Osama Bin Laden surprised everyone in late 1990s when he escaped from the Gulf to hide at an unexpected place: Sudan. Is it that the al-Qaeda chief is repeating history by choosing South Asia’s least likely place to hide? Osama bin Laden’s disappearance since late 2001 despite a massive high-tech military and intelligence hunt involving [...]
ISLAM IS BEST Islam is peace, Islam is ease, Islam’s not danger or disease. Islam is love and prosperity. Islam’s not hatred or adversity Islam is salvation through repentance. Islam has love for all in abundance. Islam means no harm or affliction. Islam implores you with affection. Islam is neither maze nor craze. Islam is [...]
A week after the WikiLeaks disclosures, two local non-profit organizations held a seminar in Karachi titled “Freedom of Information: Access to Information, Using Freedom of Information for Advocacy.” Participants called for better enforcement of Pakistan’s freedom of information laws to enhance transparency and government accountability. While timing of the seminar was probably a coincidence, it [...]
The United States was never, and is not, an enemy of Pakistan. But the US political, military and intelligence thrust in Afghanistan over eight years has decidedly placed the US on the side of our enemies. This is a US choice, not a compulsion. From day one, Washington chose to turn Kabul into the new [...]
I used to think that the civil and military governments borrowed billions of dollars from the World Bank, the IMF, the ADB and other foreign and local banks to develop the country’s infrastructure and to improve the quality of life of the masses. It turns out that the major chunk, if not all, of the [...]
Pakistan is a poor country but its legislators are rich. This is what comes out of the PILDAT report on the assets declared by our parliamentarians. Most of the parliamentarians are in the category of the very rich and super rich by Pakistani standards. With total assets of Rs. 3.2 billion Kohistan’s Mahboobullah Jan of [...]
The discussions regarding revolution are serving as a slogan for political parties these days. Altaf Hussain, who is talking about revolution, is the one who has served General Musharraf in the past. If he thinks that either the Iranian or French Revolution can occur in a country like Pakistan, then he is certainly mistaken. The [...]
Every time our nation is in a state of total despondency and hopelessness, something happens to make us hold our heads high and be proud of our homeland. Aisam-ul-Haq, the bright young Pakistani tennis player, has given the nation a reason to smile this time around. Not only did he bring us honour and recognition [...]
12 September witnessed a telethon primarily conducted by ex president and former army chief Pervez Musharraf at a private channel to raise the funds for flood affected people. Four hours duration work created more than 25 crores Pakistani rupees more than five crores expected to be pledge from the friends and family of former President [...]
PUNJAB Governor Salman Taseer, who routinely makes controversial statements on different issues irrespective of the fact whether or not they fall within his purview, has made a very pertinent observation. Briefing media at Governor House in Lahore, he emphasized that Kalabagh Dam would not prove harmful for any province; hence, its construction could be started [...]
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