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Posts Tagged ‘Quetta Shura’

Quetta Shura

By Prof. Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi • Oct 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Quetta Shura is the ultimate result of the growing threat perception the American led NATO/ISAF feel after their seven years of their occupation of Afghanistan. The more war in Afghanistan lingers on the higher is the threat perception of war on terrorism which American are ultimately going to loose in Afghanistan. The famous saying about [...]



Why Mullah Omer Cannot be in Quetta

By Mohsin Sehgal • Oct 1st, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

I seriously feel pity for the US newspapers like Washington Post and the NewYork Times in specific and others in general. I don’t feel anything for the Fox media as it has been created on the fungus. The way every other week, the reporters of the Post and NY Times churn out stories of battlefield, [...]



Kerry-Lugar Bill; Success of Zardari Regime?

By Haris Hashmi • Sep 25th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

One day is a long time in the world affairs. As the Biden’s proposal to withdraw troops currently engaged in counter-insurgency and nation-building, and instead focus on counter-terrorism there and in Pakistan rapidly materializing and soon we are going to see major shift in the Obama’s policy for this region, carrots are also on the [...]