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Posts Tagged ‘pushto’

Self-Rule for the People of Northern Areas

By ahsan • Oct 26th, 2009 • Category: Politics

The declaration of “Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order 2009” has not only fulfilled the longstanding demand of the people of Northern Areas for self-rule on the lines of AJK type of governance, it will also frustrate the nefarious designs of Indian external strike in Northern Areas.  It is beyond doubt that the Northern Areas of [...]



Drones over Balochistan

By Prof. Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi • Mar 22nd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The New York Times’ news was stunning and shocking that that Drones’ attack can be extended to the Southwest province of Balochistan.    The major factor accountable for the attacks under consideration by the Obama Administration was the Taliban/Al Qaeda militants factor having permeated the province, particularly the Pushto speaking belt since US attack on Afghanistan [...]



Pakistan: Social Injustice

By Saleem Khan • Jun 15th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

Social Injustice’ is a concept relating to the perceived unfairness or injustice of a society in its divisions of rewards and burdens. The concept is distinct from those of justice in law, which may or may not be considered moral in practice. Social Injustice arises when equals are treated unequally and unequal are treated equally.
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Mohtarma Musarrat Shaheen

By Shayan Khan • Nov 10th, 2007 • Category: Entertainment

Originally Published at Chowrangi by Fahd Mirza:
Let me confess it. Let me wash my dirty clothes in front of public. Let me remind you what you too were fond of doing. At one stage of our life or another, we used to stealthily look at the Pushto movie advertisements in the Urdu newspapers. In those [...]