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New Report for Putin

By Tahir Hameed • Jun 12th, 2011 • Category: Politics

A new report prepared for Prime Minister Putin by the Federal Security Service (FSB) says that former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged and jailed in the US for sex crimes on May 14th after his discovery that all of the gold held in the United States Bullion Depository located at Fort [...]



Pleading From Rangers

By Tahir Hameed • Jun 10th, 2011 • Category: Politics

He stood forth clasping his hands for mercy as the ranger dragged him forth. He seemed to be pleading for his life but alas another ranger shot him dead in cold blood. There was news that he was attempting to rob someone but did it sanctify his death.
It is an act that is appalling and [...]



America is Here to Stay

By Tahir Hameed • Jun 9th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The Dum Dums sitting in the seats of power have to realize that USA is here to stay. Its eyes are upon the resources and minerals in Afghanistan and perhaps in Baluchistan as well. The incident in Abbotabad was created to show that the ISI is incapable. And the Americans net aim is to get [...]



Plight of Government Schools

By Tahir Hameed • Jun 8th, 2011 • Category: Features

I recently saw a show aired by Dunya Tv and hosted by Mubashar Luqman. It was all about government schools in Punjab and what was happening over there. The first school in Lahore showed corporal punishment being meted out to children by the Principal; it was further reported that it was done on a regular [...]



Saleem Shahzad Killing, Who Dunnit?

By Tahir Hameed • Jun 1st, 2011 • Category: Politics

Syed Shahzad, a well knownr journalist who was the Pakistan Bureau Chief of Asia Times online (Hong Kong) and had recently disclosed in an article that members of Pakistans Naval Forces have sympathies for Al-Qaeda and Taliban. He further added that Al-Qaeda carried out the brazen attack on PNS Mehran naval air station in Karachi [...]



Bit of Self Analysis

By Tahir Hameed • Jun 1st, 2011 • Category: Politics

Beyond the normal din and cacophony of criticizing our government and establishment is a thing called self analysis and self criticism. How many of us really sit back and analyze ourselves before launching into tirades about others?
How many of us have actually thought of contributing to our society and towards charity? How many of us [...]



Mrs Clinton

By Tahir Hameed • May 30th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Mrs. Hillary Clinton has visited Pakistan, in a bid to woo Pakistans Army and ISI. Yes Pakistan is Americas Ally in the War in terror and now according to Mrs. Clinton it is time that the Pakistan Army penetrated Waziristan and took on the so called terrorists that have been hitting out at NATO and [...]



Mindset of a Beggar

By Tahir Hameed • May 20th, 2011 • Category: Politics

When you see a talk show featuring politicians belonging to different political parties, you often realize that these men and women often indulge in catcalls and in blaming one another.
However none of these parasites has any solutions for the pressing problems that the nation faces. When you see a politician named Raisani Sahib all drunk [...]



Hollow Resolutions by Pakistani Parliament

By Tahir Hameed • May 19th, 2011 • Category: Politics

The Pakistani Parliament passes a resolution reaching a consensus that the violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and drone attacks will not be tolerated. And as soon as Senator Kerry has talks, with the Pakistani President and PM along with Pakistan’s Army chief, the drone attacks resume. In addition, the IMF announces that agricultural tax, wealth tax, [...]



Pakistan in Catch 22

By Tahir Hameed • May 18th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In the modern world there are Pharaohs that rule the world and Pharaohs that are ruling nations. Small Pharaohs are subservient to Pharaohs that rule the World. Our nation is a place where the trouble lies that our rulers are not good in diplomacy and neither are they concerned about the future of the masses.
As [...]