Archive for November, 2012
Myth and Reality of Human Rights in Pakistan
Posted on04. Nov, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
“Pakistan is hit by none others but her declared friends and allies. There is a complete betrayal; Pakistan has had to pay a heavy price for this exploitive friendship that is worse than enmity.” Raja Mujtaba By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal People of Pakistan strongly support the promotion and application of universally agreed human [...]
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In Defense of Richard Falk
Posted on04. Nov, 2012 by Lawrence Davidson.
An Analysis by Lawrence Davidson Part I – Who is Richard Falk and What Has He Done? Richard Falk is the present United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories. His job is to monitor the human rights situation in the territories, with particular reference to international law, and report back to both the U.N. General [...]
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A lioness of Palestine!
Posted on03. Nov, 2012 by Franklin Lamb.
Fearsome and Awesome Look at you… my beloved Look at you This little fist of yours Slams before the world The final word This little fist of yours Says it all RIGHT is GREATER than MIGHT The sparkle in your eyes BLAZING FIRE [...]
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ATTACK ON MALALA
Posted on03. Nov, 2012 by Editor.
ISLAMIC OR UN-ISLAMIC? By Asghar Ali Engineer The recent attack on Malala Yusafzai, a 14 year old tribal girl from Pakhtunkhwah province of Pakistan shocked not only Pakistan but the whole world. There was near unanimity among the people of Pakistan that attack was not justified and there were demonstrations against it and collective prayers [...]
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Happy Eating
Posted on03. Nov, 2012 by Humayun Gauhar.
By Humayun Gauhar I’m sorry I didn’t write from London the Sunday before last because I just couldn’t find the time. Much relief to the reader, I’m sure. There were no newspapers last Sunday because of Eid, so one was absent again. Now I’m back. And I’ve had one more injection in my left eyeball [...]
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Barbed Association
Posted on03. Nov, 2012 by Asif H Raja.
By Brig Asif Haroon Raja Afghanistan shares 1400 km border with Pakistan. Apart from geographic contiguity, 42% Pashtuns of 28 million population of Afghanistan share religious, ethnic, linguistic and cultural ties with 15.2 million Pashtuns of 174 million population of Pakistan. Pashtuns living in close vicinity of Durand Line have blood relations and the border [...]
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Kashmir is Pakistan!
Posted on03. Nov, 2012 by Nadir Mir.
By Brig Nadir Mir Kashmir is disputed between Pakistan and India. If Indian held Kashmir (IHK) was part of India then what is the dispute? The dispute is that Kashmir which should have been part of Pakistan is illegally and forcibly occupied by India. A recent Pakistan Interior Ministry statement reportedly equating Kashmir and other [...]
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Drone Murders and UK Courts
Posted on03. Nov, 2012 by Raja Mujtaba.
UK High Court hears Pakistan drone killing case By Robert Stevens The High Court in London is considering a request for a full judicial inquiry into the alleged role of the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) spying operation in aiding drone strikes by the US Central Intelligence Agency in Pakistan’s northwest region. The court is [...]
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Israel And Abu Jihad
Posted on02. Nov, 2012 by Alan Hart.
Remembering Abu Jihad and why, really, the Israelis killed him By Alan Hart More than 24 years after the event, and to prevent a battle with the newspaper in the courts, Israeli military censors cleared for publication by Yediot Ahronot a truth – that it was Israeli commandoes who, on 16 April 1988, went all [...]
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Pakistan-US Fractured Relations
Posted on02. Nov, 2012 by Asif H Raja.
By Brig Asif Haroon Raja Historically Pak-US relationship has always been marked by convergence and divergence of national interests that kept on switching from friendship to friction. The US gained more during the times of convergence of interests but periods of divergence outweighed the former. Although Pakistan earned the title of ‘most allied ally [...]
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