American actions in the ‘war on terror’ have been driven by fear – at home and abroad. Fear that it may happen again, fear of the unknown, fear of the alien. It explains not only the radical thrust of Washington’s actions in the Greater Middle East but also the dulling of critical faculties. That pertains [...]
After eight years in the White House, President Bush’s twin daughters are looking forward to a respite from Washington – if only for their father’s sake.
In a PEOPLE interview, Jenna Hager and Barbara Bush, both 27, reflect on the strain George W. Bush has been under. The twins also offer some advice to the Obamas’ [...]
Suffocation in the shops, smell of heavy sweat, hot weather and extreme humidity are not the reason that people are finding it hard to head towards the markets in the first Eid of Summer after almost 36 years, rather it’s the security situation in the country, which has put the whole country in uncertainty and [...]
Had it been Asif Ali Zardari running the affairs of the state of Pakistan on 9/11, the current status of Pakistan would have been entirely different.
President General (r) Pervez Musharraf is not a politician. He is a commando, who shoots from the hip and takes the decisions swiftly and in digital format. He heard ‘Yes’ [...]
I’m not convinced we are winning it in Afghanistan. I am convinced we can… We are looking at a new, more comprehensive strategy for the region that would cover both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. In my view, these two nations are inextricably linked in a common insurgency that crosses the border between them!
Navy Adm. [...]
If you ask me then I would say that Asif Ali Zardari should right now say good bye to Nawaz Sharif and join hands with the PML-Q and Musharraf and invite MQM in the center.
This would not only end this judicial crisis, but will give more time to the government to focus on other issues [...]
It is the norm that a new government in a country changes its lobbying link in Washington, DC as well. Presently, while the late Bhutto’s Pakistan People Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are busy in keeping their alliance intact on the issue of restoration of sixty judges, they are also discussing the selection [...]
Washington, D.C. “Every Nuclear Expert we met says there is going to be nuclear terrorist attack in the States, but no one knows when”, says Journalists Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins, the authors of new book named The Nuclear Jihadist. Addressing over several dozen people at the Politics and Pros book store, Frantz said he [...]
Couple of weeks ago, Asif Ali Zardari the co-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party and Dr. Farooq Sattar, the top man of MQM in Pakistan exchanged traditional hats and Ajraks with each other and showered artificial smiles and made the children of Altaf Bhai and Zardari sisters and brothers.
Those who know MQM, knew that this won’t [...]
