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Paanch choohe ghar se nikle karne chale shikar: Thirteen spymasters gather to stare at each other By Azaz Syed Friday, 09 Oct, 2009 ISLAMABAD: It was an unusual dinner hosted by Javed Noor, the chief of the Intelligence Bureau, at a ‘safe house’ of the civilian spy
Paanch choohe ghar se nikle karne chale shikar: Thirteen spymasters gather to stare at each other By Azaz Syed Friday, 09 Oct, 2009 ISLAMABAD: It was an unusual dinner hosted by Javed Noor, the chief of the Intelligence Bureau, at a ‘safe house’ of the civilian spy
Shame on General Kayani for meddling into the Kerry-Lugar Bill. Leave politics to the politicians please.: Between the lines By Cyril Almeida Friday, 09 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Memo to the Pakistan Army: don’t wait for the revolution in military affairs to get a high-speed Internet connection. Actually, the army could have spared the country a
Shame on General Kayani for meddling into the Kerry-Lugar Bill. Leave politics to the politicians please.: Between the lines By Cyril AlmeidaFriday, 09 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Memo to the Pakistan Army: don’t wait for the revolution in military affairs to get a high-speed Internet connection. Actually, the army could have spared the country a fresh
Geo TV Report on Assets of Nawaz Sharif: One of the most corrupt politicians in Pakistan’s history seems to be a ‘maqrooz’ of his own family. What a joke! “that’s one of our top politician beti, biwi se KARZ, oh god…8 lak rupy ki tho sirf woh
Geo TV Report on Assets of Nawaz Sharif: One of the most corrupt politicians in Pakistan’s history seems to be a ‘maqrooz’ of his own family. What a joke! “that’s one of our top politician beti, biwi se KARZ, oh god…8 lak rupy ki tho sirf woh
Aid Package From U.S. Jolts Army in Pakistan: By JANE PERLEZ and ISMAIL KHAN Published: October 7, 2009 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In an unusual move, the Pakistani Army expressed public anger Wednesday at
Aid Package From U.S. Jolts Army in Pakistan: By JANE PERLEZ and ISMAIL KHAN Published: October 7, 2009 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In an unusual move, the Pakistani Army expressed public anger Wednesday at the terms of a large American aid package, saying it interfered with Pakistan’s national
Pakistani Christians fear more extremist attacks: Thursday, 08 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) A man stands guard at the door to a church in Gojra.— Photo by AFP GOJRA: Almas Hameed lost seven relatives when an angry mob burnt down his home in a rampage against Pakistan’s
Pakistani Christians fear more extremist attacks: Thursday, 08 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) A man stands guard at the door to a church in Gojra.— Photo by AFP GOJRA: Almas Hameed lost seven relatives when an angry mob burnt down his home in a rampage against Pakistan’s
Democracy in Pakistan is challenged by the champions of "National Security": Wise or unwise, the bill must not become the basis for fresh cleavages between the army and the political opposition on one side and the government on the other. Corps commanders express concern over Kerry-Lugar By Iftikhar A. Khan
Democracy in Pakistan is challenged by the champions of “National Security”: Wise or unwise, the bill must not become the basis for fresh cleavages between the army and the political opposition on one side and the government on the other. Corps commanders express concern over Kerry-Lugar By Iftikhar A. KhanThursday,
‘Go Get Zardari’ campaign in the guise of the NRO frenzy: Who are the key conspirators: Nawaz Sharif, Jamaat-e-(ghair)-Islami, Imran Khan, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Who are their agents: Mullah Media Alliance,
“Go Get Zardari” campaign in the guise of the NRO frenzy: Who are the key conspirators: Nawaz Sharif, Jamaat-e-(ghair)-Islami, Imran Khan, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Who are their agents: Mullah Media Alliance, Friends of Establishment, Friends of Taliban, Pakistani Taliban Union of Journalists What is their
Blackwater ki talash: Riding on the wave of anti-Americanism, while disguising their love for Taliban and Al Qaeda, agents of Taliban in Pakistani media and politics (commonly known as Friends of Taliban) have been consistently spreading rumours about the presence of Blackwater
Blackwater ki talash: Asadullah Ghalib is in search of Blackwater (or Xe) in Islamabad. FO denies presence of Blackwater Friday, September 18, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday said there is no presence of Blackwater in Pakistan. Addressing a weekly briefing here, Foreign
The missing persons: All but forgotten by our saviour, the Chief Justice of Pakistan?: Kia hua tera wada…. All but forgotten? Wednesday, 07 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) THE cases of the missing persons that Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry had been pursuing with vigour before he was unseated in March 2007 have now been virtually
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By-election ambivalence of Nawaz Sharif: Wednesday, 07 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) THE ambivalence of the PML-N on whether its leader, Nawaz Sharif, will participate in the upcoming by-elections, scheduled for Nov 7 barring a court order to postpone them, is very peculiar. Refusing to commit
