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Recent articles from the archives
The Lame Duck Government
saeed qureshi Jun 29, 2008The 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, 2008Mr. 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, 2008An 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, 2008Who are we trying to save the system from anyway? Why are we STILL sugar-coating this?
Recipe for Anarchy
S R Ramanujan Aug 29, 2004They 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, 2004Leaders – 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, 2004Gujarat results, the Left wave, and the dark lining of the silver cloud.
Open Letter to Those Opposing the Iraq War
Tauheed Ahmed Mar 29, 2003And the truth shall prevail. Whether someone likes it or not.
Game Theory and Pakistan
Sameer May 18, 2000the elite in Pakistan are nothing short of omnivorous parasites
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