Soldier’s Debt – by Saroop Ijaz: The writer is a lawyer and partner at Ijaz and Ijaz Co in Lahore saroop.ijaz@ tribune.com.pk In the last scene of ‘Macbeth’ when the battle is over, the tyrant King defeated, one of the victorious generals, Siward, is
You’re a Coward, Khan – by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid: Imran Khan you’re a coward. There’s no polite – or better – way of putting this. You’re a coward, Khan, and an absolute disgrace. For someone who talks so vociferously about valour, you have the spine of an eel.
Remembering Salman Taseer – by Pervez Hoodbhoy: Governor Salmaan Taseer died at the hands of a religious fanatic on January 4 last year. Fearlessly championing a deeply unpopular cause, this brave man had sought to revisit the country’s blasphemy law which, as he saw it, was
In Zia’s defence – by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid: The man who gave Pakistan its only logical identity All “liberals” from our neck of the woods come together every August 17 in condemnation of a man who enforced Islam in a country that was created in the
Putin: A Highly Effective Politician – by A Z: In the life of a great nation, almost every historic transition is dominated by a leader who becomes not only the bearer of its historical and cultural pride but also the director of its future evolution. Washington, Lincoln, Churchill,
Volgograd Suicide Bombings: Saudi Arabia Unleashes Promised Jihad No 2 on Russia: In two days, two suicide bombers struck a train station and a bus, respectively, in the city of Volgograd in Russia leaving at least 30 men, women, and children dead, and dozens hurt. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-29/several-killed-scores-injured-by-train-station-explosion-in-russ/5177848 And http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/30/us-russia-blast-trolley- idUSBRE9BT03N20131230) But the
Volgograd Suicide Bomb Came Two Months After Saudi Terror Threats: Following Monday´s Suicide Bombing in Volgograd, Four Months before the Start of the Winter Olympics, and Threats by Saudi Arabia´s Intelligence Chief, Prince Bandar, Russia´s President, Vladimir Putin appealed for Help from Russian Clerics, saying that Radical Islam,
نو عمر، راہ تشدد پر – از سید عبّاس حسن: یہ تھا صبح 8 بجے کا خبر نامہ! ” کوئٹہ میں، قریب ١٠ سے ١١ سالہ 8 بچوں کا خودکش بمبار کا گروپ پکڑا گیا ہے ” صبح صبح کا وقت تھا اچھا لگا، دل کو اطمینان ہوا، شکر
On the verge of mutiny – Ejaz Haider: Predictably, the Punjab government’s ill-thought move to enhance the province’s counterterrorism capacity by sidelining the police has resulted in deep resentment within the force, especially the Police Service of Pakistan, which comprises the top officer cadre and from where