010 • Category: Politics

In all the recently held bye elections masses maturity was established at least. Everywhere the BJP (viz JI) of Pakistan was cast off with full resolve. Their tossed candidate; a veterinary doctor gained simply .1 % votes in NA 55 Rawalpindi 6. Masses of the country have made out with naked eyes the repulsive role [...]



Disease of Pukhtoonkhwa

By Guest Blogger • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Promotion of Provincialism and Ethnocentrism by President of Pakistan is highly deplorable, and is against the Constitution of Pakistan, in which it is the basic Policy principle of Constitution of Pakistan which directs to make efforts against provincialism but our president is trying to promote provincialism and ethnocentrism.
Name of Puktoonkuwa.
Names of Pukhtoonkhwa and Afghania are [...]



Why PML(N) Haggles Over NWFP Name Change?

By Sher Ali • Jan 4th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Pukhtoonkhwa, Abaseen or anyother name would be fine if it is accepted by the people of NWFP, or to majority of them for that matter. Nothing can be perfect and not everyone in this world could agree upon single one thing. So the rule of thumb is to accept the aspirations and inclination of the [...]



Salam to NWFP

By Ali Yar Khan • Nov 24th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Our army is fighting the terrorists and the terrorists have the advantage to appear, attack and disappear from anywhere, unlike conventional warfare where the whereabouts of the enemy are known. Ironically, due to the negligency and lack of vision on the part of our army and the government, the terrorists have been fostering in this [...]



Nawaz Sharif in Gilgit-Baltistan

By Haris Hashmi • Nov 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, quaid Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) PML-N has at last mustered some courage and defying the King of Saudi Arabia. He is visiting, after a long ten years, Gilgit-Baltistan.
Lots has been said and written over the Nawaz Sharif’s inactivity on the national political horizon. He hasn’t gone to Sindh and Balochistan and [...]



Zardari, Sharif and Co. – The fleece that wouldn’t sell

By Kaptain Mirza • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Yet another feast and this is NOT a feat. The nation wilts and tilts to a position where there is no return. The Army is locked up, beefed up and engaged from where it cannot step back but from whence it has to return victor, no second option. Until then the pawns have to be [...]



The Golden American Biscuits and SWAT - The Heaven of the Eternally Displaced Undead Souls. Eternally..??

By Kaptain Mirza • Oct 3rd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Let’s wander down the lanes of Kashmir which rocked to the tunes of the reverberating and scared mountains, whilst beneath them the earth was angered. Angered and filled with transgressions unpardonable.
Come October 8th and the fate of Kashmiris on this side was sealed away into ignoble and oblivious history. The 3 million displaced Pakistani Kashmiris, [...]



Solution to Balochistan Problem

By Shayan Khan • Aug 11th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Let me state it loud and clear, no one else has the right to solve the problems of Balochistan province of Pakistan except the people of Balochistan. Pakistan Army or Frontier Constabulary or Agencies don’t have to worry about solving the problems of Balochistan, they must be worrying about defending the borders of Balochistan.
On every [...]



APC on Balochistan

By Sher Ali • Aug 10th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Every Pakistani  is concerned over the situation in Pakistan’s largest and resources wise richest — but the most backward — province and wants its remedy as early as possible. News pouring in from this province is not refreshing and the frustration, agony and anger is rising.
Just compare Punjab and Balochistan in terms of everything, and [...]



Presidency Corridors are Trembling

By Farid Masood • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Presidency corridors have started trembling like Army Houses’ were before August 2008. I had mentioned on March 15 right before re-instatement of Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry that Mr Rehman Malik may not be able to stop long march with container wall around presidency & if marchers are able to reach there that would be final round [...]