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Abrogate the smuggling racket called APTTA

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The so called Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) is really a smuggling racket perpetuated by dishonest Afghan smugglers and dishonest border officials. It works something like this. Guns and Drugs flow from Kabul to Pakistan on Afghan trucks. Fake papers are created for good that are “imported” by Afghanistan. Pakistani traders have long complained that [...]

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Kerry mission fails: US reverts to usual Pressler type of threats

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Senator Kerry trip to Islamabad had given hope to the well wishers of both countries that the episode of “Raymond Davis” would come to a speedy end. Senator Kerry’s conciliatory statement were a breath of fresh air in a hostile atmosphere. Relations between the US and Pakistan are already severely strained because US unmanned drone [...]

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‘Raymond Davis’ commits blasphemy in Kot Lakpat Jail

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Mr. “Raymond Davis” really doesn’t know where he is. He doesn’t realize that he is in jail. He has not come to the terms with the facts that he is in Pakistan and that he is not above the law. He is obviously very agitated and frustrated at being locked up in Pakistan. In a [...]

‘Raymond Davis’ commits blasphemy in Kot Lakpat Jail

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Raymond Davis murdered two young Pakistanis in cold blood

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Faisal Nazir pakbird47@yahoo.com The beeline of American officials, statements from American president, and repeated mongering by the officials of American embassy in Islamabad are aimed at only one thing, i.e. to blackmail Pakistan in releasing the mercenary murderer Davis Raymond while bypassing all legal proceedings against him. That is shameless to say the least. Raymond [...]

Raymond Davis murdered two young Pakistanis in cold blood

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If Rahat Fateh Ali Khan goes to India to mint money, he should be ready to lose his respect and honour: Babar Awan

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Most Pakistanis and Pakistan’s artistic community has reacted very strongly to the “Indian authorities’ highhandedness” and harassment of one of the greatest singers of South Asia– Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Most feel that this was typical of the Bharati attitude towards Pakistanis. Most, like Federal Minister Babr Awan say that “Fateh Ali Khan got what [...]

If Rahat Fateh Ali Khan goes to India to mint money, he should be ready to lose his respect and honour: Babar Awan

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‘Davis Case’: Hussain Haqqani issued 10,521 Pakistani visas to Americans. 500 in 24 hours

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Hussain Haqqani & Wajid Shamsulhassan Supreme Court Orders By Dr Shahid Qureshi In a written application to Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pakistan, appointments of Hussain Haqqani and Wajid Shamsul Hassan are challenged as they are also contract employees in violation of merit, conventions, security and safety rules. They are foreign residents [...]

‘Davis Case’: Hussain Haqqani issued 10,521 Pakistani visas to Americans. 500 in 24 hours

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Military rule continues in Egypt

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Egypt was under the military yoke from July 1952 to February 2011 By Brig Asif Haroon Raja In Egypt, Till very recent President Hosni Mubarak was flying high and leading an exhilarating life with no worries. Having ruled with full authority for 30 years and having amassed a fortune of over $40 billion and owning posh [...]

Military rule continues in Egypt

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Senator Kerry to try to fix what Hillary broke

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Hillary Clinton was the bad cop. Senator Kerry will be the good cop. President Obama has dispatched the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator John F. Kerry, to Islamabad to do damage control in Pakistan. The Senator is well respected in Pakistan will try to halt the slide of deteriorating relations after a [...]

Senator Kerry to try to fix what Hillary broke

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‘Davis’: Will Salman Bashir be the next political victim of Hyperion affair

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Islamabad still hasn’t come to grips with the the first politcal casualty from the “Raymond Davis” Affair. Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi was fired for refusing to forge the Foreign Ministry records and retroactively placing the name of “Raymond Davis” on the list of US employees with diplomatic immunity. The Minister of Communication Ms. Fauzia Wahab [...]

‘Davis’: Will Salman Bashir be the next political victim of Hyperion affair

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$3.1 billion for Pakistan in 2012

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President Barack Obama has proposed to the US Congress a $3.1 billion in financial assistance to Pakistan for the year 2012. $1.9 billion in assistance has been proposed “to promote a secure, stable, democratic and prosperous Pakistan with a focus on energy, economic growth, agriculture, the delivery of health and education services, and strengthening the [...]

$3.1 billion for Pakistan in 2012

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