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Shame all around in Pakistan
Seeded on Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:40 PM EDT (Dawn)
The piece of respected journalist Kamran Shafi in the Dawn narrates his mid-night calls from IB sleuths who wanted to know why he has gone to a particular embassy.
Targetted Killings in Pakistan
Seeded on Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:35 PM EDT (Dawn)
Targetted killings in Pakistan are not a news. Karachi has seen sectarian killings for a long time. The latest is in Lahore city which saw last week two suicide attacks one on Ahmediya prayer hall and another at a saint's prayer hall.
Balochistan lawyers boycott courts
Seeded on Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:28 PM EDT (Dawn)
Pakistani courts have seized of the matter of `missing persons' who have disappeared for a long time. They were picked up ISI and IB and never returned. They were either locked up in remote inaccessible dark cells or killed.
Protest over opening of Chashma-Jhelum canal continues in Pakistan
Seeded on Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:24 PM EDT (the Dawn)
Here is a case of two provinces in Pakistan fighting over share of river waters accusing each other of stealing water. For decades, Pakistan neglected river water management and internecine fightings among states prevented any building of dams to store water.
implications of UN report worry Pak governent
Seeded on Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:34 PM EDT (The Dawn)
It is quite strange that Zardari govt which invited the UN to investigate the assassination of his wife and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, expressing lack of confidence in their own agencies, has now chosen to denounce the UN report.
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Arrested in Pakistan
Seeded on Wed Jul 7, 2010 6:20 AM EDT (Instablogs Community)
Mullah Omar got arrested from Karachi, Pakistan by Pakistani special forces (ISI) on 27th March. Mullah Omar is now transferred to special and secret ISI prison and still not handed over to America.
Attack on Lahore shrine raises concern about sectarian violence in Pakistan
Seeded on Mon Jul 5, 2010 2:48 AM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
Thousand of Pakistanis protested Friday after militants attacked a Lahore shrine.
Pakistan's Narrow Foreign Policy
Seeded on Mon Jul 5, 2010 2:44 AM EDT (Pakistan Herald)
Pop quiz what are the names of Pakistan's ambassadors to Chile, Malaysia, Venezuela, Brazil, or Russia? It is very likely that most people will not know this and there is a reason these countries don't get adequate visibility in Pakistan.
Why Pakistanis don't trust America
Seeded on Mon Jul 5, 2010 2:41 AM EDT (www.arynews.com)
It fascinated young minds with its ideas of freedom of thought and speech. Pakistan's founding fathers aligned their country with America because its leadership evoked confidence. Sentimental Pakistanis took America to be a friend in literal sense.
The Next Intervention
Seeded on Mon Jul 5, 2010 2:37 AM EDT (thenews.com.pk)
This time it won't just be the takeover at the President's House and the Prime Minister's. There could also be the jamming of cellular telephone network and the temporary blocking of Internet.
Silence is Broken
Seeded on Mon Jul 5, 2010 2:31 AM EDT (The Dawn)
A long queue of people awaited entry to the Data Darbar Complex in Lahore only 13 hours after the shrine of the Sufi saint was attacked by suicide bombers on Thursday.
Hampering Pak-China nuclear deal
Seeded on Mon Jul 5, 2010 2:28 AM EDT (Pakistan Observer)
In the wake of ongoing misperceptions, China has clarified that it will provide nuclear reactors to Pakistan under the years old nuclear deal.
China-Pakistan deal raises fears of nuclear proliferation
Seeded on Fri Jul 2, 2010 2:59 AM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
China's plan to build two nuclear reactors in Pakistan has prompted concern about nuclear proliferation. The two nations may aim to counter mutual rival India, which signed a nuclear deal with the US last year.
China Asserts Role in Choosing Dalai Lama
Seeded on Fri Jul 2, 2010 2:55 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Reincarnations of Tibetan spiritual leaders, including the Dalai Lama, must be approved by the Chinese central government, a senior Communist Party official said.
An Intriguing Silence
Seeded on Fri Jul 2, 2010 2:50 AM EDT (www.the-diplomat.com )
The NSG's relative quiescence in the wake of the Chinese announcement to sell the two reactors to Pakistan, a country with one of the world's worst proliferation records, is intriguing.
Vengeful new militant group emerges in Pakistan
Seeded on Fri Jul 2, 2010 2:46 AM EDT (The Dawn)
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities now believe a dangerous new militant group, out to avenge a deadly army assault on a mosque in Islamabad three years ago, has carried out several major bombings in the capital previously blamed on the Taliban. The emergence of the Ghazi Force was …
Pakistan's dual policy on Taliban: By Raja Menon
Thu Jul 1, 2010 8:40 AM EDT
Pakistan sees the possibility of American success diminishing in Afghanistan and has a Plan B for a post-American relationship. June 30, 2010
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Is al Qaeda's new English-language magazine any good?
Seeded on Thu Jul 1, 2010 8:34 AM EDT (Foreign Policy)
Answer: no. It is terrible. But perhaps there are some idiots out there who will find it appealing. According to the Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove, the U.S.
Religious intolerance is the new racism: NGO
Seeded on Thu Jul 1, 2010 8:30 AM EDT (The Dawn)
LONDON: Religious intolerance is "the new racism" and one of the main causes of persecution of minorities across the world, according to the annual Minority Rights Group International report published Thursday. In an overview of government policies, global trends and persona …
What makes Terrorists a Big Force in Pakistan?
Seeded on Thu Jul 1, 2010 8:25 AM EDT (Policy Research Group)
Overs the years in Pakistan, multiple factors like political expediency, short sighted policy and ideological bonding have condoned the growth of militant Islam while conveying to the electorate that support to SSP, LeT, JeM, LeJ, TTP and Taliban has the political impramatuer. P …
PENSIEVE: A Pakistani dream
Seeded on Thu Jul 1, 2010 8:20 AM EDT (Spearhead Research)
Let us think of a future where there is no fear of implosion, where even the poorest of the poor live above the line of basic subsistence.
Worsening US-Pak relations
Seeded on Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:13 AM EDT (Spearhead Research)
US-Pak relations may deteriorate because of serious differences on how to conduct the "war on terror". This could have an adverse impact on democracy and development in Pakistan.
After Chinese Re-education, Monk Regrets Action
Seeded on Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:06 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The young monk once again found himself in front of microphones and television cameras.
India-Pakistan duo enters Wimbledon quarters
Seeded on Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:02 AM EDT (thenews.com.pk)
Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his doubles partner India's Rohan Bopanna will face Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner in the Wimbledon quarter-finals after their victory on Tuesday.
Why don't they eat cake?
Seeded on Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:59 AM EDT (The Dawn)
According to the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics report, nearly 300 million acres of arable land (which is by no means a minute figure) has been capitulated by the lopsided urbanisation in the form of townships, railway stations and factories.
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