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When the Great Game Seems Over

By Afshain Afzal • Jan 29th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Today, when history has once again repeated itself by inflecting humiliating defeat to the foreign intruders in Afghanistan and border areas of Pakistan, there is less chance of western world fulfilling their promises. What west has gifted to Afghanistan and Pakistan is hundreds and thousands of dead bodies of innocent Muslims. Their sins were that [...]



Who are Extremists?

By Afshain Afzal • Jan 22nd, 2012 • Category: Politics

In order to neutralize and eliminate Muslim fundamentalists and alleged human rights violators, US, UK,  and other western countries are pumping in billions of dollars in Muslim countries in the name of war on terror and interfaith harmony. Attempts are being made to eliminate remaining section of Muslim world, especially in Pakistan, where still a [...]



What is Next in Afghanistan

By Afshain Afzal • Jan 8th, 2012 • Category: Politics

As per the latest reports, Washington has planned a conclusive round of talks with the Taliban during this month or early next month. To make a conducive atmosphere, western sponsored media has started leaking reports that US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has removed the name of Amir-ul- Momineen, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar from [...]



Provincialism in the light of Quaid’s speech

By Afshain Afzal • Dec 25th, 2010 • Category: Politics

The 25th day of December bears great significance. It is a day of blessings as birthday of our holy prophet Essa Rohallah (Alhe-e-Salam) falls on the very day. The birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali, the founder of Pakistan, also falls on the same day. On this auspicious day where one likes to share feeling of [...]



Kashmiris’ struggle will not go waste

By Afshain Afzal • Aug 28th, 2010 • Category: Politics

In order to justify the crackdown of Kashmiris all over India, the Indian military Intelligence, G Branch of BSF, IB and RAW have joined their heads to suppress the ongoing Kashmir movement for the independence. The peaceful indigenous Kashmiri struggle is intestinally being linked with militant groups to take action against them. Interestingly, the ongoing [...]



Character of our future generations

By Afshain Afzal • Aug 27th, 2010 • Category: Politics

It is being claimed that certain top western universities, including from US, intend to open their campuses and centres in Pakistani capital city of Islamabad. The news fetched new hopes for the so called top gentry in Pakistan to send their children in foreign universities in Islamabad. Obviously, they would be able to bag the [...]



Question of Character of Our Future Generations

By Afshain Afzal • Aug 21st, 2010 • Category: Politics

The news that certain top western universities, including from US, intend to open their campuses and centres in Pakistani capital city of Islamabad,  must have   stirred the hopes of so called top gentry in Pakistan to send their children in foreign universities in Islamabad . Obviously, they would be able to bag the top jobs [...]



Wrestle between Indian politicians and bureaucracy

By Afshain Afzal • Aug 19th, 2010 • Category: Politics

There is a lot of discussion going on in India that New Delhi shouldn’t have discussed role of Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks. In the same context Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna criticized Indian Home Secretary G.K. Pillai’s remarks on the subject during his visit to [...]



Question of provincial autonomy

By Afshain Afzal • Aug 18th, 2010 • Category: Politics

The provincial governments in Pakistan are trying their level best to achieve as much provincial autonomy as possible. Many of them have started dreaming to raise and mange their own revenues independently. Provincial governments also intend to negotiate with foreign governments as regard to investments and leasing out various projects.  Already, a number of items [...]



Negitive effects of foreign media

By Afshain Afzal • Aug 17th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Media is known to be the fourth pillar of state. However, unlike the other three pillars; legislature, the executive and the judiciary, the media is not a recognized institution in our constitution. Pakistani media is playing very important role in projecting true image of our society and nation building but slowly and gradually Indian and [...]