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The enemy within Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 17:21
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By Dr. Manzur Ejaz

 

It is a general observation that in repressive regimes the rulers often create fantasy lands based on imaginary enemies that can obscure the realities of life. The core of Pakistani state has followed the pattern that is a norm in most Middle East countries where anti-America obsession is used by kings and ‘elected’ dictators as a device to detract people.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 August 2011 17:26
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EDL financier’s murderous “Final Solution” for Muslims and political opponents Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 17:10
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By Jai

 

The Guardian have now confirmed that English Defence League financier Alan Lake was indeed the author of a horrific “Final Solution” blueprint targeting Britain’s entire Muslim population, anyone perceived to be sympathetic towards them, and senior members of the current British government such as Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy PM Nick Clegg. The Archbishop of Canterbury was also included in the list of targets for execution. Lake wanted to open a debate on the subject and therefore requested in his message that supporters should provide further suggestions for people who should be killed.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 August 2011 17:37
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Disaster and the lost cause Print E-mail
Friday, 29 July 2011 10:28
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By Syed R. Ali

 

It has been a year now since the devastating 2010 floods ravaged Pakistan. The slow moving Tsunami devoured the landscape as though it were a biblical plague straight out of Cecil B. DeMille’s film “The Ten Commandments”. Unfortunately this was no film and the tragedy that unfolded was all too real.

Last Updated on Friday, 29 July 2011 10:31
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Government and Labour should demand more innovation in energy sector Print E-mail
Friday, 29 July 2011 10:22
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By Charles Samuda

 

In the aftermath of several eye-watering price hikes the Big Six household electricity producers are on their way to joining the ranks of embezzling MPs, investment bankers and News of the World journalists in the public enemy leaderboard.

Last Updated on Friday, 29 July 2011 10:26
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China’s great transition: the next party Print E-mail
Friday, 29 July 2011 10:14
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By Kerry Brown

 

A month that began in China with official celebrations of the communist party’s ninetieth anniversary ends with furious public criticism over its reaction to a fatal train disaster. The contrast symbolises the epic political task the party is facing, says Kerry Brown.

Last Updated on Friday, 29 July 2011 10:22
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Major issues between old rivals India and Pakistan Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 July 2011 14:26
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By Reuters

 

India’s and Pakistan’s foreign ministers hold talks in New Delhi on Wednesday, the latest in a series of high-level meetings between the nuclear armed countries aimed at bringing peace to the world’s most dangerous region.

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 July 2011 14:33
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Norway Is a Wakeup Call For the UK Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 July 2011 14:19
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By Anwar Akhtar

 

The atrocities in Norway last weekend, that left 76 people dead, should be a landmark event that changes the way we approach far right extremist groups and ideologies. To date, the focus by global security services has been almost exclusively on the threat from al-Qaida -inspired terrorism. Right wing extremism has been dismissed as irrelevant and viewed as a relatively harmless movement.

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 July 2011 14:26
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There’s no simple way out of this economic rut, for the left or right Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 July 2011 13:48
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By Duncan Weldon

 

The economy is stuck -we’ve had nine months of near stagnation and the prospects for the next two years look grim. In many ways we now seem to be bouncing along on at the bottom of the ‘L’.Even excluding ‘temporary factors’ (warm weather, cold weather, tsunamis and royal nuptials) the economy only managed 0.7% growth in the past nine months – a pathetic recovery.

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 July 2011 14:02
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Democracy from a Distance: Pakistani Political Parties in the UK Print E-mail
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 16:40
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By Henna Butt

 

As someone on the mailing list for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) (the political party run by ex-cricketer turned politician Imran Khan) I regularly get emails encouraging me grab one of the last few tickets for a dinner event with the party’s chairman at a swanky hotel. Pakistani political parties put a huge amount of time and effort into their operations in the UK and elsewhere around the world. This has led me to question what exactly these organisations hope to gain from their activities outside of the home state. As migration increases, transnational political engagement becomes more widespread amongst diaspora communities – what are the consequences for state democracy?

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 July 2011 16:43
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