Diabetes: Wrestling with a Twenty-First Century Monster

“Half of world’s population at risk of diabetes by end of next decade.” This disorder is encroaching on the traditional confines of age, ethnicity, and geography—in particular AGE.

Healthcare in Pakistan, Lessons from Cuba

Cuba has the most impressive doctor to patient ratio of 1 to 175. All this and more while facing more than 40 years of US trade and financial embargoes.

Warday

A continuation of the Graphic novel WARDAY, but from the perspective of ex-patriot Pakistani population stranded after a 36 hour nuclear holocaust.

Pakistan After The Assassination: Interview with Pervez Hoodbhoy

Interview with Pervez Hoodbhoy by Stefania Maurizi of Venerdi of La Repubblica

Blinkered Vision: Unravelling the Nuclear Debate

Why is the 'US India Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreement' called 123? The answer lies in the US Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Article 123 of the act governs US 'Cooperation with other countries'.

Whither Pakistan? The Presidential 'Election' and Beyond

It is my view that in the not too distant future Pakistan too will go through its own version of an Islamic revolution.

Towards God?

I don't know as to whether the world is moving towards God. But these two leaders (Ahmadinejad and Bush) are certain to push to world to brink of disaster.

War Clouds Over Iran

If not stopped by the Congress, under one pretext or the other, the Bush administration is geared to go beyond just imposing UNSC sanctions against Iran.

This Really Gets My Goat

As the outcry against the Pakistani governments plan to mine the Durand Line grows, I am reminded of the title of a Ray Bradbury novel published in 1985, Death Is A Lonely Business. Death is a lonely business. Step on an anti-personnel landmine, and it

Truth Behind US-India Nuclear Deal

US-India deal has all the signs of great treaty. However it also contains some ominas signs of India getting trapped in a CIA net.

Stagnating Pakistan-Iran Relations

When it comes to Pakistan-Iran relations there is much more than what actually is being said by the establishment or its proxies.

This High-Octane Rocket-Rattling Against Tehran is Unlikely to Succeed

Tariq Ali wrote on May 3 ... The Bush administration appears to be psyching itself up for a safe strike against Iran either by itself or via the Israelis, whose new leaders have referred to the Iranian president as a psychopath and a new Hitler. Why has W

A Stretch of Analogy: National Deterrence to Individual Deterrence

The government has already accepted its inability in protecting the citizenry by giving licenses to open ‘security agencies.’ But this is also a safeguard specifically aimed at the elite

Kill for a Pill

And then call this patriotism like Hitler
Then call it “christianity”
And murder, “sanctioned by jesus
And god bless America”

Iran, Geopolitics and the Bomb

When Iran does not have a bomb and Israel has 200 of them why not threaten Israel with sanctions?

The Trial of a Nation

In their opinion, Dr. Khan couldn’t possibly, understand the technology during the sixteen days he spent at Almelo and even then he could only go in or out of the factory at prescribed hours.

Bye Bye NAM, Hello Realpolitik!

India’s change of policy towards Iran must have been one of the most deliberate, albeit agonizing, decision by the Indian government.

The Time of the Bomb

If South Asia is to survive its own nuclear age, we shall need to have strong peace movements in both Pakistan and India. A beginning has been made.

Bin Laden And Hiroshima

Even as the United States dusted off its hands and moved on, elsewhere the radioactive rubble of the dead cities spawned not only a sense of dread, but also an obsessive desire for nuclear weapons.

Pakistan’s Choice

In light of rising Indian power blessed by the West, what policy options does Pakistan have?

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