Globalization poses several challenges for the “national question” in the 21st century is one of them. The ongoing restructuring of the global political economy by multinational corporations, multilateral trade agreements, and such supra-national institutions as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, raises questions about the history and future of the nation state.
Two newspaper reports:
1. The US Embassy in Islamabad hosted an event on July 3, 2011 in support of gay rights. Speaking on the occasion, US Deputy Ambassador Richard Hoagland stated that the US would support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights in Pakistan. “I want to be clear: the US Embassy is here to support [...]
Even if early polls are not held, the present assemblies will stand dissolved near the end of March 2013.
The political parties have started waking up to the reality and begun bracing for the polls.
It would be a good exercise to indulge in guesswork about the options available to different political parties and their likely strategy [...]
Suddenly, a cockroach flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. I wondered if this was the cockroaches response to all the glory that was spoken about it!
She started screaming out of fear. With panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach. [...]
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Natural therapy for opening the veins of the heart.
For Heart Vein opening :
Lemon juice 01 cup
Ginger juice 01 cup
Garlic juice 01 cup
Apple vinegar 01 cup
Mix all above and put on low heat, [...]
Some facts are bare; some obscure or in the realm of conjectures.
That the United States wants to eliminate the safe havens of Al-Qaeda and its allies from Pakistani territory is very much clear; what is not manifest is the American agenda for Pakistan in the context of the new ‘Great Game’ that is being played [...]
Wisdom Is The Ability To See Things The Way Nature Sees Things”, Its A Tall Claim. Knowledge Based On Human Faculties Is Three Dimensional.
Nature Is Not Bound By Dimensional Limitation. It Is Ethereal, Infinite And Is The Will That Keeps Our Three Dimensional Universe And Our Planet On Its Charted Path. Nature Can Slow It [...]
Deception inherent in trust- Rude Awakening.
We have been deceived by our ally USA, which claims to be our strategic partners, from the Western friendly border, which by stretch of wildest imagination could not have been the factor in our regional threat perception, for petty political interest and playing to the gallery to their domestic audience. [...]
Although in the past one did come across various suggestions to redefine Pakistan’s politico-administrative structure by creating new provinces, lately the issue has come in the forefront of political debate with unprecedented vigour.
The Pakistan nationalist movement was woven around the charismatic personality of Mohammed Ali Jinnah but lacked a firm organizational and institutional structure.
More to the point, it had little or no internal democracy. Not surprisingly, in the aftermath of the creation of Pakistan, the leadership, especially after Mr. Jinnah’s early demise, proved singularly incapable of coping [...]
