Archive for December, 2011

Pasha Vs the Trojan Horse

It was as back as in late 70s when Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was at the peak of his fame and fear, as his government’s downfall was imminent. The power that was behind the plans to topple his democratic government was generally known and if some quarters had any doubt then it was cleared when Bhutto [...]

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ISI is Essential for National Security

Every country has a superior intelligence agency to protect the national security of the state. It not only copes with foreign anti-state elements, but also fights the psychological warfare including internal enemies. No army can fight without the support of an efficient secret agency which collects and assesses information in a most reliable manner. American [...]

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Asma Jehangir: A Hindi but No Bindi

Surprisingly from all nooks and corners, the voice against Pakistan army and ISI are raised simultaneously, as it was done in 1971 and yet another surprising thing is the timings of Uday Bhaskar’s concern and Asma Jahangir’s address at Agha Khan University which were finely synchronized. Interestingly both the individuals have thrillingly common theme to [...]

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Aftermath of Energy Crisis in Pakistan

The power outage for over eight to 12 hours per day has ruined the country. Four-year tenure of the incumbent PPP regime is characterized by extreme power shortage and load-shedding with a series of broken promises, un-kept pledges, misplaced priorities and a directionless journey. Industrial production is suffering, exports are on the decline, jobs are [...]

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CIA Influence in Pak Media

In an extremely sensitive case of the history of Pakistan, main culprit Ijaz Mansoor, former Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States – Hussain Haqqani , other petitioners, federal government,General Kayani and ISI Chief Lt General Pasha have filed their affidavits in Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP). The court is determined to clear the air about [...]

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Government Tense on Memogate Scandal: Army Chief Urged Inquiry

The people of Pakistan are fed up with Zardari led PPP Government and want it out of office. Not only opposition is on the streets but the people within the government are fed up too. With few exceptions of corrupt politicians, bureaucrats, middle and lower level government servants the entire nation is cursing Asif Ali [...]

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Memo Issue- Irrational Leadership Behviour

On the late night of December 21, 2011 another twist was given to the memo scandal, when the federal government, through the Ministry of Defence, conceded before the Supreme Court that it had no operational control over the armed forces as well as the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Next day, Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza [...]

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December in Lahore

A lot has been said about the culture, food, architecture and the people of Lahore. Being a native Lahori, I find all of it “not enough”. If you wish to know the city as it is, you have to spend at least one full week here and that too during winters, especially in December. Those [...]

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Our Armed Forces Protect Us; We Must Treat them with Respect

Well trained and dedicated to its duties, Pakistan’s army is the best and advanced one in the world. It is the best organized and well disciplined group in the country, always fully aware of the internal and external threats faced by the country. Every soldier is always ready to defend the country in all situations. [...]

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Makhdoom Javed Hashmi is all set to join Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

ISLAMABAD/PT – The PML-N leader Makhdoom Javed Hashmi is all set to join Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Reliable sources informed Online that all formalities have been duly fulfilled for a formal announcement within next few days. Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has been reported to be quite agitated over being constantly ignored/bypassed/sidetracked, and is known to [...]

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