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ISI cleared of Mumbai involvement

By fzuberi • Dec 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:13:35 GMT
The FBI has cleared Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of any
involvement in last month’s terror attack on India’s financial hub.
After interrogating the sole surviving gunman, The Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) concluded that the ISI was cleared of any
involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks on November 26, Pakistani
daily The Dawn quoted diplomatic [...]



Irrational Sabre-rattling

By Anwar Jalal • Dec 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics

India continuous reluctance of providing  tangible proofs for the Pakistan alleged involvement in the Mumbai attacks  in spite of Pakistan frequent insistence  for  the same stands totally against reason and even common sense and thus sound clumsy. Latest proof  in this regard is the statement of Ronald Noble,(secretary general the global police agency Interpol ) n which he has said  that India has not shared any information with it about last month’s deadly attacks in Mumbai (Bombay).
This attitude  of  [...]



Advantages of WAR

By asimali • Dec 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics

In my views, this whole war agenda is created to get some advantages,by India,Pakistan and America, i am not sure that Pakistan is directly involve in this or indirectly but Government is enjoying advantage of this issue.
In India Congress is doing all its Election campaign on the basis of this threat against Pakistan, in Congress [...]



Western Diplomatic Efforts to Ease Indo-Pak Tensions

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Dec 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

As the eventful year of 2008 entering its last week, moods in New Delhi are swinging by following the signals which emanate from Washington. Sometimes it gets hot by defying December cold and next day it gets back to normal like temperature in winter after hearing roaring PAF jets hissing. By shrewd diplomatic aggression, India [...]



Ghulam Farid: A Deserter of Pakistan Army : India Exploiting

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Dec 24th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Pakistan has made it crystal clear that Sepoy Ghulam Farid (No 4319148) deserted the Army on June 6, 2006. “He (Ghulam Farid) is certainly not an Army employee,” the official of Pakistan military forces said. He said that India might have apprehended him sometime back and now it was trying to ploy this drama keeping [...]



Looking Behind the Indian Smoke Screen

By A Khokar • Dec 24th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

It was another anniversary time of 9/11 and I could feel a sense of haughtiness mixed with joy prevalent in the corridors of White House Washington boasting the U.S. successes in Iraq war. George W Bush at his last leg of tenure in office wants to leave behind his legacy of a ‘war time successful President’. [...]



What If India Attacks Pakistan

By Salman Mugsi • Dec 22nd, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

It seems that the war is imminent between India and Pakistan this time, though it would be likely on the small scale. India would most probably execute surgical attacks in Kashmir area under the control of Pakistan and perhaps on the border with Qasur, and then it depends upon the response of Pakistan that a [...]



Indo-Pak Row: ‘Un-Conventional’ contacts Required

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Dec 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Indus Water Treaty

By Mushtaq Ahmad • Dec 19th, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Hindu Terrorism? Imran Khan

By captainjohann • Dec 18th, 2008 • Category: Politics

I am not a particularly enamoured of Gautier’s writings but as i see most of the pakistani spectators talk about India as though ruled by terrorists, i thought this writing by mr. Gautier will bring some balance .
I was particularly disappointed with the comment by Mr.Imran Khan, a cricketer whom i always admired. His comment [...]