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Gilani’s Golden Grind

By Ali Yar Khan • Feb 4th, 2012 • Category: Politics

In his inner circle, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani boasts that he is the only prime minister in the history of Pakistan who has chaired most cabinet meetings, who has remained present in the national assembly for the longest time, and who has been able to complete almost four years, and he has seen the [...]



Maza Nahin Aya

By Ali Yar Khan • Jan 21st, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Disappointment and dejection was palpable among various TV talk show anchors and their armchair analysts when they came to learn that the Apex Court didn’t ironed out Prime Minister and threw him out of the court, or that there was no storming of the court, and things remained cooler and calmer.
Many anchors were beating the [...]



Elephants Fight for Power, Ants Fighting for Power Too

By Ali Yar Khan • Jan 13th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani and ISI chief Shuja Pasha have given explicit warnings in words through ISPR to the government to behave, and they have also warned Gilani-Zardari duo with their action of changing the commander of the dreaded Triple One brigade.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani after holding a one-on-one meeting with [...]



Diaper Army

By Ali Yar Khan • Jan 9th, 2012 • Category: Politics

I fully endorse the plea made by Dr. Shireen Mazari to the Pakistani government that let’s not stand in the way of the diaper and the US soldier. Yes please, before the whole of Afghanistan get’s wet and smelly due to this disgusting situation, at least those containers containing the pampers and diapers for the [...]



One More Worst Year

By Ali Yar Khan • Jan 2nd, 2012 • Category: Politics

I don’t have any inkling to play angel of doom, but we have to be realistic. We all know that things are not great in our country, and there are issues of every kind in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and not addressing the problems tops the list and then these problems become insolvable crisis.
So [...]



Shamsi Airbase; Red With Pakistan-Afghan Blood

By Ali Yar Khan • Dec 16th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In his celebrated column Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan mentioned that 16th December, 1971 was the day when we as a nation must have learned some ever-lasting lessons, but we didn’t. Dhaka we lost, and General Niazi surrendered along with 90 thousands soldiers. A Hamoood-ur-Rehman commission was formed, and it put forward it’s truthful facts and [...]



Mariam Nawaz Scope in Pakistan Politics

By Ali Yar Khan • Dec 12th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Our hereditary politics is quite vivid in recent days as the PPP embraces for getting a new Zardari-Bhutto mix leader, while PML-N is bracing for having another Sharif in the form of Mariam Nawaz Sharif.
Though Hamza Shahbaz Sharif was being touted and projected as the heir of Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif, but courtesy to [...]



Zardari Knew of Osama Bin Laden Attack in Advance?

By Ali Yar Khan • Dec 4th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Mansoor Ijaz is at it again and refuses to get off the limelight bandwagon. Such is the excitement and thrill of remaining in the news that the man is firing explosives news missiles one after another, and all aimed at the Zardari regime and it seems that the purpose is to divide the establishment and [...]



Winds of Defiance?

By Ali Yar Khan • Nov 30th, 2011 • Category: Politics

There is no doubt over the fact that the Mohmand Agency gruesome incident, where NATO helicopters attacked a military check post at Salala, leaving up to 28 soldiers dead and injuring 13 others has damaged the Pakistan-NATO relationships to a great great extent. The question is whether the current tough and [...]



Will Army Forgive Hussain Haqqani?

By Ali Yar Khan • Nov 21st, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

There is no choice for poor Haqqani but resign. He would consider himself lucky if he gets away from being declared traitor and being sent to the gallows. Contrary to all the expectations, he has arrived in Islamabad and trying his utmost best to convince the movers and shakers in establishment that he is not [...]