Things added in September, 2008
Dehshat Gardi kay Khalaf Hakomati nahi , Qaumi Policy [Urdu]
• Nazir Naji beleives on National Policy. A very good column. Must Read
Friends in need [English]
• The United States is the second superpower in three decades to occupy the same strategic patch across the Khyber Pass as the Soviet Union. Each of the great powers intervened ...
Thy name is sovereign-i-ty! [English]
• Okay, that's fine; but at least learn how to say the word! From president and prime minister down to every blatherskite (TV anchors included) continue to mispronounce "sovereignty" that has ...
Prime Minister knows everything [Urdu]
• Hamid Mir commenting on a german book which is dedicated to Afganistan and Pakistan tribal issue and procedure of resolvment of issues in these areas. He is also sharing ...
Everyone pursuing their own agenda [English]
• It is difficult to ignore the sufferings of the people of the North-West Frontier Province, soon to be known as the people of Pakhtoonkhwa. For most people in Pakistan, the ...
The gora syndrome [English]
• “And how does one keep looking so good when one is so busy?”, this being Information Minister Sherry Rehman’s opening line to Sarah Palin, a politician with no real credentials, ...
In deep trouble [English]
% THIS was written on Saturday, Sept 27. The nation, the father-motherland, is in deep trouble and we are now approaching virtually one week of Eid holidays. The country will shut itself ...
Fanani-al-Sheikh [Urdu]
% Haroon Rasheed satirically talking about love between Mr. Zardari and his former wife, Benazir Bhutto shaheed, and his recent comment "would like to hug you" further inflame the emotions of ...
Capital suggestion [English]
• Pakistan is literally on fire and we, Pakistanis, have neither the appropriate fire-fighting equipment nor trained fire-fighters. We must ask the world to come help us put the flame out ...
Accountability of rulers [English]
• ACTIONS have consequences that catch up with us sooner or later. But this law of nature does not seem to apply equally to rulers. Presidents and prime ministers often get ...
Halat-e-Jung , Umeedain, khawaishain [Urdu]
• Irfan Siddiqui in todays column commeting on President Zardari's statement that we as a nation are in a war like situation and we have to make new plans to tackle ...
Ancient buses, dream trains [English]
• AS far back in time as a senior citizen can recall, say 40 years ago, the federal and provincial governments and the municipality of Karachi (also a government now) have ...
khud-daari [Urdu]
% Javed ch in todays column talking about self respect and dignity and he is talking dignity of common people that what we dont care and till we dont care, we ...
Friends of Pakistan [Urdu]
• Irshad Ahmad Haqqani is talking about Consortium called Friends of Pakistan and its recent meeting in USA proves the success of Zardari's trip to USA. Haqqani has a view that ...
Or is it business as usual? [English]
• Rio de Janeiro is a very distracting place. Its unique location, its touristy sites and its strange urban flavour, particularly for first-time visitors to Latin America, can leave one breathless ...
Wake up Time for Nation [English]
• In our 61 years history Pakistan made lot of progress despite being under direct or indirect military control , we could not build up institutions , systems but still we ...
Analysis of Zardari Trip to USA [Urdu]
• Irshad Ahmad Haqqani leading in columnists for analysis of President trip to USA. He is seeing President trip in a critical way and poiting fingers on President for not highlighting ...
The kidnapping of Farahi [English]
• Kidnapping for ransom is a flourishing business in Pakistan and not a day goes when a number of people aren't kidnapped in different parts of the country. But the issue ...
Americi humay nahi jantay [Urdu]
2 Nazir Naji's today theme based on American's understanding of Pakistani people and according to him, United States of America dont know who we are and what abilities we have that ...
Threat to the state [English]
• MANY in Pakistan are shocked at the bomb blast outside the Marriott hotel in Islamabad which killed more than 50 people and wounded scores. It has made people nervous about ...
Whose war is it anyway? [English]
• The slide downhill is staggering. The Marriott bombing is just one manifestation of it. The beautiful valley of Swat with its white water streams and rivers cutting through pine-laden mountains; ...
Laghzish Hye Bay Ja [Urdu]
• Kishwar Nahid is still upset due to women buried alive in Jaffarabad. She is talking about role of women an their importance in cities and their worth in areas like ...
Whose war? America’s or ours? [English]
• Was there such an animal as the Tehrik Taliban-I-Pakistan before the American invasion of Afghanistan? The Americans sparked turmoil and chaos in this region and now that they are bogged ...