Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D.
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“In other words – and let’s say this plainly, clearly and soberly, so that no one can mistake the intention of Rumsfeld’s plan – the United States government is planning to use “cover and deception” and secret military operations to provoke murderous terrorist attacks on innocent people. Continue reading
By Tariq Osman Hyder,
Pakistan stands out in the Muslim world as a functioning democracy of 180 million and a nuclear power. Abroad it is often regarded as a fragile state with unstable internal dynamics and difficult relations with the United States and its neighbours Afghanistan and India. How far is this correct?
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By ALI BLUWI
Not surprisingly, different countries resort to using scarecrow tactics to keep internal differences at bay. Over the last decade, different players have created Al-Qaeda bogey for various political agendas.
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By Shahid Javed Burki
Social scientists have begun to note that in the first decade of the 21st century, globalisation and a revolution in information technology have achieved a critical mass. According to one analyst, “this has resulted in the democratisation — all at once — of so many things that neither weak states nor weak companies can stand up against popular expression”. Continue reading
By: Dr Haider Mehdi
“There is a difference between those who can see and those who cannot.”
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By: Muhammad Jamil
It is a matter of grave concern that corruption has deeply permeated in every strata of our society. Scandals about misappropriation and plundering of billions from the banks and other federal, provincial and semi-government departments abound. However, the Pakistani military has maintained its reputation of being the least corrupt, according to a recent survey released by the Transparency International Pakistan (TIP), as compared to other institutions in the country.
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Posted in Articles, Corruption, Opinions from Pakistan
Farhat Taj
In November, 24 Pakistani army soldiers were killed by the Afghanistan-based US and NATO forces in a border attack at Salala checkpost in FATA. The Pakistani media, banned militant organisations, religious political parties and urban middle class as well as liberal Pakistanis continue to condemn the attack on a daily basis. Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Miscellaneous, Opinions from Abroad
Praful Bidwai
The Indian government last week tabled the National Food Security Bill amidst clamour from the corporate media about the “unaffordable” costs of providing food to the millions who need it. There has been a well-orchestrated campaign to depict the Bill as a way of doling out “largesse”, a recklessly “wasteful” measure, and a logistical “nightmare”, with a price tag so high it could break the back of the Indian economy!
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By HASSAN BARARI
While the American noose is slowly but surely tightening around the neck of the Iranian regime, senior Iranian officials delivered a clear and sharp warning of what Tehran could and would do in retaliation.
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Posted in Articles, Iran Issue, Opinions from Abroad
By Jessica T. Mathews
Now that US troops have left Iraq, Americans are taking stock of the staggering price of this nine-year war of choice, in blood (nearly 4,500 Americans dead, 33,000 wounded), in fractured relations worldwide and in monetary terms (nearly $1 trillion (Dh3.67 trillion) in direct spending; several times that when counting the fivefold increase in oil prices, the long-term cost of caring for veterans and wounded, and the replacement of weapons and equipment — a total that may top the cost of Second World War).
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