Archive for 'Opinion'
Obama’s speech
Posted on09. Nov, 2012 by Ghayur Ayub.
by Dr Ghayur Ayub When Asif Ali Zardari visited Quaid's tomb after he was elected as the President of Pakistan, he wrote some interesting comments on the visitor's book. The comments were so inspiring that the agencies had to rush in at odd hours to change the page and the comments. According to Ardesher Kausjee, the [...]
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China On Move Forward
Posted on09. Nov, 2012 by S M Hali.
The journey from 1st to 18th CPC Congress By S. M. Hali The first National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is one of painstaking labour, peril and sacrifices. The first congress took place atShanghai on July 23, 1921. This ominous date set the future course for the PRC and marks the birth date for [...]
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India and Afghanistan
Posted on07. Nov, 2012 by Asif H Raja.
Indian Ambitions in Afghanistan and Beyond By Brig Asif Haroon Raja Although India’s borders are not contiguous to Afghanistan, it has always vied to maintain friendly ties with Afghanistan and to keep Pak-Afghan relations frosty. To India, ties with Kabul mean new trade routes, access to Central Asia’s vast energy reserves and a way [...]
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The Corrupt Are The Terrorist Breeders!
Posted on06. Nov, 2012 by Hamid Waheed.
Cure Corruption Eradicate Terrorism By Waheed Hamid Pakistani Nation cries and bleeds at hands of corrupt practices which effects majority of society. Few benefit and successfully make others hostage to this corrupt culture. These few play with emotions of majority from rich as well as poor segments of society and use tools and techniques to convince [...]
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Rounding Up The Sinners!
Posted on06. Nov, 2012 by Dr Haider Mehdi.
NOTES FROM A SOCIAL SCIENTIST By Dr. Haider Mehdi “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost: That is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” -Henry David Thoreau Let the Generals be tried in a court of law! After all, the Supreme Court [...]
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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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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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TTPs anti-Malala statements
Posted on02. Nov, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali The highly despicable attempt to silence Malala Yousafzai’s 14 your old voice of sanity has been condemned by all and sundry. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has not only taken credit for the shameful act but is also trying to justify their heinous deed. In a written statements issued by the TTP, they [...]
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Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands?
Posted on31. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali As neighbours, China and Japan have a chequered history, mingled with periods of conflict and peace. Following the Second Sino-Japanese War, China was occupied by Japan between 1937 and 1945. The war was a consequence of decades-long Japanese imperialist policy aiming to dominate China politically and militarily and to secure its vast raw [...]
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Mr Karzai, Lend Me Your Ears
Posted on30. Oct, 2012 by Dr Haider Mehdi.
NOTES FROM A SOCIAL SCIENTIST By Dr. Haider Mehdi Mr Karzai you need to listen. Brave, faithful and committed to national cultural renaissance, the Afghan people have been fighting foreign occupations in modern history for far too long. In fact, an entire young generation of Afghans have grown up knowing nothing except the brutal and vicious [...]