Obama reviews Pak-Afghan policy
26 April, 2011
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama Monday gathered top national security and intelligence staff for his regular review of Afghan and Pakistan strategy, amid signs of fresh tensions with Islamabad.
Legendary Moin Akhtar laid to rest
23 April, 2011
KARACHI: Legendary humourist Moin Akhter has been laid to rest in Model Colony graveyard, here on Saturday.
Are The Drone Attacks Over?
11 April, 2011
ISLAMABAD: Ever since condemnation of drone attacks by the chief of army staff last month there has been no Predator attack in the country during the past three weeks.
The wait for a messiah by Irfan Husain
24 July, 2010Older readers will recognise this mantra from the past: “South Korea stole our first Five-Year Plan.” According to this urban legend, when a Korean was accused of this petty larceny by a Pakistani, he retorted: “Yes, but we implemented it.” The other pat on the back we give ourselves is about how PIA helped establish [...]
More of the same by Arif Nizami
24 July, 2010Saturday, July 24, 2010 Arif Nizami Pakistan has been at the epicentre of hectic diplomatic activity in the past few weeks. However, as they say, no matter how much things change they remain the same. Parleys between Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Indian counterpart, S M Krishna, failed to break any fresh ground. [...]
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