By Ayesha Rana
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Since the last few years, we annually commemorate Yaum-e-Shuhadha on 30th April to pay homage to our martyrs who laid their lives in war against terrorism. After the US invasion of Afghanistan, when Pakistan Army moved into FATA and Waziristan areas, it has been almost a decade. Continue reading
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Asma Sulman Fazly
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Finally, the D-Day has approached; the general election is being held on May 11 with the army’s assurance “Vote without fear, army is there: ISPR” as a leading English daily’s lead headline reads on May 9. Gen Kayani visited Quetta, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar capitals of the provinces and inspected the final arrangements. Continue reading
By F Z Khan
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The elections this time are being directly attributed to the armed forces’ “major contribution” towards democracy. Tremendous satisfaction has been expressed by the people in general and the general election contestants in particular, both print and electronic media as well as the Continue reading
By Raja Waheed Ashraf
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If we run our eyes on human society we would find two kinds of fools, first those who are really ignorant but always think that they know much, these are ‘Tom fools.’ Secondly those who know much yet they think that they know little. First group of fools are confirmed fools while the second group of fools are in realty wise men in disguise.
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Samia Saadia (Vice-Principal, DACW Phase-VIII)
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A school is a place where we shape the mind and character of the next generation. Schools are not meant to emphasize upon academic goals only or to provide students a clearly defined procedure for achieving those goals. Continue reading
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By Ehtisham Amir
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Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was interviewed by a foreign journalist who was unable to fathom the philosophy of the Two Nation Theory and was insisting that Hindus were docile people and Muslims had nothing to worry from them. The Quaid replied “You have only seen slave Hindu, you have no idea what Hindu is when he is a master”.
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By Saeed Qureshi
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The May 11 elections will herald a genuine democratic era in Pakistan. The holding of elections by itself is a landmark accomplishment and a laudable threshold for the onset of a thus elusive democratic order. While Continue reading
By Saeed Qureshi
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In his press conference on April 30 president Obama reaffirmed his resolve to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp by repatriating the left over detainees to their respective countries or to other destinations.
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By Saeed Qureshi
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The Pakistan People’s Party founded by the firebrand, charismatic and revolutionary leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto has been buried under a heap of scandals and notoriety. Apparently, It is destined to be consigned to the dustbin of history and only time would tell how and when it regains it lost glory and fame of yester years.
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Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja
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To understand political power right, and derive it from its original, we must consider what state all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions, and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, Continue reading
By Saeed Qureshi
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There is damning lawlessness in Pakistan. Several murderous attacks and suicide bombings in Karachi and elsewhere have been carried out by Taliban and their cohorts in Pakistan’s radical religious outfits. Continue reading
By Saeed Qureshi
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Pakistan has remained in the throe of a perennial multi-faceted crisis. But let us not despair about its destiny and a glorious future ahead. Pakistan a nascent state has remained caught in myriad problems ever since it came into being on August 14, 1947. Continue reading
By Nicola Nasser**
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has definitely crossed an international red line to vindicate a swift and firm rejection from Israel’s closest allies when he announced plans recently to build a new settlement on a corridor of occupied Palestinian land in East Jerusalem, which will render any prospective Palestinian contiguous state territorially impossible. Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Opinions from Abroad, Palestine Issue
By Shumaila Raja
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One of my class fellows, who happened to be in America’s one of the prestigious universities for his Master’s degree program, told us the story of a class discussion on whether the Taliban upsurge was a people’s movement or not. Continue reading
By Shumaila Raja
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One of the leading English newspapers carried a report on Dec 19 that the American drone attacks are leaving irremovable marks on the health and psyche of the people in Pakistan. Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Opinions from Pakistan, World Affairs
Naseem Sheikh
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Pakistan is basically an agricultural country, the landscape is predominantly arid. Water, already a scarce commodity in most parts of the country, is now facing further shortages. Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Environment, Opinions from Pakistan
Beenish Altaf
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Generally analyzing long march is a shortcut to bring change in government. Now, keeping a critical view on the contemporary situation of inter-Pakistan political environment where Dr Tahir ul Qadri intended apparently to repeat the history. Continue reading
By Beenish Altaf
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The land of massive resources with a history of the most crucial wars is once again looking forward for its fate. The disastrous decade of bloody war is a well prove for the instability of Afghanistan. Continue reading
By Saeed Qureshi
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The religious zealots contend that Pakistan is a citadel of Islam, although most of the religious parties opposed the creation of Pakistan. Pseudo nationalists gloat that it is a nuclear power. Continue reading
Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD.
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Nobody would cry nor would the sky fall if the corrupt Zardari regime is ousted by the voices of reason and a much desired non-partisan national government of unity is put in place to re-arrange the affairs of the nation……. There is no honest and accountable politics in Pakistan. Continue reading
By Shumaila Raja
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The most respected and well-known American author professor Stanley Wolpert, who has written about 17 books on the South Asian leaders including his all-time famous “Jinnah of Pakistan”, has, in his exclusive article published recently in the December edition of Pakistan Armed Continue reading
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Maimuna Ashraf
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India as usual maintained its tradition to further frustrate neighbor’s situation in order to use it in its own ‘favour’, ironically truly deserves to be declared as most ‘favoured’nation! At a time when Pakistan is going through various domestic developments, incidents of terrorism and the political atmosphere has disturbed country awfully, India got the chance to fuel the fire. Continue reading
By Saeed Qureshi
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During the inauguration ceremony for his second term as the 44th president of the United States, president Obama wore a sober and contemplative look on his face. He was staring most of the time in the space and was engrossed in deep thoughts. Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Opinions from Pakistan, US Affairs
Abid Latif Sindhu
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Kashmir is known as paradise on earth due to the abundance of scenic beauty and the highest availability of water per square kilometer; probably these are the cardinal characteristics of real paradise. Is Pakistan at loss, or can the paradise still be had? Only time will tell.
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Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD
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We, as Americans, need to ask ourselves what all this is about? Why is our government so provocative toward Islam, Russia, China, Iran? What purpose, whose purpose is being served? Certainly not ours…………Where do we go from here? Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Opinions from Pakistan, US Affairs
Jennifer McKay
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South Waziristan was not exactly where I expected to wake upon my birthday in 2012. It is, after all, not yet at the top of everyone’s ‘must visit’ holiday places. To be honest, most friends had been somewhat horrified that I was making this trip, raising the spectre of all sorts of terrible things that could happen, though the more adventurous ones were envious because it’s a place of mystery that few get to visit. Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Opinions from Abroad, War on terror
By Shumaila Raja
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The most respected and well-known American author professor Stanley Wolpert, who has written about 17 books on the South Asian leaders including his all-time famous “Jinnah of Pakistan”, has, in his exclusive article published recently in the December edition of Pakistan Armed Continue reading
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By Nicola Nasser**
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In his inaugural address on January 21, U.S. President Barak Obama made the historic announcement that “a decade of war is ending” and declared his country’s determination to “show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully,” but his message will remain words that have yet to be translated into deeds and has yet to reach some of the U.S. closest allies in the Middle East who are still beating the drums of war, like Israel against Iran and Qatar against Syria.
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Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD
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“….Human nature is at least in part wicked and in part foolish, how can human beings be prevented from suffering from the results of their wickedness and folly? Continue reading
By Zoona Zaman
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In presence of numerous other conundrums, a new Pandora’s Box on Kargil war has been opened. The revelations made by a retired Lt Gen. Shahid Aziz in his book “Yeh Khamoshi Kahan Tak? Continue reading
By Waheed Hamid
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The democratic India is visibly struggling and fighting against its few intolerant extremists as it moves to more understanding of human values and truth. Continue reading
By Saeed Qureshi
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Was a country that came into being in the name of religion destined to be a theocracy in the longer run? And that is what exactly happened with Pakistan. Pakistan is awash with religious militancy and radicalism. The religious militants have taken Pakistan hostage. Continue reading
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Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD.
