Archive for July, 2008


Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan – A National Hero

By on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan is considered father of the nuclear bomb in Pakistan. Is he really? Nuclear programs are not something which you can start and finish in a couple of years particularly when you have to develop the required technology and all related things by yourself. It takes long planning and work to get [...]

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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s Visit to America

By on Saturday, July 26th, 2008 | 3 Comments

Why he is going there?What he is going to get? Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is going to the US to seek political support. During this visit, the US Administration is going to deliver some key policy messages to him. America’s main concern is inability of Pakistan’s government to curtail terrorist activities in the [...]

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Report: Taliban Using Sophisticated Media Network

By on Friday, July 25th, 2008 | No Comments

By NAHAL TOOSI, Associated Press WriterThu Jul 24, 10:50 AM ET KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban have created a sophisticated media network to undermine support for the Afghan government, sending threats by text message and spreading the militia’s views through songs available as ring tones, according to a report released Thursday. The International Crisis Group [...]

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Rice: Pakistan Should Do More to End Violence

By on Friday, July 25th, 2008 | No Comments

By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer PERTH, Australia – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory. Speaking Friday in Australia, Rice suggested to reporters that a surge in Taliban-related violence in Afghanistan had its source in the restive semiautonomous [...]

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Aitzaz Ahsan – Public Intellectual?

By on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment

In the recent issue (July/August 2008) of Foreign Policy magazine they have published a so called Top 20 Public Intellectuals survey where Mr.Aitzaz Ahsan has been ranked on number 5. Pakistan media particularly GEO TV and Aitzaz Ahsan himself seem to be proud of this ranking. First let us see the definition of the word [...]

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Stock Markets Plunged in Pakistan

By on Friday, July 18th, 2008 | No Comments

You may already have read this news in the newspapers or watched on the TV Channels. First the news. Yesterday, Thursday July 17, 2008 Karachi Stock Exchange 100 Index (KSE 100 Index) plunged to two years low at 10,000 then closed at 10,213 by the end of the day. Its lowest close in two years. [...]

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Rafiq Tarar Given Government Residence

By on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Rafiq Tarar, an Ex. President and buddy of Sharif family has been given government residence and he has moved from his private home to government provided housing according to GEO TV Channel . Rafiq Tarar said that according to rules and regulations any ex. president is entitled to live in government housing for the rest [...]

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Pakistan’s Political Scene – Part 1

By on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 | No Comments

Let us see first to what agony people of Pakistan are going through at present. Prices of daily commodities are going sky high Prices of petroleum products are going out of control There is load shedding of electricity to the full extent all over Pakistan Terrorism Five months ago people of Pakistan elected their representatives [...]

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Qazi Courts Set Up in Mohmand Agency

By on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 | No Comments

The following news has appeared today in the daily DAWN newspaper of Karachi. GHALANAI, July 14: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has set up Qazi courts in four places in the Mohmand tribal region. Taliban spokesman Dr Assad told Dawn on Monday that the Qazi courts had been set up to settle disputes in accordance with Sharia. He [...]

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