By-election ambivalence of Nawaz Sharif: By-election ambivalence Wednesday, 07 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) THE ambivalence of the PML-N on whether its leader, Nawaz Sharif, will participate in the upcoming by-elections, scheduled for Nov 7 barring a court order to postpone them, is very peculiar. Refusing
President Obama, please send one drone to the Jihadi / sectarian hub in South Punjab please!: Fears rise over militants in Punjab Tuesday, 06 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Despite the ban, and repeated vows by
President Obama, please send one drone to the Jihadi / sectarian hub in South Punjab please!: Fears rise over militants in Punjab Tuesday, 06 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Despite the ban, and repeated vows by governments to root out militancy, Jaish is thriving. — Photo by Reuters BAHAWALPUR: Three burly gunmen stand menacingly at the gate
Imran Khan’s favourite Tehrik-i-Taliban claim deadly UN office blast: Tehrik-i-Taliban claim deadly UN office blast Tuesday, 06 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Police and security forces survey UN World Food Programme (WFP) offices in Islamabad after a suicide bomb attack, October 5, 2009. — Reuters MEDIA GALLERY Suicide bomber strikes
Synagogue-dweller is Afghan Jewry’s last gasp: Born in the western Afghan city of Herat in 1959, Zebulon Simentov lives, eats and prays alone — the last known Jew in a country dominated by conservative Muslim culture. In the late 19th century, Afghanistan’s Jews numbered about
Synagogue-dweller is Afghan Jewry’s last gasp: Born in the western Afghan city of Herat in 1959, Zebulon Simentov lives, eats and prays alone — the last known Jew in a country dominated by conservative Muslim culture. In the late 19th century, Afghanistan’s Jews numbered about
The Kayani-Shehbaz meeting: The news that the army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, and the Punjab chief minister, Shehbaz Sharif, had a “secret” meeting has not so far been denied by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) department. Reports claim that the PMLN leader
The Kayani-Shehbaz meeting: The news that the army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, and the Punjab chief minister, Shehbaz Sharif, had a “secret” meeting has not so far been denied by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) department. Reports claim that the PMLN leader
Jamaluddin Khan: An unsung hero of Pakistan-China friendship: Another Swati pays with life for saving Chinese engineer Friday, October 02, 2009By Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: The bullet-riddled body of a Swati in whose house the kidnapped Chinese engineer had spent a night in October 2008 after escaping from
Jamaluddin Khan: An unsung hero of Pakistan-China friendship: Another Swati pays with life for saving Chinese engineer Friday, October 02, 2009By Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: The bullet-riddled body of a Swati in whose house the kidnapped Chinese engineer had spent a night in October 2008 after escaping from
President Zardari’s popularity ascends: Survey: Zardari emerges as the most popular personality: Survey ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has emerged as the most popular personality on the Pakistani political landscape as 51 percent of the people terming President Asif Ali Zardari as the most
President Zardari’s popularity ascends: Survey: Zardari emerges as the most popular personality: Survey ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has emerged as the most popular personality on the Pakistani political landscape as 51 percent of the people terming President Asif Ali Zardari as the most
We need more people like Maryam: Monday, October 05, 2009Syed Anwar Mahmood (The News) Maryam Gilani has done us proud. She has also set an example for her peers and colleagues to follow. And she has put to shame the senior ones who lost the
We need more people like Maryam: Monday, October 05, 2009Syed Anwar Mahmood (The News) Maryam Gilani has done us proud. She has also set an example for her peers and colleagues to follow. And she has put to shame the senior ones who lost the
‘Nawaz bound not to contest polls until December 2010’:‘Musharraf will not be tried’: * Saudi king urged Nawaz to abide by deal * By-elections delay sought to accommodate Nawaz, not due to security concerns JEDDAH: The government has decided not to take any action against former president Pervez Musharraf and has forwarded
‘Nawaz bound not to contest polls until December 2010’:‘Musharraf will not be tried’: * Saudi king urged Nawaz to abide by deal * By-elections delay sought to accommodate Nawaz, not due to security concerns JEDDAH: The government has decided not to take any action against former president Pervez Musharraf and has forwarded
Imran Khan chickens out of the NA 123 by-election: PTI CEC stops Imran to contest in NA 123 By-election LAHORE : Central Executive Council of Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) has stopped Imran Khan to contest in By-election from NA 123 here on Saturday. According to details, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf