Archive for May, 2010
Power grab by Zahrah Nasir
3 May, 2010
There is yet another text message circulating among the masses at the speed of light and, once more, it blames the US of A for all our ills which, given the current state of affairs, is hardly surprising. This particular message points out: “We don’t want American rental power, we want electricity. In Pakistan electricity [...]
Will politics trump needed reform? by Dr James Zogby
3 May, 2010This week, the Senate’s Democratic leadership advanced a proposal for comprehensive immigration reform that contains provisions long supported by Republicans. The framework calls for: ? Enhancing and strengthening border security; ? Tough sanctions on employers who violate immigration laws; ? A bio-metric national ID card; ? Pegging new immigration quotas to economic needs (with allowance [...]
International laws on mercenaries by Aaleen Gardezi
3 May, 2010The presence of mercenaries or private armies in conflict zones around the world is nothing new to the international community. This is evident from the unlawful operations of a US based private military company Blackwater, also known as Xe, in Iraq, Afghanistan and now in Pakistan. However, the situation becomes more interesting when the presence [...]
Smokers’ Corner: ‘Concerned’ journalism by Nadeem F. Paracha
2 May, 2010Nadeem F. Paracha Sunday, 02 May, 2010 Last week I visited one of Karachi’s sprawling (and impoverished) areas. I went there at the invitation of an old college friend who still lives there. Both of us were members of a progressive student organisation in college in the late 1980s. I took this opportunity to talk [...]
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