Move on?
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by Ahmed Quraishi
It is impossible to analyse the latest humiliating diplomatic bungle by Pakistan’s political and military leaderships simply because it defies logic. How can a legitimate and normal diplomatic exercise by a country turn …

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US & Caliphate: A Forgotten History
July 24, 2011 – 2:17 am | One Comment
US & Caliphate: A Forgotten History

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by Sharique Naeem
America’s intervention in the Muslim world, since the last three decades has been on a consistent increase. This year alone, America has intensified its military assault, through drones in both Pakistan and Yemen, …

US Drags Kashmir And India Into ISI-CIA Spat
July 23, 2011 – 4:22 pm | 4 Comments
US Drags Kashmir And India Into ISI-CIA Spat

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PTI Vice President Policy Planning, National Security and Foreign Affairs, Dr Shireen Mazari, holds a press conference at the PTI office in Islamabad. The following is extracted from her spoken …

Norway Attacker Was Anti Muslim, Has Right-Wing Ties
July 23, 2011 – 3:45 pm | 4 Comments
Norway Attacker Was Anti Muslim, Has Right-Wing Ties

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Police have said a Norwegian man arrested after the twin attacks in Norway is a right-winger with anti-Muslim views, but they do not know whether that was a factor in the attacks
Police are …

Pakistan Will Resist American Attempt To Link It To Norway Carnage
July 23, 2011 – 1:31 am | 6 Comments
Pakistan Will Resist American Attempt To Link It To Norway Carnage

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The Oslo terror attacks come as boon to lobbies in Washington that want to continue the Afghan war. In July 2010, CIA is suspected of having tried to blow up Chinese targets in …

US, Western Diplomats Under Strict Watch
July 21, 2011 – 4:39 pm | No Comment
US, Western Diplomats Under Strict Watch

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LAHORE – Authorities will keep the American and Western diplomats under strict surveillance to prevent them from going to places they are not authorised to, knowledgeable sources say.
Checks on their movements have …

The Awakening of the Arab Mind
July 21, 2011 – 2:49 am | 2 Comments
The Awakening of the Arab Mind

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By Abid Mustafa
As the world debates about the various merits of the Arab revolt – whether the revolution will produce an alternative political landscape or not – very little has been said about the Arab …

U.S. Military Aid Came With Spies Attached
July 21, 2011 – 2:30 am | 3 Comments
U.S. Military Aid Came With Spies Attached

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By Zofeen Ebrahim
KARACHI, Jul 19, 2011 (IPS) – Defence analysts in Pakistan believe that foregoing 800 million US dollars worth of aid may be a fair bargain for ridding this country of over a hundred …

US-Pakistan Relations Worsen With Arrest of Two Alleged Spies
July 20, 2011 – 8:23 pm | 2 Comments
US-Pakistan Relations Worsen With Arrest of Two Alleged Spies

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Relations between Washington and Islamabad deteriorated further when the US justice department charged two men alleged to have been in the pay of the Pakistani intelligence service.
One was involved with the Kashmiri American …

Pakistan Army’s Stance: Chicanery No More
July 20, 2011 – 2:38 am | 7 Comments
Pakistan Army’s Stance: Chicanery No More

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Salim Bokhari
Hats off to Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and his corps commanders who have picked up the guts and answered back the US in the same tone and tenor as …

An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
July 20, 2011 – 2:16 am | 3 Comments
An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

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In 1938, the year of Anschluss and Munich, a perceptive British Catholic looked beyond the continent over which war clouds hung and saw another cloud forming.
“It has always seemed to me … probable,” …

Mullah Omar in Kabul
July 20, 2011 – 2:10 am | One Comment
Mullah Omar in Kabul

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By Raja G Mujtaba
I was sitting and pondering over some recent developments in the region. I was thinking Iran and China; the new initiatives by Pakistan were going in the right direction. I …

Fearing Inside Job, India Plays Wise, So Far, On Mumbai Blasts
July 20, 2011 – 2:03 am | 2 Comments
Fearing Inside Job, India Plays Wise, So Far, On Mumbai Blasts

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Almost all low-impact terror attacks in India in past three years were the work of Indian extremists; extremists inside the military have tried unsuccessfully to provoke a war with Pakistan. Now US has …

Analysis: Strategic Solution > Change in the Political Setup of Pakistan
July 20, 2011 – 1:48 am | 2 Comments
Analysis: Strategic Solution > Change in the Political Setup of Pakistan

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By  Najam Mahmud
The socio-political situation in Pakistan is fast approaching a destination which I would call a ‘dangerous tipping point’, and if it is reached, the result would be nothing short of chaos, anarchy and …

Dictatorship, Democracy or Caliphate?
July 19, 2011 – 4:06 pm | One Comment
Dictatorship, Democracy or Caliphate?

