‘Whither Pakistan?’. This is a question now a days repeatedly raised in media globally in the wake of high-profile suicidal attacks in…
What Taliban failed to achieve in Afghan presidential elections held on August 20, Hamid Karzai has managed to accomplish. ”President Barack…
Hamid Karzai or Abdullah Abdullah? It is not yet clear who will win the Afghan presidential election held on August 20. Both…
Unlike 2004 , global media are not buzzing round forthcoming Afghan presidential election scheduled for August 20. The coy little coverage one…
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…
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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.…
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