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Posts Tagged ‘Capitol Hill’

Proving its nation-statehood

By Prof. Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi • Mar 27th, 2009 • Category: Politics

President Obama’s showing of olive branch to Iran by  a desire of having a restructured relations with Iranian people and leaders  is a watershed change in the future of international relations.    It is a diplomatic and political triumph for Iran to prove its nation-statehood  on the principles it was established in 1979 through a mass [...]



Consensus Between PPP & PML (N) in Linking with Lobbying Firms In Washington

By kami • May 8th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

It is the norm that a new government in a country changes its lobbying link in Washington, DC as well. Presently, while the late Bhutto’s Pakistan People Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are busy in keeping their alliance intact on the issue of restoration of sixty judges, they are also discussing the selection [...]



Some Sell Outs Sufi ‘Muslims’ In Washington

By kami • Apr 17th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Washington, D.C., After the September 11, it has become the fashion for some con-artists, who could disguise themselves as Sufis, to get attention by trashing Islam. In last August, I attended an event at The Heritage Foundation (THF), a conservative think tank, which is located at walking distance from my home in Washington DC, around [...]