Archive for the ‘Pakistan’ Category

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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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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Improvised Explosive Devices

In the second week of December 2011, the US congress agreed on a defense bill that includes a provision to freeze some $700 million in assistance until Pakistan comes up with a strategy to deal with improvised explosive devices. According to CBSNEWS, the fertilizer smuggled into Afghanistan is being used in creating explosives and through [...]

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Justice May Be Blind: Should Open to Everyone Whether Elite or Poor

The promotion of administration of justice and rule of law are of paramount importance. This is backed with a stated commitment to equal justice for all which includes ensuring access to justice equally for elite and for the economically and socially disadvantaged members of the community but it remains a remote perspective for disadvantaged groups [...]

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Ufone’s Ingenuity Restores Faith on BlackBerry

Country’s Telecom operator Ufone has come up with ingenuity, a tailor made design for its subscribers thereby enabling them to use the features of Facebook and Twitter while simultaneously safeguarding the religious conviction in overwhelming religious Pakistan. The details and the background of this unique achievement dates back to May 2010, when Lahore high Court [...]

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