The perplexing nature of American aid to Pakistan

The Pakistani public may be very patriotic and proud of their nation. Its culture, traditions and lifestyle are indeed very intricate. But within the intricacy of its lifestyle is embedded the hard truth about Pakistan’s sovereignty and independence.

ALLY vs ALLY - Continued

Post event developments continue — the event being the 26/11 attack by US/NATO on Pakistani check posts in Salala, Mohmand Agency of FATA.

Closure of BBC in Pakistan:Mixed response

Closure of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News Channel in Pakistan witnessed mixed response from the public where some people took it as a violation of the right to information,others supported the call of the cable operators and held that this was the only way to deal wi …

The US and Pakistan

Pakistanis are being constantly told that the Raymond Davis episode and the Osama bin Laden event soured relations between the US and Pakistan and that these are the issues that have brought the bilateral relationship to a new low.

UN urges ban on long spells of Solitary Confinement

The UN's lead investigator on torture has called for governments to end the use of long spells of solitary confinement in prison.

Pakistan U.N. Ambassador Leaves CBS Speechless!!

Pakistan’s U.N Ambassador Abdullah Hussein Haroon speaks with CBS News’ Pam Falk about the deadly Haqqani terrorist network based in Pakistan, which has been blamed with bringing a new level of violence to the Afghan insurgency; and the souring of U.S.-Pakistan relati …

Facebook Pokes Washington

Facebook filed paperwork with the Federal Election Committee Monday to form a Political Action Committee called FB PAC.

'Pakistan Govt has committed itself to terror', US

WASHINGTON: In a press briefing held at the US State Department on Monday, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said that the US government was committed to its relationship with Pakistan and wanted to work constructively with Pakistan on the Haqqani network.

Taliban attack rocks Kabul

Taliban fighters continue to attack Kabul today, after a series of explosions took place near the U.S.

China vs India: Clash of the populations

China and India have been slated as the two next economies to watch for. Both have massive populations of over 1 billion and China has posted 9% GDP growth rate in the last decade, while India has averaged 7%.

Triumphant Indian Hockey Team Rejects Prize Money

A day after the Indian hockey team returned home after winning the Asian Champions Trophy in China, a new controversy has taken off.

NASA's GRAIL Mission: Studying the Moon from Crust to Core

You can get as poetic about the moon as you want — and everyone from lovers to lyricists to astronauts has had a go at it.

The Pakistan Scene

Some years ago a patriotic Parsi Pakistani was kidnapped from Quetta. He was a businessman, a taxpayer, former MPA and very well connected. The ransom demanded was Rupees One Billion. He was never recovered and died in captivity.

Indian Police Savagely Beat Up Two Photographers

Reporters Without Borders condemns the beatings that two news photographers received from local police and members of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) while covering clashes between police and demonstrators on 19 August in the Nowhatta old town district of Srinagar, the ca …

Anna upsurge and the social movements | TwoCircles.net

Anna Hazare’s second fast (August 2011) in Delhi, demanding the acceptance of his teams’ draft for Janlokpal bill has raised many different debates about the nature of this upsurge and how the social action groups, engaged in the process of struggle for Human rights o …

How to Increase the National Loathing of America

The New York Times, relying on the usual anonymous sources who leak and brief its reporters selectively on official policies, reported in June that Pakistan’s army chief, General Kayani, was “fighting to save his position in the face of seething anger from top …

INDIA: Now, farmers can't reclaim their land in UP

LUCKNOW: When farmers are coming forward to reclaim their land acquired for long but not used by the Uttar Pradesh government, the latter has amended the law to stop farmers from doing so.

India's Billionaire Caste

Forbesmagazine has put out a list of the world’s 1,210 billionaires. Fifty-five of them are Indians. A billion dollars is Rs. 4,480 crore. A Baniya is a member of the Vaish caste, originating mainly from Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Tajikistan bans youth from mosques

DUSHANBE — Tajikistan on Wednesday banned all children and teenagers from worshipping in mosques as the volatile Central Asian republic pressed ahead with its battle against rising Islamic fundamentalism.

PICTURE PERFECT

Pakistanis should be pardoned if they are seeing too much in recent events. The dots they are connecting to make a picture are far too big to ignore and it would be moronic to consider them as coincidences.

Final Chapter: The Libyan Endgame

When the US and NATO launched their offensive operation to halt the advances of Gaddafi in Libya, they were sure that it was going to be a quick and speedy operation.

Fai's arrest tit-for-tat move by US

Pakistan denies Fai linked with ISI, says his arrest is in response to Islamabad’s refusal to set free CIA operative Dr Shakil Afridi

Pakistan – China: The Great Alliance

It was a piece of intelligence worthy of what the Russians call the “tournament of shadows”, when the great powers of the era – London and St Petersburg – vied over central Asia more than a century ago.

A Certificate Course In Racism

Several years ago, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, in New Delhi became the heart of ‘agitation’ against discrimination in government services.

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    The Pakistani public may be very patriotic and proud of their nation. Its culture, traditions and lifestyle are indeed very intricate. But within the intricacy of its lifestyle is embedded the hard truth about Pakistan’s sovereignty and independence.

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    Post event developments continue — the event being the 26/11 attack by US/NATO on Pakistani check posts in Salala, Mohmand Agency of FATA.

  • Closure of BBC in Pakistan:Mixed response

    Closure of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News Channel in Pakistan witnessed mixed response from the public where some people took it as a violation of the right to information,others supported the call of the cable operators and held that this was the only way to deal wi …

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    Pakistanis are being constantly told that the Raymond Davis episode and the Osama bin Laden event soured relations between the US and Pakistan and that these are the issues that have brought the bilateral relationship to a new low.

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