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Archive for July 2011
Jul 29, 2011
Waseem Badami weighs in on PML(N) allegations
Waseem Badami in his show 11th hour tries to find out reasons for the PML (N) and PPP tensions. He invites guests Sheila Raza (PPP) and Senator Mushahid Ullah PML (N) to discuss reasons behind the escalating political tensions between the two parties. He further tries to find out if the alleged PPP war with [...]
Jul 27, 2011
Corruption, Courts, and Cynical Melodramas
If you want to know just how out of touch the Sharifs have become, a perfect example came yesterday when CM Shahbaz Sharif dragged out the old bogeys of corruption and ‘war on the judiciary’. Meanwhile, body counts continue to rise from target killings in Karachi, bodies continue to disappear from Balochistan, and even more [...]
Jul 26, 2011
The real war
The following quote could easily be taken from any number of statements by jihadi militants and their sympathisers. The operation was not to kill as many people as possible, but to give a strong signal that cannot be misunderstood, that as long as the government keeps driving its ideological line and keeps deconstructing Islamic culture [...]
Jul 25, 2011
Escaping from the crushing domination of US imperialism
I was a bit stunned when I read a few days ago an American scholar suggesting that if Pakistan and US government cut links, “a cooling-off period could even lead to renewed ties”. Has PTI opened an office in Washington, DC? Thankfully, the answer to that question is no. Then I noticed that the writer [...]
Jul 24, 2011
Latest Abbottabad lie – How stupid do they think we are?
I have to admit that I’ve been a bit skeptical of the Abbottabad commission from the very beginning. It took the Americans a few hours to carry out the operation, and it has taken months for the commission to even get started. It was clear from the start that certain people didn’t want any inquiry [...]
Jul 22, 2011
The General’s Amnesia
Gen Musharraf has been on yet another whirlwind media tour trying to impress the Americans. It doesn’t seem to be working. His appearance on the Jon Stewart show earlier this week found him staring while the anchor termed him a liar to his face. Yesterday he arrived at ‘Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’, an [...]
Jul 21, 2011
The Turkish Path
APP reports that Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to explore further economic cooperation. This is fantastic news, and provides a great opportunity to re-orient the country onto a productive and prosperous path. Actually, looking at Turkey, we may find an alternative way out of the mess that we currently find ourselves in. Foreign Secretary Salman [...]
Jul 19, 2011
Chinese Storms
It is a popular point to make that Pakistan does not need the US because China will provide any aid we need and will not make demands on the government such as the American war on terror. This point usually goes alongside claims that terrorism will magically disappear when the Americans leave, even though it [...]
Jul 18, 2011
When will our patience run out?
As I sat watching last week’s events unfold before my eyes via satellite from Mumbai, I found myself in that dreaded but all-too-familiar place – praying that it not be Pakistani who has committed this awful act. We feel the dread coming on whenever some tragedy takes place (please don’t let it be a Pakistani) [...]