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Media is Encouraging Terrorism and Violence

By Rohail Butt • Nov 27th, 2008 • Category: Politics

A small blast occurred at the Imam Bargah in Peshawar and 4 people were injured slightly and there was petty property loss. When I switched on the television, all the electronic private channels including GEO, ARYONEWORLD, AAJ, HUM, Waqt, Express, Samaa and others were projecting that as all hell was broke loose in Peshawar and […]



Obama : The World’s President

By Ali Yar Khan • Nov 27th, 2008 • Category: Politics

When Barack Obama became the 44th president of United States, there was a sense of ecstasy, joy and relief in virtually every country of the world, except in Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan. Though the people of United States voted for change, the people who really need “change” from United States remained apprehensive and scared.
Barack Obama […]



Don’t Pull Out Troops From FATA

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Nov 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Army Chief General Kayani has rightly suggested to the government that it’s not the time to even contemplate the forces pullout from the tribal and Swat region. The recent strategy and the calculated manouvers by the new army chief shows his professionalism and the aptness of his role. It is fully hoped that he will […]



Rising Sectarian Violence in Pakistan

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Nov 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Steadily and gradually but continuously, a planned sectarian violence is spreading across Pakistan starting from the North West province. The curse of terrorism is still there, but suicide bombings and bomb blasts only occur occassionally and their effect is on a single locality and they are condemned by the whole society and it unites the […]



Barack Obama: This is change that there is no change.

By A Khokar • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

U.S. policy is not about one individual, and no matter how much faith people place in President-elect Barack Obama, the policies he enacts will be fruit of a tree with many roots. Among them: his personal politics and views, the disastrous realities his administration will inherit, and, of course, unpredictable future crises. But the best […]



America Ka Naya Shikaar

By piya • Nov 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)



Finding Osama bin Laden in FATA rubbles

By A Khokar • Nov 17th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Barack Obama has said that he is not against war, only against stupid wars. One might then reasonably ask if the present war in Afghanistan is not a stupid war. During the election campaign, the president-elect said it was the “right war” (instead of the one in Iraq), and that he would even support opportunistic […]



Obama For Osama

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Nov 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Washington has made it’s strategy very much clear in regard of deadly air strikes in the North West of Pakistan. The attacks are unfolding without any delay in the FATA region and they are increasing day by day. US now believes that Osama Bin Laden is in the FATA area operating with full liberation and […]



Gilani Should Take Heart

By Ali Yar Khan • Nov 12th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Do you know Pakistan has also got a premier? Yes, we have a puppet in our lush Prime Minister House, which has become adept at issuing tasteless and bland statements and has developed a super-natural ability inaugurate different buildings, roads, hospitals, shows, and other things at short notice. That is not all. He has also […]



Need for new doctrine after fall of Al-Qaedaism

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Nov 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)