Party Time

Listening to President Zardari speaking at the second death anniversary ceremony of his wife Benazir Bhutto one was reminded of Don Quixote—the idealistic blundering knight created by Cervantes.

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THE LEMMING SYNDROME

Lemmings periodically self destruct through mass suicide. This phenomenon has defied explanation and remains a case of irrational behavior in the animal kingdom. More difficult to understand is similar behavior among humans. Take the Pakistan Peoples Party.

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SURVIVAL

The last government in Pakistan was seen as military backed because the President was the Chief of Army Staff! The present elected government is seen as US backed because that is where they seem to be looking for their survival.

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Shopian: CBI On A Spree Of Manufacturing Lies

It didn't take a single stroke for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to demolish the allegations of rape and murder in Shopian as a figment of imagination.

India's Poor Nuclear Safety

The tragic nuclear incident at Chernobyl in 1986 had clearly verified that even without using an atomic bomb, this very technology can eliminate hundreds of people through radiation exposure, leaving behind thousands of persons, affected with fatal diseases which also travel from …

Violation of Human Rights in India

Mr. Larry Cox, Executive Director, Amnesty International USA addressed Mr.

Reflections on India

If you are Indian, or of Indian descent, I must preface this post with a clear warning: you are not going to like what I have to say. My criticisms may be very hard to stomach. But consider them as the hard words and loving advice of a good friend.

Indian Intrigue against Pakistan

16th December is the day of tragic memory when Pakistan was dismembered and a new state of Bangladesh was created in 1971 as part of Indian intrigue which still continues.

America: Tarnished Glory: The Myth Of "special Operations"

WHEN DID "SPECIAL OPS" BECOME KIDNAPPING, DRUG DEALING, TORTURE POLITICAL DIRTY TRICKS

Non-diplomacy: The Baggage Of American Extremism

When General Petraeus asked for the "surge" in Iraq, he also opened negotiations with top Sunni and Shiite militia leaders, opened not only "negotiations" but started passing out cash.

Fire in Kashmir

Today in Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced the result of its investigation into the deaths of two Muslim women in a Kashmiri village this spring.

PAKISTAN: No Muslim involved in suicide attacks in country

KARACHI: Floating the idea of a change in the Pakistani society, Jamaat-e-Islami's top leadership at a congregation of the JI's workers unanimously blamed the United States' agencies for terrorism, chaos and anarchy in Pakistan.

When Bal Thackery speaks

Just when a frail streak of democratic etiquette made it to the placid surface of Hindu dominated and grossly convoluted version of democracy, Bala Thackery had to smear it with vile molasses from the tip of his tongue, reeking of spectacular proportions of hate and intolerance  …

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Shopian: A case of institutional denial

Srinagar, Dec 13: Majlis-i-Mashawarat Shopian and Jammu & Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society today jointly organised a civil society meet and unanimously adopted the following resolutions.

The American Deception In Afghanistan

Our intelligence estimates that Al Qaeda is no longer a threat in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are gone. There are no terrorists for the Taliban to protect, no threat to America from the region and no reason for us to be fighting.

American Agents in Pakistan???

Recent encounters of Pakistan's city police with "American officials" at check posts in sensitive areas in the cities like Lahore and Islamabad have rung alarm bells within the general public and other sensitive institutes of Pakistan.

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Zardari on his own after US pulls support

WASHINGTON: The State Department, specifically Hillary Clinton, has almost categorically declared that they are no longer interested in saving President Asif Ali Zardari if he falls in his current battle for survival, waging in the superior courts of Pakistan.

US exporting terrorism to Pakistan: Marvi

PML-Q leader says Malik owes apology as 'Blackwater involvement in Pakistan proved'

Obama: Success of Afghanistan strategy evident in a year

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he'll know by the end of 2010 if his Afghan strategy is working, and he pledges to change direction if the U.S. military is not on course "in terms of securing population centers" from Taliban militants.

Ulema pass resolution against suicide attacks

LAHORE: Ulema approved a unanimous resolution, proscribing (Haraam) suicide bombing and terming it un-Islamic.

Pakistan must pressure Afghan Taliban: Petraeus

MANAMA: US General David Petraeus on Sunday said Pakistan needs to put pressure on the leadership of the Afghan Taliban operating inside its borders if long-term progress is to be made in Afghanistan.

'Noble' Obama's Nobel Prize

IF intentions are the criteria for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize then Obama was definitely one of the contenders. If the requirement is actual deeds and actions then perhaps he does not qualify. The President has been long on rhetoric and woefully short on action.

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U.S.-NATO: Looking for Common Ground in Afghanistan

Former U.S. ambassador to NATO Robert E. Hunter says that the NATO alliance is under pressure from the United States to increase force levels in Afghanistan.

Heightening turmoil in Andhra Pardesh, India over Telangana issue: Demand for a separate state

HYDERABAD: The health of fasting TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao is deteriorating and he urgently needs oral feed, a medical bulletin said on Wednesday, PTI reported.

WALK BEFORE YOU RUN

After the precedent setting Civilian Technology Agreement with the US India is going ahead with agreements with Canada, Russia and maybe Australia. There are others falling over each other to sell nuclear energy related material.

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