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For the last week Gaza city in Palestine has been subjected to severe bombing by Israeli aircraft who according to Israeli government are responding to rocket attacks by Hamas. Hamas came into power in Palestine because it was voted into power, the people want its leadership and now they are paying for their democracy. Around…
Gosh darnit is that the American flag, but I, but I thought we had shocked and awed them all. Well bubba, guess you were wrong eh? Lookit all the Airaqis waving those signs….don’t they look thankful? Pic credits Newyorktimes
This is for all the media people in the U.S who have been harping on about the great “rescue” that America has achieved in Iraq and how they have brought the Iraqi people towards a dawn of prosperity pretty much sums it up does it not? For the people who are still out there trying…
By Hassan Baig “Mulk khud hi chalta rehay ga” (approximate translation: the country doesn’t need our contribution to thrive) is a sentence many Pakistanis are prone to saying. I confess that till a few years ago, I myself was confident of this misleading notion. Misleading and dangerous – especially in today’s volatile climate. As Pakistanis,…
In recent days I have been witness to a lot of hand wrangling in Karachi wherever I go whenever the current hottest topic of conversation the “Mumbai attack” comes up. Granted as citizens of this world it is our duty to stand with the Mumbaikars and the rest of India against these ghastly murderers, but…
At first when i saw this pic I thought someone had photo shopped it to present a conspiracy theory. However I have checked up on this via the same pic being on BBC and AFP and zoomed in to confirm that this is actually a saffron armband being worn by the Militant who has been…
I can truly understand the Indian governments reckless fingerpointing at us, because It considers Pakistan to be the ultimate bogeyman. It has no explanation for this serious lapse in security in their own city. It has no where else to go, no solution, no answer to what has just happened. It has managed to get…
Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> I would like to condemn what has occurred in Mumbai in the strongest possible terms and urge everyone to put aside their differences and stand together in the face of this atrocity. We really cannot let these terrorists play havoc with…
I’m not a Democrat. I’m more of a Republican. I’ve grown up Republican, I dabbled with the donkeys, but finally grew into my “right” roots. Its a lot more complicated that Bush and Iraq, but that’s how elections usually go. I like the Republican party for its history, albeit as checkered as it may be….
At about 8am Pakistan time at the start of our day here the results of the U.S election came in and they were not disappointing. Barrack Obama is the new president elect of America and what an election campaign he ran, with turn outs in the high 70’s his genius and empathy made people stand…