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60 Years of American DogHood

Saima Shah   Aug 14, 2007   interacts: 86

Graffiti in Karachi proclaims that General Musharraf is an American Dog who must be shot dead. (General Amriki Kutta, Tthaa!!). It’s an idea, problem is

The YouTube Baby

Nadeem F Paracha   Feb 19, 2007   interacts: 32

Even though it may have seemed an exciting prospect for many watching a young (bearded) man standing up to the most powerful person in the

Men in Khaki

Karamatullah K Ghori   Mar 16, 2007   interacts: 182

Instead of fixing the PIA bigwigs—mostly cronies of his and Shaukat Aziz—who have brought so much ignominy and shame on Pakistan, the commando general opts

Pervez Musharraf Vs. George Orwell

Aisha Sarwari   Oct 12, 2006   interacts: 148

It wasn’t that simple though, I noticed that Pervez Musharraf steers clear from George Orwell’s most cautioned malaise – Lack of Clarity.

Gender and Literacy in Pakistan

S Y Hussain   Jan 3, 1998   interacts: 2

By looking at agendas and practices of some organizations involved with women’s literacy in Pakistan this paper attempts to clarify ideas related to gender, assumed

A Visit to Pakistan

Vinod Vyasulu   Jun 24, 1999   interacts: 22

Could it be that there is a feeling that India does not accept the existence of Pakistan?

Quashing Time Pakistan: A Parody

Zulfiqar Haiderali   Oct 21, 2003   interacts: 5

The following is an excerpt from what led to the ban of a popular current-affairs talk-show episode. But according to official sources, what you’re about

Musharraf: Excerpts from an Interview in NYT

Sushil Bhatnagar   Sep 21, 2004   interacts: 196

President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, said in an interview on Monday that his leadership was freeing his country from the menace of extremism and that this

Another Attempt on Musharraf

Temporal    Dec 25, 2003   interacts: 443

From international pariah to being accepted as a frontline state leader in the US led war against terrorism his hold on power has been firm

Saatchi, Musharraf and Britney Spears

Amer Nazir   Dec 28, 2007   interacts: 5

‘Is there any chance of your catching Osama Bin Laden? That will definitely put you right back at the top of the charts...’

Should Pakistan Honor the Lahore Resolution?

Bilal Ahmad   Oct 18, 2000   interacts: 514

why Pakistan failed to become a confederation in accordance with the spirit and content of the Lahore resolution?.

Fighting Poverty in Pakistan

Kamal Siddiqi   Apr 13, 2005   interacts: 41

Mr Aziz holds the view that a higher growth rate will, in itself, take care of poverty. However, there are many that do not agree

Enlightened Mediocrity

Amer Nazir   Dec 3, 2007   interacts: 12

‘He (Musharraf) is better off than the Queen you know,’ I continued, ‘considering that even the poor lady is answerable at times...’

The Dispatches on War (Part VII)

Feroz R Khan   Jan 5, 2006   interacts: 6

Once, the power of the feudal barons had been checked and they were resoundingly defeated by the innovative combination of finances and technology, the sole

Who Is the Target Here?

Saeed Minhas   Jun 3, 2007   interacts: 7

The never-die judicial-issue is spinning out of control and irony of the matter is that every player dealing with this is made to believe that

Don’t Hang Sarabjeet

Moeed Pirzada   Apr 27, 2008   interacts: 165

This is not an easy decision for a President who has often been accused of being an appeaser to the Americans and Indians by his

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