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Once the Arabs were leaders in knowledge, creativity, science and human manifestation, progress and future-making – the Islamic civilization lasting for eight hundred years in Al-Andulsia- Spain. Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Muslim World, Opinions from Pakistan
By Saeed Qureshi
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Throughout its existence since 1947, Pakistan has perennially remained in troubled waters. From the anarchy of the initial years to the interspersing of democratic stints, to military dictatorship, it has been overshadowed by a constant threat of disintegration as a state. This disintegration came off in 1971 when its eastern part then known as East Pakistan was truncated.
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Nawabzada Mir Siraj Khan Raisani
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The claim that Balochistan in March 1948 was annexed to Pakistan forcibly can be discarded as Khan of Kalat gifted gold to Pakistan as, it is said, he weighted Jinnah with gold. If in 1973, around 15,000 Mari tribesmen were killed, allegedly by army, it was under the governorship of no other than Nawab Akbar Bugti, whose murder during the Musharraf regime has fueled the ongoing violence in the province. Continue reading
By Saeed Qureshi
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Let us first of all give due credit to the chairman of Pakistan People’s Party( PPP), also the president of Pakistan Jinab Asif Ali Zardari for achieving an historic milestone despite heavy odds and visibly insurmountable obstacles.
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By Nicola Nasser**
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The timing of the Israeli air raid early on January 30 on a Syrian target, that has yet to be identified, coincided with a hard to refute indications that the “regime change” in Syria by force, both by foreign military intervention and by internal armed rebellion, has failed, driving the Syrian Continue reading
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Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD.
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Daily killings of innocent citizens speak out loud that political darkness is renewed and that Pakistan needs a Navigational Change. Terrorists are terrorizing the nation. Perhaps, it is reasonable to assume that there is no responsible political governance in Pakistan. Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Energy Crisis, Opinions from Pakistan
Asha Khan, Islamabad
The peace loving India is cooking up now, the state to vow the mantra of ‘Amn ki Asha’ has warned Indian occupied Kashmir to get prepare themselves for a possible nuclear war. Continue reading
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By Waheed Hamid
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The Indian society leaps towards more understanding of human values and truth as it matures its democratic culture after lapse of almost seven decades of its birth. The uncultured ideology of having no ethics in war and enmity was rationalized and the civilization developed with expansion of space for Human Rights , ethics , rule of law and morality. Continue reading
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By Waheed Hamid
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The democratic India is visibly struggling and fighting against its few intolerant extremists as it moves to more understanding of human values and truth. Continue reading
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Shumaila Raja, Rawalpindi
Elimination of opium economy is a long a complex challenge in Afghanistan. The Khaama Press report on continued opium production in Afghanistan and West’s investment underhand is “the ugly truth behind the international opium policy”. Continue reading
Farooq uz Zaman Khan, Islamabad
The recent deadly flare-up over the military Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir has not only pushed back the peace process between Pakistan and India but has also deeply affected the Indian image. Continue reading
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By Saeed Qureshi
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Pakistan was created for the Muslims of the sub continent to live in peace and to be immune from the domination of the Hindu majority. I would not prefer to go into the rationale and justification of that decision on the part of the Muslims leaders then fighting for an independent Muslim state.
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Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD.
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If a new age of disharmony is dawning on the changing world, surely, the antagonist six Western nations and Iran will still meet next Tuesday in Almaty, Kazakhstan to discuss conflicting perceptions, hypothesis and realities of a nuclear Iran posing threats to the industrialized West. Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Iran Issue, Opinions from Pakistan
By Nicola Nasser**
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The “unbreakable alliance,” which will be confirmed by the upcoming visit of President Barak Obama to Israel, will disqualify the United States as an honest broker of peace in the Arab – Israeli conflict in Palestine, a Palestinian veteran peace negotiator says.
