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The Durrani Family Saga
Muhammad Tariq Oct 19, 2007The poor in Pakistan must be given an alternate to the clergy to take them out from the spiral of ignobility in which they are caught.
The Rape of the Nation
kashkin dabruski Sep 24, 2007The nation awaits
Not its messiahs and inspiration
Not from their leaders
Not from their politicians
India’s First Woman President?
M B Qasmi Jul 4, 2007Madam Pratibha Patil, 72 years old, the candidate of India's ruling coalition-- UPA, will be the fourth woman to contest the presidential elections but the first to surely become the twelfth President of India.
Imran Khan's Politics
Aka Khan Jun 19, 2007Here is a man who stands for the truth, who is honest and his Integrity is unquestionable. Is this not the most basic of elements that I should look for in a Leader?
On Zillae Huma Usman
ZJ Mar 14, 2007What good is the facade of encouraging educated women to be at the forefront at the expense of their life?
The Death of a Nawab
Zalan Alam Aug 27, 2006Akbar Bugti is dead, what next for the Baloch rebellion?
South Asia’s Clarence Darrow
Yasser Latif Hamdani Aug 13, 2005An anglicized barrister who ended up founding a separate Muslim majority state is an apparent paradox but not really so...
Muslim Leadership: An Oxymoron?
Azar Malik Jul 12, 2005A good Muslim leader can be simply defined as someone who has the ability to embrace the changing world of Islam
Homecoming of Zardari
Nauman Nisar May 1, 2005“The sacrifices of Zardari have raised him to the ranks of a senior politician”, Benazir comments on his release from prison after eight plus years.
The Dour Ascetic
Farzana Versey Apr 10, 2005An interview with Morarji Desai: 'He (Gandhiji) would not have permitted it. I, too, don't believe in these things, but since I had accepted the Pakistani award I could not refuse this one (Bharat Ratna).'
From Jinnah to Jamali
Farrukh Khan May 2, 2004Pakistan is not a failed state; the magnitude of our failure is much bigger than that. Pakistan is the name of a bankrupt culture that has been rotting since the fall of the Moghal Empire.
Terminate This
Shahid Mahmood Jul 9, 2003How ironic is it that Arnold Schwarzenegger was sent on a morale-boosting tour of US bases in Iraq.
Many Questions, No Answers
Shahid Mahmood Jun 25, 2003Solutions do not rest in either Democracy or in the Shariah. The answers are in Education and Social Equality. Only this will invalidate the Bush Doctrine and Extremist Fatwas.
The Scandal of Fake and Madrassa Degrees
Q Isa Daudpota Jun 15, 2003a federal minister whose only real qualification is an O-level certificate
When Democracy Failed: The Warnings of History
Thom Hartmann Apr 29, 2003The 70th anniversary wasn't noticed in the United States
Kashmir: Time for a Radical Approach?
Temporal Mar 31, 2003The Kashmiris are not even a foot note and Ram Babu and Allah Rakha the perennial losers.
Excavating India
Farzana Versey Mar 13, 2003I say, thank god for Babar, for the dear departed Mughal badshah has revealed how the purring cats are jumping on a hot tin roof.
Muslims in India: Communalism vs. Backwardness-Minority Syndrome
Zafar Anjum Feb 27, 2003Today, it is imperative that the Muslim community fights the ogre of communalism
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