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May 19 2008

Let Geo English work please!

Published by Farrukh under International, Media Freedom

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The issue of license is becoming only too onerous now. Geo Network is failing to launch its 24×7 English news channel called Geo English aka Geo International. While one can understand the legal issues concerning the matter, the government should also take [...]

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May 11 2008

Progress in Benazir Bhutto UN probe issue - News Most Welcome!

Published by Farrukh under Important, International, Main

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I have just returned from a press talk of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmud Qureshi and while the talks are still deadlocked on the issue of the judges’ restoration there is heartening signs of progress elsewhere. The [...]

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Apr 30 2008

The Taliban-Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman coalition

Published by Farrukh under General, Important, International, Main

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Coalition politics is one of the most difficult of products of democracy. To win over and and take a huge number of differing parties along is quite an onerous task. While in most cases the coalitions that are formed prove welcome news [...]

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Apr 18 2008

Panda and the goblet of fire (breathing space - April 18, 2008)

Published by Farrukh under International

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As the Olympic torch was brought in public in Islamabad I was wondering how many of the participants know of the Mount Olympus, the Olympian gods, Hercules’ mythical contributions to the origins of the game. [...]

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Apr 15 2008

Sinophobia: Tibet, Energy, Olympics and Musharraf in China

Published by Farrukh under Important, International

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I believe now that Musharraf has failed in the basic foreign policy test set forth by the Western democracies in recognizing Israel as a state, he is bound to try and charm China. Indeed in his first [...]

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