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Engr. Sharique Naeem
Lahore, Pakistan
With the Arab spring in full flow, it is becoming clearer that many players are competing for the space created by the overthrow of some rulers in the Middle East. Whilst the …

India Abandons Quest For Permanent UN Security Council Seat
July 17, 2011 – 6:24 pm | 7 Comments
India Abandons Quest For Permanent UN Security Council Seat

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UNITED NATIONS: The intensive six-year campaign by India and three other aspirants for permanent seats on the UN Security Council, Brazil, Germany and Japan has fizzled out for lack of support among …

Pakistan Will Continue Busting Private CIA Rings, Pasha to Tell US
July 17, 2011 – 6:17 pm | 7 Comments
Pakistan Will Continue Busting Private CIA Rings, Pasha to Tell US

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ISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s top spy chief is purportedly going to give the following message to his American counterpart in Washington: yes to formalised anti-terror cooperation, no to private CIA network.
Chief of Pakistan’s premier spy agency, …

China Pledges Support for Pakistan in Wake of US Military Aid Cut
July 15, 2011 – 10:00 pm | 14 Comments
China Pledges Support for Pakistan in Wake of US Military Aid Cut

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BEIJING: China pledged its support for close ally Pakistan on Tuesday, after the US decision to suspend $800 million worth of aid.
“Pakistan is an important country in South Asia. The stability and development of …

Reporter: Dr Shireen Mazari and Haroon Rasheed
July 15, 2011 – 9:58 pm | No Comment
Reporter: Dr Shireen Mazari and Haroon Rasheed

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USA May Try to Assassinate General Keyani
July 15, 2011 – 9:49 pm | One Comment
USA May Try to Assassinate General Keyani

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HAROON RASHEED SAYS USA CAN DO ANYTHING TO GET RID OF GEN KAYANI.

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CIA And Pentagon Itching For Pakistan War
July 15, 2011 – 5:28 pm | 3 Comments
CIA And Pentagon Itching For Pakistan War

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Someone is working overtime in Washington to scuttle President Obama’s and the American people’s wish to end the war in Afghanistan.
The more America gets closer to that goal, CIA and US military in …

CIA Instigating Mutiny in the Pakistani Army
July 15, 2011 – 5:05 pm | One Comment
CIA Instigating Mutiny in the Pakistani Army

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By M K Bhadrakumar
The unthinkable is happening. The United States is confronting the Pakistani military leadership of General Parvez Kayani. An extremely dangerous course to destabilise Pakistan is commencing. Can the outcome …

Pakistan Prepares to Thwart US ‘Prediction’ of Attack on a Nuclear Weapons Site — Soon
July 15, 2011 – 4:57 pm | 4 Comments
Pakistan Prepares to Thwart US ‘Prediction’ of Attack on a Nuclear Weapons Site — Soon

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It seems that the US is “planning” a “prediction” for an attack on Pakistani Nuclear facilities.
As expected the US newspapers have begun to harp on the possibility of an attack on Pakistani Nuclear sites. …

JuD Says Pakistan Needs Peace, Prosperity
July 15, 2011 – 3:19 am | No Comment
JuD Says Pakistan Needs Peace, Prosperity

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LAHORE: Over tea in Lahore with the man who some see, wrongly he says, as a spokesman for the Lashkar-e-Taiba, one subject dominates the conversation. It’s not jihad, not Kashmir, but the …

China Says US is Spending Too Much on Its Military Amid Its Financial Woes
July 15, 2011 – 3:08 am | 4 Comments
China Says US is Spending Too Much on Its Military Amid Its Financial Woes

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BEIJING — The United States is spending too much on its military in light of its recent economic troubles, China’s top general said Monday while playing down his country’s own military capabilities.
The chief …