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Man Who is Gross Not Allowed in Pakistan

By Altaf Khan • Jan 18th, 2012 • Category: Politics

US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Marc Grossman wanted to visit Pakistan but owing to prevailing situation he was not allowed, lamented by the top bosses in the Washington.
The US State Department Spokesman said Pakistan refused to grant permission due to prevailing situation. The spokesman said United States wants better relations with [...]



Pakistan Retreats after NATO Attack

By Altaf Khan • Dec 21st, 2011 • Category: Politics

There was no other way for us was the reaction of many military officers when asked about why they are meowing and backtracking from their uptight and upright stance. They had gotten themselves in an impossible situation and it was hard for them to backtrack except suffering lots of embarrassment.
Nato has said the Pakistan [...]



NRO Boogie Haunting Zardari

By Altaf Khan • Nov 26th, 2011 • Category: Politics

It’s always very refreshing to see that there is a ray of hope left in Pakistan and there still exists an institute upholding the name of justice and safeguarding the good name of Pakistan and is steadfast as the guardian of the aspiration of people of Pakistan.
It is very heart-warming and blissful to see that [...]



Thank You Karzai

By Altaf Khan • Oct 24th, 2011 • Category: Politics

I was enthralled to read the statement of Afghan President. Let’s take his recent statements on their face values. The man is talking very sanely and very reasonably. While denouncing the hand of Pakistani agencies interfering in Afghanistan in light tone, the Afghan President is tilting towards Pakistan, even defying US in some cases publicly, [...]



Why Majority of Pakistan is Angry with Pakistan

By Altaf Khan • Sep 16th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Awami National Party (ANP) was against the very creation of Pakistan and it badly wanted to either integrate the frontier province with the Afghanistan or wanted to have it as a separate state of India. Its founding and then successive leaders have always associated them with the Gandhi and then other Indian leaders. They now [...]



Mustafa Kamal Press Conference for Damage Control

By Altaf Khan • Sep 6th, 2011 • Category: Politics

MQM has at last come out and retaliated to the rain of allegation from every side and dragged everybody into the fray. Their blue-eyed boy and the only man with good reputation Mustafa Kamal addressed a jam packed press conference. Mustafa Kamal threatened media, PPP, PML-N, ANP, and almost everybody else in covert and overt [...]



England Responsible for Karachi Unrest

By Altaf Khan • Aug 29th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

What Pakistan People’s Party’s former minister and key member, Zulfikar Mirza revealed  in a packed press conference few hours ago about Karachi is more or less known by the Pakistanis, but nobody ever dared to say it loud. But the thing is that the whole Pakistani nation saw the two hours long press conference by [...]



Ban MQM, PPP, ANP, JI in Karachi and Bring Back Lights

By Altaf Khan • Aug 23rd, 2011 • Category: Politics

Rehman Malik has claimed 89th time that the target killing has been curbed from the city of Karachi. For the umpteenth time, he has declared that hundreds of target killers have been arrested, and the mafias have been dismantled and all the stakeholders are happy, and this all has been done under the guidance of [...]



War Against Pakistan

By Altaf Khan • Jun 5th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Isn’t it time that we start speaking truth? There have been lots of lies lying around and now their rotten stench is melting the hearts.
The war which we call as the war against terror is in fact the war against Pakistan. Pakistan is under attack from two sides, from within and from outside. Once again [...]



Clean Chit to Pakistan by US?

By Altaf Khan • May 29th, 2011 • Category: Politics

There can be no peace, no stability, no democracy and prosperity in Pakistan, unless the violent extremists are removed. But there also cannot be any peace if the US keep carrying on drone attacks on Pakistan and keep supporting the terrorists in Balochistan and the Mehsud terrorists in Waziristan.
If United States government fails to [...]