People have developed a habit of blaming leaders for everything. I do not know if it is due to naivety, to make for good blog posts, or to avoid having any accountability for our actions. Problems are always because of bad actions. The appointment of corrupt leaders is also because of bad deeds.
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It is a fact that United States has damaged the reputation of Pakistan and its security apparatus in the recent days. From the issue of Raymond Davis to the Osama killing, US has shown no compassion and trust towards the Pakistani forces and its government and now Pakistan is furious and it has shown that [...]
It is the easiest thing to criticize and condemn, but we want to make it very clear that a planned and designed incident cannot undermine our country, neither its army and nor its intelligence agencies. We all standby our country and salute our forces who have a history of long sacrifices and have protected our [...]
Barack Obama has indicated he would be prepared to launch another US raid into Pakistani territory if another leading terrorist suspect was found to be hiding there.
In a BBC interview before a state visit to London this week, Obama described the killing of Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad as a “powerful moment” for America.
He [...]
Pakistanis never wanted to and will never want to be evolved into one nation based on one language and one culture, and they would deliberately try to remain Punjabis, Sindhis, Baluchis, Pushtuns etc. Pakistanis would not make any serious efforts to implement a federal educational system based on science and logic only and would continue [...]
Whereas this may be the limitation of technology that Pakistan possesses in shape of High and low altitude Radar system. Especially the low altitude Radar sets that they do not pick up the helicopters moving along the hilly terrain within the valleys and it remains total invisible on Radar Screen. The carbon powder coating and other [...]
Even the most passionate among the optimists find it difficult to see light at the end of the tunnel.
The political observers who were busy lamenting the vices of a dysfunctional government are now shocked and dismayed to discover that the malaise is at its extreme and pervades all institutions.
The Abbottabad Operation has exposed the infirmities [...]
After the 9/11 twin tower attack in New York, a joint US-Pak intelligence operation to hunt down terrorists of Al Qaeda in the War against Terror was started. Pakistan picked some 20 Al-Qaida top elites master minds of 9/11 attack who were on run in Afghanistan and after US invasion of Afghanistan were now escaping [...]
A discussion of the effects of blasphemy laws on freedom of speech and religion.
Ambassador to US Husain Haqqani is one of those 40 personalities who shaped the United States capital of 2010, according to a magazine.
The Washingtonian Magazine, in its December 2010 edition, says no other city in the world offers the mix of politics, business, arts, philanthropy, sports, think tanks, universities, and culture that Washington does. Here [...]
