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Imran Khan Loosing Popularity as Time Passes

By Haris Hashmi • Mar 7th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Imran Khan soared out of nowhere, and then all of a sudden he is dropping like a chopper falling on ground after developing a technical fault. There are two fundamental reasons as why Imran Khan’s popularity graph is plummeting as swiftly as it went up.
Firstly, Imran didn’t have a clue about what was in the [...]



Punjab Institute of Cardiology Tragedy 80 Die Due to Fake Medicine

By Haris Hashmi • Jan 25th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Do these people in pharma companies really not have any fear of Allah, orĀ  they don’ t have any compassion for the humanity and dont they have any children and families?
In a gruesome and heart-breaking incident at the PIC Lahore, at least 70 patients of the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) have died after consuming [...]



Vision is What is Needed

By Haris Hashmi • Jan 18th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Proactive measures which really work only emanate from the deep and authentic vision. That is why visionaries are a rarity, but they do exist in our nation and in every country. It’s matter of recognizing them and giving them opportunity to render the guidance.
In Pakistan, like any other country natural disaster happen all the time. [...]



Air Indus Jobs Helpline Website Information in Pakistan

By Haris Hashmi • Jan 8th, 2012 • Category: Misc

Almost all the paperwork for the new airline Air Indus has been completed and it’s poised to take control of the domestic flight operations in the country. They will gradually takeover from the Pakistan International Airlines. The most important thing to note here is that it’s majority shares are owned by Faryal Talpur, who happens [...]



Mitt Romney on Pakistan

By Haris Hashmi • Jan 6th, 2012 • Category: Politics

I was pleasantly surprised to read the statement of Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney in the newspapers and blogs. He seems to be more aware and knowledgeable than the lot ruling the world’s super power right now. He not only understands the issue, he also mentions a reasonable approach towards the solution.
“In a place [...]



What’s the Problem of Asma Jehangir in Memogate Case?

By Haris Hashmi • Jan 3rd, 2012 • Category: Politics

Asma Jehangir is one of the most controversial figures in the Pakistani horizon. She has been a secular and religion-less lady, which draws respect and support from such circles within and outside the Pakistan. She doesn’t like the Islamic image of Pakistan, and doesn’t like the military and dictatorial tilt of Pakistani affairs.
Her stances have [...]



Zardari Gone for Good

By Haris Hashmi • Dec 17th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story

Even if he musters his courage and guts and come back to Pakistan to resume his presidency, the writing is on the wall clearly that his days are numbered. May be he won’t met with extreme fate like his wife or his father-in-law, but he is not either going to fulfill his dream of ruling [...]



America Pushing Pakistan to Wall

By Haris Hashmi • Dec 5th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

I am perplexed over the policy of United States towards Pakistan. The dealing of America with Pakistan is strange and very confusing. They never ever have considered Pakistan as a rogue state as they say about Iran or North Korea, but they have also never shown very warm affection like they show for India or [...]



Wait Until NATO Strikes At GHQ

By Haris Hashmi • Nov 27th, 2011 • Category: Politics

One of American friend told me this,”The Afghan and Durand Line War is unwinnable and is crippling the US economy. If the US government wants war, give the Military Industrial Complex lobbyists rifles and send them to do their macho stuff where the action is.”
And that is true and as I rang up [...]



Zardari Got New Life As Haqqani Resigns?

By Haris Hashmi • Nov 24th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

If there was nothing in this memo scandal and Mansoor Ijaz is a liar, then why the resignation of Haqqani was approved? Why Haqqani came running over like a frantic duck and was trying to cleanse his laundry in every nook of Islamabad? What was the pressure from the Aabpara and Mall Road?
Husain Haqqani was [...]