Unlike 2004 , global media are not buzzing round forthcoming Afghan presidential election scheduled for August 20. The coy little coverage one…
Farooq Sulehria
A columnist in the Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv told his readers on the day of election in Iran: "If you have friends in…
The mass exodus from Swat is making headlines globally. Over a million have been displaced. This is the worst humanitarian crisis since…
Fidel Castro finds beards a practical advantage: "You don’t have to shave every day. If you multiply the fifteen minutes you spend…
On January 1, US drones pounded Waziristan in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas. Death toll was 5. It was an obnoxious new year message…
America’s next war is already on the go. It is yet undeclared. However, it is not un-approved. ‘Classified orders’, according to New…
Afghanistan lives in the fear of US-sponsored war lords. These hated warlords are not scared by Taliban-monster raising its head in south.…
Kabul shocks and surprises. Pleasantly surprising is not merely the scenic beauty. What surprises is also the change Kabul has undergone since…
While the European Union and the United States have arrogantly denied the Hamas government any funding, they have been generously funding the…
Hamid Karzai has won the election. That was hardly any surprise. However, the high turn out (69%) was a surprise indeed. And…