International
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry recognized by the New York Bar
It ironic that our Judiciary is being recognized world over whilst our own leaders fail to provide the people of Pakistan an independent judiciary.
Zardari-Palin encounter Punjabi style
Courtesy the brilliant producers at AAG TV
Hillary Clinton eyeing US Secretary of State job
It seems Hillary Clinton is set to accept the job of US Secretary of State offered by Barack Obama, who apparently is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration. It might be a good move as it would really bring in the best of what the Democratic party had to [...]
The IMF Trap
Guest post by A.H.Kalwar of Pakistion Blog
Russia is the largest borrower from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The initial objective and promises by IMF were to quickly bail Russia out of an economic crises, and throw it back on track. Today Russia’s debts to the IMF are so big that the only way to ensure [...]
‘Mayor of the Moment’ exposed
In what could have been a very important victory for Karachi’s ruling party [MQM] when Foreign Policy website mentioned Mustafa Kamal as the Mayor of the Moment. In a comedy of errors Karachi’s Mayor office mis-understood the report and thence forth issued a press release which was followed up with a massive city wide [...]
Great American Presidents born from Bad Times
Great presidents born from bad times - Rick Barton shares his thoughts on the newly elected President. If greatness is bestowed upon the American presidents by the seriousness of the problems they face, then the coming months are likely to produce Mount Rushmore-like moments for Barack Obama.
Not since 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt [...]
200+ members of the Pakistani delegation go begging to Saudi Arabia
In a very interesting discovery it is been reported that a massive delegation of 200+ people proceeded to Saudi Arabia this week to ask the Saudi kings for an economic bail out package. One executive jet carried the 12 top members of the presidential delegation including Mr. Asif Zardari whilst the remaining boarded a [...]
“YES WE CAN” Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States
For anyone who has not watched Barack Obama’s acceptance speech late night on 3rd November to a massive crowd at Grant Park Chicago, do so before proceeding further
Its finally over America has finally chosen Barack Obama as its 44th President. History has been created and its for the very first time that an African [...]
Come Tuesday a Victory of Hope Over Rovesque Fear
Will the US be ever the same again?
Since life is all about flux, we continuously change, therefore any questions of change can be rhetorical in nature.
Yes, caution is advised and one must never underestimate the shenanigans of the neconzix, but the looming victory of Barack Hussein Obama (according to these pundits and this study of [...]
Rally to Stop the Massacre of Civilians in Bajour
Rally held today at 4:00pm at Regal Chowk, Karachi protesting against the ruthless massacre of civilians in Bajour.
Credit for images albelarahi on Flickr
President Zardari ‘building’ Pak-China relationships
Not that it matters much, had he been privately doing it on ‘his private time’ it cannot be questioned, but as the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan on an official tour representing our nation, these photoshoots could be avoided.
Karachi University Seminar about the Military Operation in Bajaur, Waziristan, Kurram Agency & Swat
The Disturbed areas of Pakistan
On 25th October, Saturday an event was organized in Karachi University organized by Karachi University Teachers Society, (KUTs) in collaboration of Peoples Resistance (PR).
The main speakers were, Mr. Kak Kahil a Peshawar based AJ TV Journalist and Mr. Wali Haider who has just recently returned from the Bajaur region. [...]
Open letter to Obama & McCain by Amina Masood Janjua
The News, Sunday, October 26, 2008
Dear Barak Obama and John McCain,
Amina Masood Janjua
Whichever one of you wins this election, I wish you success and I hope from the depths of my heart that you will transform the image of America into what it should be. I pray that you are able to show the true [...]
My internal conflicts
Guest Blog by Amer Nazir
I hurried towards the train station to catch the 7:51. I was dressed well – in my Canali suit and my Hugo Boss overcoat. At the entrance to the station, I saw two people handing out leaflets. The one on the right was Susan Krammer, the local Liberal Democrat MP.
She paused [...]
[MiniLinks] Sony recalls PS3 game Little Big Planet because of ‘Arabic’ words
Sony Entertainment has announced that it is recalling the Playstation 3 video game, LittleBigPlanet, from retailers after it learned that the soundtrack featured some Arabic-language lines which were also in the Quran and backed with music Sony said that “one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for use in the game [...]
