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Posts Tagged ‘War on Terror’

In-Camera Parliament Session or a Shut-up Call

By Farid Masood • Oct 16th, 2008 • Category: Politics

After two days of briefing by Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha during in-camera joint session of Parliament, now the in-camera session continues for the briefing of government’s internal and foreign policies. 
Government seems to be sticking on the policies handed-over by its successor care-taker government. This has been witnessed by the […]



What’s Going On?

By Sameer Shaharyar • Oct 16th, 2008 • Category: Politics

It has been a national crisis in Pakistan that behind the scene government follows some other policies and in public they flaunt some other policies. This has remained with all the passing and the current government in Pakistan and there seems to be no change in the near future. That way nobody knows what’s […]



Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness

By The Pakistani Spectator • Oct 16th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

“It’s difficult to understand the lack of preparedness and the ineffective initial response to a disaster that had been predicted for years and for which specific, dire warning had been given for days.”
…  Susan Collins
 
Security from terrorists’ attacks is a formidable challenge for any entity these days and hotels are no exception to it. Innovative […]



Do You Know Qazi is Doing Train March?

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Oct 15th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Though the reasons are still mostly unknown, the ambitions clouded and the objectives vague and warped, the news is that the Jamat-e-Islami of Qazi Hussain Ahmad is doing train march from Peshawar to God knows where. He says that every member of the Jamat has tied up death apparel around his head and they are […]



Arrest Qazi Hussain Ahmad for Supporting Terrorism

By Sameer Shaharyar • Oct 15th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The Pakistani security forces have been joined by the local population of the tribal areas and in many agencies the tribes have formed Laskhars to fight out the militants, who are sending in suicide bombers in the various cities of Pakistan and these militants are trying to have their own writ in the tribal areas […]



No Cowing in Fear

By A Khokar • Oct 15th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Terrorism is an unusual phenomenon which can be defined by the responses of on lookers. It is evil in itself and emanates from the sense of fear generated by any sudden dreadful covert action under taken by some ruthless coward assailants by attacking the public prime targets to terrorise the society for their vested interests. […]



The US Election and Pakistan and What Might it Mean. A Foreign Perspective

By Jessica Di Bella • Oct 14th, 2008 • Category: Features

The election in the United States has reached the boiling point. It is not only Americans, but people from all over the global community who are concerned about what the new year will bring for the US, because of what it potentially means in areas […]



Danger can never be overcome

By Dawar Naqvi • Oct 14th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Danger can never be overcome without taking actions.
We all had observed significant signs about the presence of Taliban in Karachi. In an interview to a foreign radio,
on 4th August, 2008 Spokesman of Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan, Maulvi Umer said “Karachi is a focal point for the whole world including India.
The presence of Taliban […]



How to Succeed in Afghanistan Without More US Troops

By Wil Robinson • Oct 14th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Both presidential candidates agree that the insurgency in Afghanistan needs to be addressed. Yet neither senator has a clue about how to go about it.
The idea of a “surge,” similar to the troop increase in Iraq, seems to be the most popular choice. But despite General Petraeus’s counter-insurgency tactics, a carbon-copy of Iraq pasted onto […]



Kick Out Afghan Refugees

By Sameer Shaharyar • Oct 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Yes, kick them out because they are no more immigrants or refugees. They have been sent back many times, but they always come back. They own property here, running their business and involve in all kinds of smuggling, kidnapping, militancy and other crimes and they have infected the FATA very badly, and there infection is […]