Original Articles Archive
Ramadan in the USA: Tanvir Qaiser Shahid offers a non-stereotype image of Ramadan in the USA.
One Saudi phone call will silence Musharraf trial seekers: Saudis come to Musharraf’s rescue * King Abdullah calls on Pakistani leadership to abide by agreement* Any step against former president could affect Pak-Saudi ties, political stability in Pakistan Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: The Saudi authorities have formally sent
Are you sleeping Chief Justice Chaudhry? Why is Air Marshal Asghar Khan’s case pending before the SC since 1996?: Govt not to ask SC to take up Asghar’s case: AG Tuesday, September 01, 2009 By Sohail Khan ISLAMABAD: Attorney-General Sardar Latif Khosa on Monday said the government would not file an application in the Supreme Court, praying for
Are you sleeping Chief Justice Chaudhry? Why is Air Marshal Asghar Khan’s case pending before the SC since 1996?: Govt not to ask SC to take up Asghar’s case: AG Tuesday, September 01, 2009 By Sohail Khan ISLAMABAD: Attorney-General Sardar Latif Khosa on Monday said the government would not file an application in the Supreme Court, praying for
Thar coal energy project: Thank you, President Zardari: Munno Bhai analyses a good news from Sindh:
Thar coal energy project: Thank you, President Zardari: Munno Bhai analyses a good news from Sindh: Sindh cabinet approves Thar coal project to generate up to 1,000MW power Wednesday, August 12, 2009By By our correspondent KarachiSource The Sindh Cabinet approved on Tuesday the Thar coal project for
A new Musharraf-Nawaz deal sponsored by Saudi Arabia: Musharraf reaches Riyadh as royal guest Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf arrived in Riyadh on Monday, where he will meet Saudi King Abdullah, a private TV channel reported. Musharraf’s legal adviser Chaudhry Fawad said
PML(N)’s balloon punctured by Brigadier Imtiaz?: Asadullah Ghliab’s analysis: PML(N)’s baloon punctured? Ayaz Khan: Nawaz Sharif under pressure? PML(N) issues 24 hour deadline LAHORE: PML-N Information Secretary Ahsan Iqbal initially announced a 24-hour deadline for the PPP to stop its “propaganda campaign” before extending it
Editorial: General Beg’s mess: Ex-army chief General Aslam Beg (Retd) gets bogged down in damning facts whenever he tries to fend off criticism of his past misdeeds. In the latest attack launched by an ex-ISI officer Brigadier Imtiaz Ahmad Billa (Retd), his tenure
Compared to what awaits the Pakistan Army in Waziristan, the Swat operation was a skirmish.: What lies in Waziristan Monday, August 31, 2009Zafar Hilaly Compared to what awaits the Pakistan Army in Waziristan, the Swat operation was a skirmish. There 30,000 Taliban wait to give battle. As fighters, they are matchless and have few
BB was no security risk: Beg: What an irony! Those who are the biggest threat to the national security of Pakistan (i.e. corrupt Generals of Pakistan Army) are issuing certificates about who was secruity risk and who was not. BB was no security risk: Beg
PTI demands treason case against Nawaz: Monday, August 31, 2009By By our correspondent Karachi The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh (PTI) has demanded that a treason case be registered against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for killing 15,000 people in Karachi in a military operation launched in
Brigadier Imtiaz ‘Billa’ causes predictable dissension: War of words and lack of action In the national interest Monday, August 31, 2009Kamal Siddiqi The writer is editor reporting, The News This week was dedicated to political statements and the fact that nothing ever gets done if
PML-N wants Musharraf, Kayani tried under Article 6: PML-N wants Musharraf, Kayani tried under Article 6 LAHORE: The PML-N wants the trial of former president Pervez Musharraf and all his abettors, including then ISI DG and present COAS Gen Ashfaq Kayani, under Article 6 of the constitution,
The ISI-Nawaz Sharif alliance: Too old to remember?: Reinventing history —Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi The current debate in the electronic and print media on the 1992 security operation, first in rural Sindh and the then in Karachi, is not a non-partisan, fact-based study. The debate is highly polemical
Province-like admin structure approved for NAs. Thank you, PPP.: Long live democracy, long live PPP. Historical reforms for the Northern Areas of Pakistan approved by the PPP Government. Province-like admin structure approved for NAs ISLAMABAD: The province-like administration structure has been approved in federal cabinet with Prime Minister
Go America Go, Jamaat-e-Islmai, General Zia-ul-Haq and the enemy within: Mullah Munawar Hassan’s column in today’s Jang for an anti-USA alliance in Pakistan:
Go America Go, Jamaat-e-Islmai, General Zia-ul-Haq and the enemy within: Mullah Munawar Hassan’s column in today’s Jang for an anti-USA alliance in Pakistan: Contrast the above column with Nadeem Paracha’s critique a few weeks ago: Gone fishing By Nadeem F. Paracha (Dawn Blog) Looking at one of the many
Can we have dialogue with these cirminals (as per the wishes of Imran Khan, Dr Israr Ahmed and Mullah Munawar Hasan)?: At Least 22 Dead in Pakistan Bombing Ali Imam/Reuters A border guard injured in a
Can we have dialogue with these cirminals (as per the wishes of Imran Khan, Dr Israr Ahmed and Mullah Munawar Hasan)?: At Least 22 Dead in Pakistan Bombing Ali Imam/Reuters A border guard injured in a suicide bombing that killed at least 22 people was brought into a hospital on Thursday in Peshawar, Pakistan. By ISMAIL KHAN and PIR ZUBAIR
Dr A Q Khan, a careless neglect?: Careless neglect? Monday, August 24, 2009 This is with reference to Dr A Q Khan’s column “Science of computers — part I” which appeared in your pages on Aug 19.1. Dr Khan writes: “The computer is an essential part
