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Posts Tagged ‘Hamid Gul’

Supporting Taliban, but on What Price?

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Dec 18th, 2009 • Category: Features


Hamid Gul: Nothing But The Truth

By A Khokar • Jun 19th, 2009 • Category: Politics

The former Pakistan intelligence service ISI chief, Lt. Gen. Hamid Gul, probably is the most hated Pakistani general in the West’s mainstream media. Interestingly, his views about the US are no different than the views of the two celebrated Zionist American Jews, former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger and professor Noam Chomsky.
“America is the [...]



Zardari Getting Aid in a New Fashion

By Mushtaq Ahmad • Dec 12th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment


System Yeah Apna Hai

By Muskan Hina • Dec 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics

After the change in the faces, the hopes are dashed by the anxiety, frustration and the same old policies and strategies. Nobody is asking for overnight improvements and rectifications, but at least the people of this hapless country deserved a sense of urgency and directions from the new so-called democratic leaders.
The things have gone that [...]



Pakistan and President of Pakistan

By M Mirza • Nov 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Pakistan needs a Messiah

By A Khokar • Nov 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics

“I don’t care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating.” Said William Marcy Tweed - (1823-1878). Tweed was head of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th century New York. *In Pakistan also, it did not matter who voted [...]



Aid from IMF

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Nov 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Asif Zardari: ‘India & Pakistan Share Blood Ties’

By The Pakistani Spectator • Nov 24th, 2008 • Category: Politics

President Asif Ali Zardari has become Pakistan’s first head of state to promise a “no-first nuclear-strike” against India. He talked of the need for change and reconciliation in India-Pakistan relationship, and the possibility of doing away with passports for travel between the two countries.
The surprise statement came when Zardari was addressing the Hindustan Times Leadership [...]



Alam-e-Junoon Mien

By M Mirza • Nov 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Zardari Could Follow Karzai

By Salman Mugsi • Nov 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics

To the dismay and shock of American policy makers, the so-called puppet Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that he would guarantee security for Taliban leader Mullah Omar if he ever wanted to negotiate and said Western allies should remove him or leave if they disagreed with that.
As the war against terror in Afghanistan is [...]