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Pakistan

Response To A Pakistani View Of Indian Muslims

Dubai-based Pakistani writer Rabia Alavi in a column in Khaleej Times on 1 March 2009 charges that Indian Muslims are hell-bent on portraying Pakistan as a terrorist hub. However, the entire world is now witness for what really Pakistan stands for. Danish Ahmad Khan responds to Rabia Alavi’s article.

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Civil Revolution May Usher A Constitutional Democracy In Pakistan

by Mirza Akhtar Beg

Mirza Akhtar Beg argues that Pakistan appears to be on the verge of emerging as a functioning Constitutional Democracy, with primacy of laws and constitution that has eluded Pakistan for 61 years of its checkered history.

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Lahore Attack: The Blame Game

by Shoaib Daniyal

In Life, the Universe and Everything, Douglas Adams tells us the story of the residents of the planet Krikket—Krikketers. The Krikketers had never imagined that a Universe could exist outside their little planet. Due to a certain chain of events, however, when they did discover than many worlds lay outside of their little planet, they were shocked.

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Price Of An Indo-Pak War

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan

In the after-effect of Mumbai terror attacks, while India and Pakistan seem to sit at the threshold of a possible war and hawks in both the countries talk of ‘final battle’ terrorists thrive on the growing conflict between the two nations.

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Countering Pakistani Terrorists’ Anti-India Propaganda

by Maulana Waris Mazhari

For almost two decades now, self-styled jihadist outfits based in Pakistan have been engaged in a war against India in Kashmir. This war of theirs has no sanction in Islam, which does not allow for proxy war, and that too one declared by non-state actors.

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War hysteria and outrages

by Mustafa Khan

A hysteria is being created by some to have a war with Pakistan. This is no solution and there need to be more novel ways of handling the situation. Also the same people need to apply the same principles to introspect the internal acts of terror

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Hindu Zionists Behind Mumbai Attacks – Zaid Hamid

by Inam Abidi Amrohvi

A TV channel in Pakistan comes up with their own conspiracy theory behind the Mumbai attacks claiming that Hindi “Zionists” are behind the attacks.

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Pervez Musharraf Will Resign

by Mohib Ahmad

Pakistani President Pervez Musrraf has announced that he will resign from his post.

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Raza Rumi – A Pakistani About Town

by Mayank Austen Soofi

A budding writer from Lahore visits the city of his beloved author.

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Obituary: Benazir Bhutto Faced Death With Courage

by Mirza Akhtar Beg

Benazir Bhutto, fell victim to the politics of endemic violence in Pakistan. She called herself “the Daughter of Destiny” in her autobiography and often styled herself as the daughter of Pakistan. She had more upheavals in one life time than most can imagine. In her untimely death, she followed her slain father and two brothers.
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