Archive for March, 2010
Israel as a rogue state by Praful Bidwai
1 March, 2010
Monday, March 01, 2010 Praful Bidwai Overwhelming evidence has now emerged that Israel’s notorious secret service Mossad assassinated Mahmoud al-Mabhough of the Palestinian-Islamist group Hamas in Dubai on January 20. Closed-circuit television footage of the operation, available at www.youtube.com, leaves little room for doubt of Mossad’s involvement. According to the London Sunday Times, the plot [...]
Why bank interest remains high by Shahid Kardar
1 March, 2010Monday, March 01, 2010 Shahid Kardar Today there is an issue of both the availability of adequate credit on a timely basis from the banking system and at a price that makes industrial operations viable. While the State Bank of Pakistan has been following what is essentially a tight monetary policy to tackle inflation, it [...]
Secularism triumphs? by Farooq Sulehria
1 March, 2010Monday, March 01, 2010 Farooq Sulehria The Supreme Court of Bangladesh, on January 3, not only bucked an apparently prevalent trend in the Muslim world, but also dismissed a stereotype: Islam’s incompatibility with secular democracy. By ordering a ban on the abuse of religion for political purposes, the court paved the way for a secular [...]
Great oaks by Chris Cork
1 March, 2010Monday, March 01, 2010 Chris Cork One of the drawbacks to having myself identified as a ‘social worker’ in my byline is that it tempts my readership into a number of assumptions. Scarcely a day goes by without me getting an email from a man or woman attaching their CV and offering me their services. [...]
Another failed coup by Asif Ezdi
1 March, 2010Monday, March 01, 2010 Asif Ezdi The writer is a former member of the Foreign Service Under normal conditions, the appointment of Khwaja Sharif to the Supreme Court and of Saqib Nisar as chief justice of the Lahore High Court would hardly have produced a stir. Both judges possess the requisite qualifications and enjoy a [...]
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