Don’t malign Taliban. It’s foreign agents who are responsible for terrorism in the guise of Taliban.: The threat withinAyesha SiddiqaFriday, 13 Nov, 2009 (Dawn) A few days ago I came across a letter to the editor in Dawn in which the writer had protested against the use of the word

French submarine deal and President Zardari: By Abdul Nishapuri Thanks to the right-wing media’s persistence in character assassination of Bhuttos and now President Zardari, it’s a scandal and a label that refuses to go away. Allegations of kickbacks on government deals have been ‘rediscovered’ and

French submarine deal and President Zardari: By Abdul Nishapuri Thanks to the right-wing media’s persistence in character assassination of Bhuttos and now President Zardari, it’s a scandal and a label that refuses to go away. Allegations of kickbacks on government deals have been ‘rediscovered’ and

PPP clear winner in Gilgit-Baltistan elections: PPP is clearly the most popular party, the only major political party which has roots in all parts of the federation. The same fact is once again evident in the unofficial results of the Gilgit-Baltistan elections. Here are the

PPP clear winner in Gilgit-Baltistan elections: PPP is clearly the most popular party, the only major political party which has roots in all parts of the federation. The same fact is once again evident in the unofficial results of the Gilgit-Baltistan elections. Here are the

The Plus All Formula: Let us build Pakistan: Hasan Nisar rejects the minus-one (i.e. minus President Zardari) formula, and instead suggests that all patriotic Pakistanis should support the democratic government in order to build their beautiful country.

The Plus All Formula: Let us build Pakistan: Hasan Nisar rejects the minus-one (i.e. minus President Zardari) formula, and instead suggests that all patriotic Pakistanis should support the democratic government

Imran Khan’s Shireen Mazari and her shoddy journalism: Shireen Mazari, the General Secretary of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, was disgracefully dismissed from the editorship of The News in the recent past. She was also reprimanded by the GHQ (Pakistan Army) for misquoting and misinterpreting Pakistan Army and

Imran Khan’s Shireen Mazari and her shoddy journalism: Shireen Mazari, the General Secretary of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, was disgracefully dismissed from the editorship of The News in the

Pakistani heroes of the Berlin Wall – Rauf Klasra: “I met General Gul, who is now retired, in his house in a military district of Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, where he lives in spacious comfort. I was shown into a reception room, and I sat on a sofa waiting

Pakistani heroes of the Berlin Wall – Rauf Klasra: “I met General Gul, who is now retired, in his house in a military district of Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, where he lives in spacious comfort. I was shown into a reception room, and I sat on a sofa waiting

Jihadi literature – an analysis by Hamid Akhtar: Hamid Akhtar offers a detailed analysis of the jihadi literature, the role of religio-political parties in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the propagation of this literature and its implications for Muslim societies. ..

Jihadi literature – an analysis by Hamid Akhtar: Hamid Akhtar offers a detailed analysis of the jihadi literature, the role of religio-political parties in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the propagation of this literature and its implications

Supreme Court is under siege by the Mullah Media Alliance: It has been learnt through reliable sources that agents of anti-democracy or/and pro-Taliban forces in Pakistani media, namely Shahid Masood and Ansar Abbasi (and their cronies), will in the next few days exert pressure on the Supreme Court of

Supreme Court is under siege by the Mullah Media Alliance: It has been learnt through reliable sources that agents of anti-democracy or/and pro-Taliban forces in Pakistani media, namely Shahid Masood and Ansar Abbasi (and their cronies), will in the next few days

Tragedy of the talk shows in Pakistan: Tragedy of the talk shows —Elf Habib The shows obsessively promote the political circus splashing the spicier rhetoric and sensation. Their anchors, contrary to the common norms of calmness, insouciance and neutrality are often quite agitated, flippant and biased

Tragedy of the talk shows in Pakistan: Tragedy of the talk shows —Elf Habib The shows obsessively promote the political circus splashing the spicier rhetoric and sensation. Their anchors, contrary to the common norms of calmness, insouciance and neutrality are often quite agitated, flippant and biased

Is there an Al Qaeda – NATO connection?: The al Qaeda connection? NWFP was hit by another terrorist attack on Tuesday afternoon when a suicide bomber blew up his car in Charsadda bazaar. More than 30 people were killed and nearly 100 others injured, including several women

Is there an Al Qaeda – NATO connection?: The al Qaeda connection? NWFP was hit by another terrorist attack on Tuesday afternoon when a suicide bomber blew up his car in Charsadda bazaar. More than 30 people were killed and nearly 100 others injured, including several women

Good governance in Punjab? Chief secretary blamed for land grabbing: Punjab chief secretary blamed for land grabbingThe News, Thursday, November 12, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Chief Secretary Punjab Javed Mahmood has blamed for land grabbing in district Qusoor. In a media briefing in National Press Club here, Barrister Shahid Masood