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PTI - The Way Forward

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Nov 8th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Many people did not like the idea of “conditional” alliance with PML-N when Imran Khan (IK) said the sentence at Lahore airport after his historic public meeting at Minto Park that if Mian Brothers announce their assets, we can make alliance with N League. It was an immature statement. Other day Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) social [...]



Implementation of Effective Local Government System In Pakistan

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Jul 6th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

How to realize an elusive dream
After the inception of the concept of “nation-state”, the countries of western world drafted local government systems in accordance with their indigenous needs which ensured decentralization, delegating administrative and financial powers to the local governments. Irrespective of the model of the state, federal or unitary, these states ensured participation [...]



Loadshedding and Media

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Mar 23rd, 2010 • Category: Features

The country is facing 18 hours of electricity break down these days. It is almost collapse of the state. I condemn most of the media outlets for giving it less-than-due coverage. It is useless to mention the loss being accrued to industrial, business and domestic sectors due to the collapse of [...]



Pak Taliban Nexus

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Mar 22nd, 2010 • Category: Features


After Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar’s Arrest

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Mar 16th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Questions are being raised even after more than a month what prompted Pakistan to go after Afghan Taliban leadership despite the fact both parties used to have certain level of understanding which always has been despised by the USA and its western allies ever since war on terror started in October 2001. Brief description of [...]



Reasons for arrest of Senior Taliban Leaders by Pakistan

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Mar 13th, 2010 • Category: Features


India and Geo Strategic Current Affairs

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Mar 6th, 2010 • Category: Features


Tehrik-e-Insaf Should Also Do Insaf with itself

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Feb 27th, 2010 • Category: Features


Arrest of Mullah Abdul Ghani

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Feb 19th, 2010 • Category: Features


Need for Serious Diplomacy

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Feb 11th, 2010 • Category: Features