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Divided We Stand United We Fall

By Tanzeel • Apr 23rd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Instead of waging war on the ones who have brutally murdered our Pakistani brothers, slaughtered our soldiers, bombed girls schools, blasted barber and CD shops, shot innocent women, our nation is proudly engaged in fighting a war against MQM on various fronts.

Be it parliament, media or internet our patriotic nation has again proved themselves united [...]



Where is CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary?

By Rohail Butt • Apr 23rd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

When Nawab Akbar Bugti was assassinated on the orders of General (r) Pervez Musharraf, the chief justice of Pakistan was Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary. When the case of Shazia Murree was raised, the apex court was headed by the Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary. No suo moto action was taken by him, though he was very active in [...]



Islamic Republic of Taliban

By Tanzeel • Apr 16th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Finally the gun totting custodians of Islam through their “holy campaign of terror” have introduced the “Rule of Allah” in one of the most beautiful parts of Pakistan and regrettably the imposition of Talebani Shariah at gun point has unanimously been approved by the Pro-Taleban Pakistani parliamentarians except MQM which has shown some serious reservations [...]



After Swat, Dir is in Danger

By Ali Yar Khan • Apr 3rd, 2009 • Category: Politics

District Dir’s lower area is adjacent to the Swat valley which has drawn world attention as the Nizam-adl regulation has been issued in the area though the president of Pakistan hasn’t approved it yet. A fragile and ominous peace hobbles in the Swat, while the militants lurk on the sidelines.
As situation in Swat remains alarming, [...]



The Fault and the Divide: an account of the 2005 Earthquake

By Arun R. Zaheeruddin • Apr 1st, 2009 • Category: Politics

The earthquake that left Pakistan shaken in its step towards progress and lay waste to a generation of would-be leaders and youth. Now, though, how are we to respond back. I chose to write a book, what have you done lately with those painful memories.



PML(N) Should Take Punjab Battle to Sindh

By Rohail Butt • Mar 26th, 2009 • Category: Politics

All the political activity, right now in Pakistan, revolves around the throne of Lahore. Pakistan People’s Party is attacking the Punjab Cake from different angles. Through horse-trading, through shenanigans, through state power, through subjugation and intimidation and now through reconciliation.
On principle its the part of the politics. PPP has every right to vye for the [...]



Two Important Lessons

By Anwar Jalal • Mar 25th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Sociology and psychology are two most important academic disciplines. Though both these subjects are being taught on master level in almost all the universities, including University of Peshawar where they have separate departments, yet, ironically, these subjects, despite of their great importance, are not in the syllabus at college level in [...]



Af-Pak Strategy and a different Islamabad (Urdu Column)

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Mar 1st, 2009 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Azli Dushman (Pakistan Urdu Blog)

By M Mirza • Feb 28th, 2009 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Carnage in Dera

By Prof. Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi • Feb 25th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The suicidal bomb blast in the funeral procession in my hometown Dera Ismail Khan on 20th like before left more than thirty dead and twice of them wounded.  It was a target attack on the Shia as they were carrying the funeral of a Shia activist gunned down a day before.   A similar attack was [...]