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Hammad Rohila
Pakistanis, being a nation, can clearly be declared as one of the most befuddled nations. What are the factors that make me give such a big statement? What are the reasons that make this nation stand among such bewildered nations? Continue reading
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Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD.
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If a new age of disharmony is dawning on the changing world, even then the antagonist six super powers and Iran met in Kazakhstan, Central Asia to discuss conflicting perceptions, hypothesis and realities of a nuclear Iran posing threats to the industrialized West. Continue reading
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Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD
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Pakistan is at critical crossroads. Its moral, intellectual and socio-economic and political capacity and lifelines are undermined by its own wicked rulers. Continue reading
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By Saeed Qureshi
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It is mind boggling that while all other political parties in Pakistan are gearing up for the general elections scheduled on May 11, the PPP seems to be hamstrung in launching the election campaign under a front line leader. Continue reading
“the United States simply could not stand by as a nuclear-armed Pakistan descended into the abyss,” and that, “we need to think — now — about our feasible military options in Pakistan, should it really come to that…. Continue reading
Hammad Rohila
The word “Question” has been derived from “Quarrier” meaning “to seek”, having its origin in the Latin language. “Quarrier” is also rooted to the word “quest”. Continue reading
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By Saeed Qureshi
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The rigid and myopic application of constitution’s articles 62 and 63 to determine the suitability of candidates for contesting this year’s elections has gone too far. Continue reading
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By Saeed Qureshi
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To err is human. In that context, Musharraf’s return to Pakistan is patently a fatal mistake for his future and perceived political career. If adjudged as a convict for abrogating the constitution, he could go to jail for a pretty long term. Continue reading
By Owys Zemir
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Talks of talks with the TTP are rife. It seems the ploy of TTP has worked and even old enemies are willing to ‘forgive’ in favour of such talks. Political parties that had sworn earlier to continue this war for which so many had laid down their lives are now thinking otherwise. Continue reading
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By Saeed Qureshi
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The conditions laid down in Islamic jurisprudence to prove rape or sexual assaults are incredibly impossible to fulfill. As such in Islamic societies, not a single rapist has ever been sentenced for this heinous crime. The irony is that the burden of proof is laid upon the female victim who is coerced by one or more males to submit to their lust.
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By Saeed Qureshi
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Let us start from the premise that journalists are not angels. They need money because they are less privileged. We all know that 19 prominent Pakistani journalists from print and electronic media took bribe from the notorious property tycoon and founder of the so called “Bahria Town” Malik Riaz. Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Corruption, Opinions from Pakistan
Raja Waheed Ashraf
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Think of Waziristan___ military, bloodshed, IEDs, guns roaring all around and all sorts of blood raining events flashes in one’s mind. Clinking of guns and muskets occupies one’s mind when he thinks of Waziristan. All this comes in mind due to the knowledge which you get from newspapers, TV anchors and gossips.
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By Ayesha Rana
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The first ever political government completes its much trumpeted five years and the political parties are preparing for next general elections scheduled on May 11, 2013. Continue reading
Reviewed by Faryal Ashraf
The book “What More Can a Soldier Desire” that was recently launched by General Ashfaq Parvez in the Army Auditorium, Rawalpindi, written by one of his closest friends, Col (retd) Azam Qadri, pays tributes to the soldiers of our army and particularly eulogizes the bravery of Major Shabir Sharif (Shaheedf, Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan’s highest decorated officer.
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Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD
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On April 22, most nations want to celebrate the Earth Day, but this symbolic celebration is fraught with perpetuated ignorance about the Planet Earth and its life-giving and life-maintaining role, value of Human Continue reading
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By Ifrah Butt
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The Cold Start Doctrine is based on the concept of pre-emptive strike and it calls for rapid deployment of “Integrated Battle Groups” comprising of major elements of Army with the close support of the Air Force, and if the need arises fronts may be opened and expanded to include Naval operations: the primary thrust of the operations aimed at creating conditions for limited war. Continue reading
