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Who is Better: Imran or Musharraf?

By Zeenat Rehman • Jan 24th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Let’s cut aside the slogans, hype and myths and see the factual and on the ground achievements of both of Imran and Musharraf, who are promising to be the new face in our democratic politics with a real change. Let’s compare them on their achievements:
Imran Khan’s Top Achivements:

Imran Khan established the Shaukat Khanum Cancer hospital.
Imran [...]



Hamara Kya Banay Ga Bhai

By Zeenat Rehman • Jan 14th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Due to the war against terror, Pakistan is suffering with the losses of 4.5 billion rupees daily. Yes, that’s the amount and its a real one. In aggregate, Pakistan has suffered some 77 billions dollars in total since this war has begun.
It’s a national crisis that Pakistani economy is literally dead, yet there seems to [...]



Welcome Shashi Tharoor to Pakistan

By Zeenat Rehman • Jan 4th, 2012 • Category: Politics

I am a firm believer in regional peace, security, harmony and progress and I believe that in South Asian region, which is one of the most populous one in the world, there cannot be any peace and progress without the good relations between India and Pakistan, and that is why I always become blissful whenever [...]



Issue Ignored is a Crisis Invited

By Zeenat Rehman • Dec 28th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

US-led Northern Distribution Network (NDN) transiting provisions to coalition forces in Afghanistan comprises of 70% of the NATO supply, while Pakistani routes provide only 30% of them, and as the blockage of NATO supply lines continues in Pakistan, US has finally agreed to a total overhaul in Pakistan and their talks with the Pakistani establishment [...]



Al Qaeda Almost Finished

By Zeenat Rehman • Nov 24th, 2011 • Category: Politics

The good news for the Afghans and Pakistanis is that Al Qaeda has truly weakened and the biggest proof of that is the considerable reduction in the attacks of Predator surveillance and strikes. Military operations on both sides are now just tackling with the Taliban, and the network of Al Qaeda has practically dismantled.
Ayman al-Zawahiri [...]



Casting Crowns to Karachi Policemen

By Zeenat Rehman • Nov 17th, 2011 • Category: Politics

My heart goes out to those policemen who sacrificed their lives for the fatherland against fighting the terrorists in the most posh areas of the Karachi. Just imagine those poor policemen with meager salary and no resources at all working in the most rich area of Karachi, and even then not getting away from their [...]



Messy Greatness

By Zeenat Rehman • Nov 13th, 2011 • Category: Politics

I am tired of hearing that we had a great golden past. Since my birth and since I have seen around, I have found my country dirty, dishonest, corrupt, and without the proper education and healthcare infrastructure. I refuse to hear that our great forefathers were some grand men and women who did grand things.
I [...]



Favoring India Should Be Welcomed

By Zeenat Rehman • Nov 5th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

If you spare me the emotional and sentimental hogwash and read the article before bashing me and declaring me a traitor then it would be great for a change. But I know there are some who would hate to accept the logic and would keep on singing the old hate songs.
India is our neighbor and [...]



Friendship with India

By Zeenat Rehman • Oct 28th, 2011 • Category: Politics

We can change our friends but not our neighbors. Why is it that our neighbours are not happy with us and we have got a declared enemy on our Eastern border, hostility towards the Afghan and Iranian border, and a tepid border with the China?
We have not much worries from the Chinese border and from [...]



Show Muscles to Them, but Which One?

By Zeenat Rehman • Oct 25th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Sometime I really wonder about the armchair strategist who occupy chairs in the TV talkshows from 7 to 11 in Pakistani private channels. These people sit there with intelligent frowns and loud voices and start telling ways as how Pakistan pressurize the United States.
These are the same people who say that Pakistan would never be [...]