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It is my misfortune to have a cursed relationship with some of Pakistan’s best minds. I owe them a lot for having learnt quite a few things from their work and examples like sound arguments, use of [...]

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Have you ever given thought to the fact that what ridiculously ugly and suicidal life form we mortals have become? Here is our earth, a tiny particle of dust in the cosmic ocean of mass, and what [...]

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The propagandists are back in action, this time however to save their own skins. But before I move even a bit further on discussing their antics and semantics I must pay Pervez Musharraf a compliment. During his tenure, one must concede, propaganda was [...]

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As the country’s national assembly elects its new premier today, there are whispers going on in my head. Perhaps it is passionate imagination but I feel the spirit of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto is talking to me asking when her assassins will be brought to [...]

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Since the defeat of President Musharraf’s loyalists in the national elections, the Western neo-cons and their cohorts in the TV channels, such as Fox, are projecting a doomsday scenario about the war on terror. We are repeatedly told that if Musharraf goes [...]

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So finally Yousaf Raza Gillani, the Pakistan People’s Party loyalist and the former Speaker of the National Assembly has been nominated by the alliance as the next Prime Minister of the country. The nomination comes [...]

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As soon as the popular verdict was known the incumbent government’s moles with the aid of some foreign diplomats moved with a clear view to sabotage the popular choices. The first attempt made was to cajole and coax [...]

Tags: Corruption, Defense, Democracy, Dictatorship, Justice, Mandate, Neo-Conservatism, Pakistan, Politics, USA, War on Terror

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You can help find a cure for paralysis and help people like Chase walk again.On April 26, five-year-old Chase Ford will be participating in the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon. But it’s not just Chase’s young age that will make this [...]

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Mr Heinrich Buecker from Berlin very kindly drew my attention to the following cause one of these days. You are requested to visit the site and see if you can join the cause. I am for it.
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One of Pakistan’s best journalists Aamer Ahmed Khan went to interview Asif Ali Zardari. The resulting interview is a must read. Since it was done for the BBC I am carrying it with due attribution. However [...]