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What will be the result of Qatar peace negotiation?

By Malik Achakzai • Jan 28th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Afghan Taliban are always black mailed by the Pakistani authorities, they are used as a tool of disturbance in Afghanistan since 1996 till now.
Afghan president Mr. Hamid Karzai in his briefing to media told that, “I am knowing the feelings of Afghan Taliban ready for peace negotiation with us, but they aren’t allowed since Pakistani [...]



Does the Police have a responsibility too?

By Uza Syed • Jan 27th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Using a fake license plate on a vehicle is a crime in all civilized countries including Pakistan. An important function of the traffic police is to ensure that they spot this crime and take action against the offenders. It is embarrassing for me to inform you, that you and your many hundred policemen failed to notice that the prime Minister of Pakistan on 19th January 2012 was driving a vehicle with a fake number plate.



Donkey, Lord, Potter, and Punjab Assembly

By Rai Azlan • Jan 26th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

There is a famous Punjabi saying that says, “Potter faced the anger when lord fell from the donkey”.  Our politics is almost the same lord that drops all his anger on poor potter when the real culprit is donkey. There are many issues need urgent solution but authorities are busy in moulding non issues to [...]



Options For Military Establishment in Pakistan

By Maria Sultan • Jan 25th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

I don’t subscribe to the notions that our military establishment has learned its lessons and all of a sudden have become pro-democracy and have started abhorring the dictatorship, and will never stage any sort of coup ever in the future. That is so naive and so preposterous.
I am sure the apatite for ruling the country [...]



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 [...]



Judiciary Was Never a Problem for PPP

By Maria Sultan • Jan 23rd, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Picard: Come back! Make a difference!
Kirk: I take it the odds are against us and the situation’s grim.
Picard: You could say that.
Kirk: If Spock were here, he’d say that I was an irrational, illlogical human being for going on a mission like this… Sounds like fun!
-Star Trek: Generations

Sanity won in Islamabad this past [...]



Arfa Karim - May this nation do not forget you

By Rai Azlan • Jan 22nd, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

It is an old news now and to be honest I know that very well. So far, a lot has been said and written on this sad incident, the youngest Microsoft professional Arfa Kareem died last week. I should have responded to this news earlier this week but I am purposefully writing about it now. [...]



Maza Nahin Aya

By Ali Yar Khan • Jan 21st, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Disappointment and dejection was palpable among various TV talk show anchors and their armchair analysts when they came to learn that the Apex Court didn’t ironed out Prime Minister and threw him out of the court, or that there was no storming of the court, and things remained cooler and calmer.
Many anchors were beating the [...]



Karachi Alliance of Zulfikar Mirza Ready

By Salman Mugsi • Jan 20th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Asif Ali Zardari can forgive and forget anything but anything regarding non-support of his corruption cases. MQM had sensed that these are last days of this highly unpopular government and they have also observed the confrontation of government with the establishment, and they don’t want to be seen much closer to the government in these [...]



What Mr Zardari Brewed from NRO

By Inam R Sehri • Jan 19th, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Today, on 16th January 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued contempt of the court notice to the sitting Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr Gilani for not implementing the SC’s judgment on NRO originally announced on 16th December 2009. Once again a PM is going to be sacrificed for one person in the [...]