Fatima - Instablogs
Mar 16 2009
An Iraqi football player has been shot dead by a spectator as he was about to score an equalising goal.
Mar 16 2009
Calling Pakistan “the most dangerous place on earth”, Capitol Hill newspaper has suggested that the Obama administration should give “top priority” to the South Asian nation in its Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy.
Feb 19 2009
Oh boy...you gotta admit that the new peace deal signed by the Pakistani government with the Taliban in the Swat Valley area of NW Pakistan is off to a rousing start, huh?!
Dec 10 2008
Pakistan at Cross-roads: Democracy, Terror and the Politics of Denial by Shaharyar Ali This is an interesting and (eye popping in its honesty) article by Pakistani writer/blogger Shaharyar Ali.I am posting it here so that it gets a wider...
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Dec 3 2008
Gurcharandas: A Passion for Death or Life? I have always believed that India would relentlessly march towards a modern, capitalist and democratic future; and terrorist attacks are a noisy, tragic, but ultimately futile sideshow. Islamism and Hindu...
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Dec 2 2008
Teeth Maestro: Mumbai Under Attack & Pakistan to blame What has also sadly transpired within the following day is that the ‘official’ blame game circus is in full swing, contrary to my initial message where I expressed my relief that...
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Mar 11 2008
The White House said on Monday that the United States was willing to work with whichever government was formed in Pakistan but did not have a position on who should or should not be included in this government. White House Press Secretary Dana Perino...
Mar 11 2008
The judiciary issue remains an irritant to the mainstream political forces in Pakistan - including not just the current establishment but the current opposition forces struggling to become part of the new establishment. The announcement from Asif Ali...
Mar 11 2008
Pakistanis might be weary of Pervez Musharraf, yet many a foreigners are not. Yesterday, a Turk general, what knowledge does a Turk general have I ask you, claimed that Pakistan would Talibanize if Musharraf goes. I have long started believing that our...
Mar 11 2008
Pakistan released an Indian spy who had been convicted for his spying missions in the country. Our minister stood with him hand in hand, elated with success and pride dripping from his face. He thought he had done a job that will make him a place in the...