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The Lame Duck Government

saeed qureshi   Jun 29, 2008

The Pakistan army has been once again mobilized in a big way to stamp out the presence of Taliban in the Tribal areas as well as Swat and Mardan.

The Chips are Down

saeed qureshi   Jun 12, 2008

Mr. Zardari once again asked the president either to resign voluntarily or be prepared for his unceremonious and rather dishonorable ouster by the parliament via an impeachment.

Democracy and Me

Lokhi Menon   Jun 11, 2008

An ordinary individual, me:
citizen in the world’s most populous democracy.
Democracy?
Yes, government by the people.

Please De-stabilize the System

Ahmer Muzammil   May 18, 2008

Who are we trying to save the system from anyway? Why are we STILL sugar-coating this?

Recipe for Anarchy

S R Ramanujan   Aug 29, 2004

They seem to be interested on anything but peace and social order. They are running a parallel administration in the countryside of Andhra Pradesh, indulging in extortions, rendering instant justice, pulling up the government officials, stopping developme

Feeling Good

Beena Sarwar   May 17, 2004

Leaders – self-styled or elected – must accept responsibility for the actions of those they lead. Secondly, a government is responsible to all its citizens and not just a privileged few... Pakistanis look forward to the day when they too are a

India Votes - and How!

Aniruddha Shankar   May 14, 2004

Gujarat results, the Left wave, and the dark lining of the silver cloud.

Open Letter to Those Opposing the Iraq War

Tauheed Ahmed   Mar 29, 2003

And the truth shall prevail. Whether someone likes it or not.

Game Theory and Pakistan

Sameer    May 18, 2000

the elite in Pakistan are nothing short of omnivorous parasites

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