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Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan Nukes’

EXCLUSIVE: The lie Cheney told about A.Q. Khan

By Guest Blogger • May 28th, 2009 • Category: Politics

American newspapers don’t use the word “lied” as a matter of form — preferring the more innocuous “false statements,” which is supposed to be less biased. But a McClatchy newspaper article Friday says myriad elements of Cheney’s terrorism speech Thursday were tantamount to lies — positing that the former Vice President was guilty of “omissions, [...]



Nawaz Sharif’s Role in War on Terror

By Salman Mugsi • Oct 8th, 2008 • Category: Politics

At last some good news is in the offing with some promise and substance. Nawaz Sharif is playing the bridging role between the Taliban and Afghan administration+NATO to resolve the issue through dialogue to ensure the peace in the war torn region. In the dialogue being held in Mecca, representatives of all the Taliban groups [...]



Keep Going PML (N)

By Ali Yar Khan • Aug 29th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The march towards the free judiciary which is the only guarantee of the survival of this fabulous country will go on and the lucky PML-N is the chosen one to keep the flame ablaze for this unprecedented struggle, and they must carry it on, come what may; hell or brimstone, fire or floods.
Posterity would salute [...]



Yaum-e-Takbeer

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • May 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistan is a nuclear-empowered country courtesy to the nuclear blasts done by the government of Nawaz Sharif, despite of the enormous external and internal pressure. This nuclear program was started by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and then carried out and protected by every successive government.
On 28th May, 1998 these tests were carried out in the mountains [...]