Politics
Amina Janjua and Pakistan’s missing persons Print E-mail
Wednesday, 27 October 2010 14:20
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By Kalsoom Lakhani


Guernica Magazine’s October issue has a really powerful piece about Pakistan’s missing persons, people who have disappeared under the government label of “terrorism suspects” since the 9/11 attacks, (many from Balochistan). Guernica’s J Malcolm Garcia wrote, “Guilt or innocence is not the issue. To impose terror on suspected terrorists, to maintain a grip on power, ah, now that is a strategy, eh?”

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 14:30
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Cancel the debt - or put our own house in order? Print E-mail
Friday, 22 October 2010 11:54
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By Faisal Shakeel

Pakistan’s economy has gone down the rabbit hole. Even Alice would find it impossible to rescue because of its multiple ailments. The burden of the war on terror caused it to crack after cumulative debts and corruption hollowed it. Now the flash floods seem to be wiping its remains clean.

Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 11:58
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This isn't the end of the far right in India Print E-mail
Sunday, 10 October 2010 11:40
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By Samir Jeraj

To some observers, the recent Ayodhya verdict and lack of mass ethnic violence in India indicates the softening of nationalist tensions. But the subtler, more powerful and pervasive side of Hindu Nationalism in civil society will ensure that this is not the twilight of ethnic strife.
Last Updated on Monday, 11 October 2010 16:41
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An unjustified attack on Pakistan's sovereignty Print E-mail
Monday, 04 October 2010 12:56
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By Faisal Shakeel

The Nato-led Isaf’s incursions into Pakistan’s tribal areas cannot be justified either on the basis of the doctrine of ‘hot pursuit’ or through the concept of engagement in a ‘combat zone’.

Last Updated on Monday, 04 October 2010 13:24
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Woodward, Obama and those nasty drone wars Print E-mail
Saturday, 02 October 2010 17:06
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By Kalsoom Lakhani

This week, investigative reporter/author Bob Woodward‘s Obama’s Wars made its highly anticipated debut in bookstores. The book highlights more of what many of us already knew – that the government is deeply divided over the current Afghanistan policy (cough, Stanley McChrystal‘s interview with Rolling Stone).

Last Updated on Saturday, 02 October 2010 17:18
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