There is far more to be lost than gained by any action against Gen Musharraf, says Ayesha Siddiqa.: Capital games By Ayesha SiddiqaFriday, 28 Aug, 2009 The present PPP leadership understands the cost of exposing Musharraf who will certainly be protected by his own institution, a facility that others in this polity do not have. –File Photo
A comprehensive review of the ISI money, Nawaz Sharif, IJI and MQM Pandora Box: PML-N’s losing grace ISI money case to reopen old wounds, hurt many Situationer Saturday, August 29, 2009By Amir Mir LAHORE: Former chief justice of Pakistan Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui’s statement that the Inter Services Intelligence dished out millions of rupees to
A comprehensive review of the ISI money, Nawaz Sharif, IJI and MQM Pandora Box: PML-N’s losing grace ISI money case to reopen old wounds, hurt many Situationer Saturday, August 29, 2009By Amir Mir LAHORE: Former chief justice of Pakistan Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui’s statement that the Inter Services Intelligence dished out millions of rupees to
PML-N shamelessly eludes direct rejection of taking money from the ISI and avoids seeking apology from the nation.: PML-N not to step back from its ‘principled stand’ despite propaganda: AhsanUpdated at: 2100 PST, Friday, August 28, 2009 LAHORE: Central Information Secretary of Pakistan Muslim Leagu-N Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said that his party will not step back
Cabinet to approve NAs reforms tomorrow: By: Humza Ikram I would like appreciate the gesture of Federal Government to finally approve this very important legislation and thank God, the Miniser for Kashmir and Northern Area is no more viceroy of Gilgit and Baltistan. Cabinet to
What unsung minorities have done for Pakistan – Guest post by Qudrat Ullah: By Qudrat Ullah The Gojra inferno has once again highlighted the need to reassess our treatment of Pakistan’s most potential asset- the non Muslim Pakistanis and decide the future strategy in the light of past mistakes. One positive aftermath
Editorial: Revisiting Mehrangate: hating the PPP: The national media is revisiting Mehrangate, involving bribes paid by the ISI under the then army chief, General Aslam Beg, in 1990 for the creation of the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) to foreclose the possibility of the PPP again
Editorial: Revisiting Mehrangate: hating the PPP: The national media is revisiting Mehrangate, involving bribes paid by the ISI under the then army chief, General Aslam Beg, in 1990 for the creation of the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) to foreclose the possibility of the PPP again
A dialogue between Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif on the Minus-One Formula: Minus-one formula The Pakistan report card Thursday, August 27, 2009Fasi Zaka NS is planning on being a Prime Minister for the third time, SS is his little brother who is influenced by the methods of SS. SS is trying
Brigadier Imtiaz’s ‘get Nawaz’ conspiracy?: A recent flurry of interviews to TV channels by ex-ISI operative and ex-IB chief Brigadier (Retd) Imtiaz Ahmad Billa — at his urging — has caused discomfort in a lot of quarters. Brig Billa’s “disclosures” are flying in all
Brigadier Imtiaz’s ‘get Nawaz’ conspiracy?: A recent flurry of interviews to TV channels by ex-ISI operative and ex-IB chief Brigadier (Retd) Imtiaz Ahmad Billa — at his urging — has caused discomfort in a lot of quarters. Brig Billa’s “disclosures” are flying in all
List of politicians and journalists bribed by Pakistan Army (ISI): Here is an affidavit submitted by the ex-chief of Pakistan’s ISI General Asad Durrani to the Supreme Court in 1994. The list exposes many sacred names who were part of the Mullah Military Alliance (Army’s support for the right
Who is Brigadier Imtiaz?: ’سو چوہے کھا کر بلی حج کو چلی‘ حسن مجتبٰی بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، نیویارک جس نے بھی یہ کہاوت کہی کیا خوب کہی تھی کہ ’سو چوہے کھا کر بلی حج کو چلی۔‘ ضیاء الحق سے
Who is Brigadier Imtiaz?: ’سو چوہے کھا کر بلی حج کو چلی‘ حسن مجتبٰی بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، نیویارک جس نے بھی یہ کہاوت کہی کیا خوب کہی تھی کہ ’سو چوہے کھا کر بلی حج کو چلی۔‘ ضیاء الحق سے
Editorial: Deadly Tehreek-e-Taliban Punjab: After the capture of some key Taliban members in the aftermath of Baitullah Mehsud’s death, security agencies have been able to make unprecedented discoveries. The latest is the arrest of seven terrorists in Sargodha, including a person identified as
Pakistani Taliban admit Mehsud killed in US strike. Thank, you President Obama!: The USA Drone attacks against the Al Qaeda / Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahab hideouts in Pakistan are proving effective. Thanks, President Obama, for continuing the proactive elimination of terrorists in Pakistan’s tribal area. The next target in line is Hakimullah
Taliban taste justice, Taliban style in Swat, Pakistan: Pakistan’s military is accused of summarily executing suspected Taliban militants in the Swat valley. Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images When was the last time that judicial courts in Pakistan, including “the great saviour of the nation” Chief Justice Ifitkhar Muhammad
Political Islam and Pakistan’s Intelligence Service: By ANDRE GEROLYMATOS Professor at Simon Fraser University and Chair of Hellenic Studies. The crisis in the Middle East has inadvertently overshadowed the greater crisis in South Asia where the conflict between Pakistan and India can easily
Political Islam and Pakistan’s Intelligence Service: By ANDRE GEROLYMATOSProfessor at Simon Fraser University and Chair of Hellenic Studies. The crisis in the Middle East has inadvertently overshadowed the greater crisis in South Asia where the conflict between Pakistan and India can easily accelerate into a