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Anatomy of defeat

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USA’s stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 has pitfalls Asif Haroon Raja The US military supported by the armies of 48 countries including 27 of NATO swooped upon heavily sanctioned impoverished Afghanistan, devoid of regular armed forces, technical and technological means. Afghan Northern Alliance that was in disarray re-conquered Afghanistan with the help of massive backup [...]

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Why Pakistan’s economy is thriving

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A report in Bloomberg’s Businessweek shows us the side of Pakistan which is not visible to the ordinary economist–except perhaps Imran Khan. Pakistan’s Tx Collection is one of the lowest in the world, standing at 8%. Rival Bharat has increased it to 18%. The Underground economy employs more than three quarters of the nation’s 54 million workers and is [...]

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Is Shaikh Rasheed the next political victim?

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Shaikh Rasheed thinks that he is going to be assisinated. Mubbashir Luqman agrees. We see death in his eyes. We see the above video being run over and over again. Mr. Rashid is a fearless spoesperson for the poor. He rose up from abject poverty and has not faced any charges of corruption. This election [...]

Is Shaikh Rasheed the next political victim?

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Can the Ten million Dollar Man be nabbed?

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An unknown commodity has been transformed into a household name and an internationallly known personality. The US has admitted it lacked the evidence to convict the the $10 million man, one called Hafiz Saeed. Despite the collosal bounty the US State Department was a bit confused about the bounty. Almost all American bounties are “Wanted [...]

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Why not Makkah?

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Grave worship doesn’ get you salvation Mr. Zardari. If you want to say prayers, go to Makkah and request forgiveness for your sins and asking gudence on how you can improve yourself as a human being. Mr. Zardari, this is a great time to visit the Kaaba. This is a slow season, and you will [...]

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Bring on Agent Vinod

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Agent Vinod has lost! The deterioration of the Bharati cinema is palpable. It is no longer an art–its a sequence of mismatched scenes cobbled together with songs and dances and high speed chases and action scenes stolen from Hollywood. Most Bharati Bollywood “movies” are rip offs of American movies or recycled hackneyed themes of love [...]

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India’s Security nightmares: Kashmir, Naxalites, 7 Sisters & Communalism

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India’s Security nightmares: Naxalites, Kashmir, 7 Sisters & Communalism  PAKISTAN LEDGER | September 7th, 2008  |   | RUPEE NEWS | September 7th, 2008 |    This article has been submitted by our Bangladeshi columnist Dr. Isha Khan. India‘s security establishment has identified the four major areas of instablity in the country.  Dalit Civil Rights activist in [...]

India’s Security nightmares: Kashmir, Naxalites, 7 Sisters & Communalism

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Jinnah’s Cabinet Mission Plan

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Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s Cabinet Mission Plan British rule and its tail-end haunt South Asians. Each country has its own version of history–clinging to their version of events. Despite thousands of books written on the events of 1946 and 1947, there is no consensus either about the events, or their motives. Investigating history is a dangerous [...]

Jinnah’s Cabinet Mission Plan

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PTIs ‘boycott’ was a blunder

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The PPP and PMLN banners span the skies in the by-elections. Sharif and Zardari have claimed victory and show scorn for the PTI. The vocal PMLN senators piled ridicule on Mr. Khan’s tsunami. All this is a self-inflicted wound. The people of Pakistan cannot believe their ears, nor can they accept what they saw in [...]

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India facing permanent eviction from Maldives

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A seminal event occurred on February 28, 2012 when the interlocutors faced a clear message in Male, Maldives: Butt out! Maldives is a tiny island nation with a population of a little over three million islanders. Fifteen political parties are active in the country though only a handful of them dominate the political scene. The current [...]

India facing permanent eviction from Maldives

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