Category Archives: Pakistan

Indian Muslim Perspective on 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. Continue reading

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Civil Revolution May Usher A Constitutional Democracy In Pakistan

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. Continue reading

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Lahore Attack: The Blame Game

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. Continue reading

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Price Of An Indo-Pak War

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. Continue reading

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Countering Pakistani Terrorists’ Anti-India Propaganda

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. Continue reading

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War hysteria and outrages

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 Continue reading

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Hindu Zionists Behind Mumbai Attacks – Zaid Hamid

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

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Pervez Musharraf Will Resign

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

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Raza Rumi – A Pakistani About Town

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

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Obituary: Benazir Bhutto Faced Death With Courage

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 … Continue reading

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