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Aman Ki Asha – An Indo Pak Peace Project ?
India is preparing for a possible “two-front war” with China and Pakistan, Geo News quoted an Indian newspaper as saying on Wednesday, The News reported … something not new, Indian Establishment has been directly or indirectly showing hostility against Pakistan since Mumbai incident and yet we have this ‘Aman ki Asha’ thing going on, communicating (read conditioning) the [...]
Survey – Who is responsible for Bolton Market Tragedy?
Please take part in this survey designed by Omar Javaid – Critic Magazine, to decipher the public perception of the 28th December Bolton Market Bomb blast – Survey Form As of my last response there were about 96 people who had filled in the survey showing an overwhelming majority of 84% respondents thinking that the [...]
Collateral Damage and Pakistan’s (read American’s) War on Terror
Guest Blog by Omar Javaid If Pakistan’s Establishment / Military intends to neatly wrap up the on going onslaught in Waziristan Area (Read America’s War ‘of’ Terror), then it must avoid killing civilians (watch the first two video) at any cost … why? To get an answer watch the 3rd clip in which Imran Khan explains [...]
A President and A Prime Minister for Sale!
By Omar Javaid, Sr. Editor, Critic Magazine Sounds familiar? I won’t bias you rather will try to be as neutral as possible. I know a few names pop in your mind when you read the title. Top of which would be … cough, cough … this makes me cough while typing, not strange though! Since [...]
Survey: Why Blackwater is present in Islamabad, Peshawar?
Many might want to take part in this survey on the presence of Blackwater in Pakistan, it is being conducted anonymously by Omar Javaid, a frequent writer on our blog and the author of Critic Magazine Do answer the short few questions and then we can figure out the sentiments of Pakistani regarding the presence [...]
Knee Jerk Patriotism
I kind of get puzzled by the reaction of people on the Independence Day. The celebrations, the road blocks, parade of bikes with mufflers (silencers) stripped off, the disproportioned flags, the aerial firing at midnight, all in the middle of a comedy of crises never witnessed in the history of this country; the water crises, [...]
La Demos Kratos
I was thinking about the process of selection of Secretary General of UN, and why America, Russia, China, France and UK hold the power to veto any selection? I was thinking about the process through which the Pope, who holds the post important position in the Christian world, gets elected? I was also thinking about [...]
Psychoanalysis of an Extremist
“I am stuck, in middle of nowhere, or at the extremes of somewhere, I don’t know what is right or what is wrong, rather who is right or who is wrong. Height of epistemocracy I might be at, rather in a quest to know more, but got more questions than answers along the way. I [...]
The Myth of Independence – Economic Imperialism
“The notion that Pakistan controls the reigns to the economic resources of the country is incorrect—she doesn’t. The G-7 does. They are the ones who make all the economic decisions for us, for our country, through their institutions like IMF, World Bank, and WTO through the policies of SAP, TRIPS, and TRIMS. The idea is [...]
We are a Crowd, not a Nation, not an Ummah …! [Survey Results]
Recently we (The Critic Blog Team) conducted a survey to prove or disprove a hypothesis that “There is a difference of opinion among the masses about the top 5 problems, i.e. every other person focus on different agendas thus there is no channelized effort toward any single issue”. After receiving replies we complied the data [...]
Redefining Democracy
By Omar Javaid, Sr. Editor, Critic Magazine The crippling economy, hostile neighbors, devastated judiciary, shamelessly stubborn and confused government, and a shattering socio-cultural fabric is fueling an outcry that ‘enough is enough’. The Question of “how to bring the change”, how to steer away from the pitfall very much visible ahead? Was never before so [...]
23rd March Parade, went Missing, so what!
Guest Blog by Omar Javaid The Parade on 23rd march was canceled by the prime minister out of austerity. The cancellation was announced a couple of week back. Then 23rd march came and went without the grand event which was considered the hallmark of this day. It was astonishing to see the legacy getting broken [...]
