Searching for Sustainable Peace

There is a need to refocus on issues crucial for peace

ANALYSIS By Dr. Gul Muhammad Wani

India and Pakistan are in no mood to resume the composite dialogue process. It is now almost more than a year that peace process is in coma and since 26th /11 some issues have assumed horrendous dimensions with potential to completely devastate the peace process. The civil society in Pakistan which More

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Does past matter?

Searching for meaning from the trashcan of history

Write Hand By Ajaz ul Haque

In The General of the Dead Army by Ismael Kadare, a team of archeologists and excavators is assigned the job of sniffing all the relics of the dead and to bring them back home. The country for which they sacrificed their lives needs them as memories. Establishing a pantheon in their honour where they More

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Don't envy

It's one of the deadliest sins. It's no fun. Let's all stay away from envying each other

CHARACTER By Prof. Muhammad Sultan Khuroo

A few weeks back I received an anonymous letter in my E-mail from an undisclosed person. The sender was pained, disturbed and frustrated and felt envious on recent media coverage of Book Release Function entitled “Life Time Achievements Dr. Khuroo” held in Hotel Broadway hotel, attended by a galaxy More

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Secret Kashmir Deal

Can the Indo-Pak accord on Kashmir be given a try?

DATELINE By Arjimand Hussain Talib

It is hardly a secret that some sort of an agreement was reached at on Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) between India and Pakistan during the Musharraf era. But what was not quite known was the nature of what was actually agreement on. And who was party to the accord.  Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri More

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Roaring Poetry

But I was not interested much

Nostalgia By ZGM

I was not interested in poetry. It was not my cup of tea. I did parrot some lighter romantic couplets and poems for casual use…. Remembering some nice romantic couplets was a craze those days…I doubt if any of my friends remembered any of the couplets correctly…the only treasure of poetry with some More

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Alien Agony

She ultimately landed on the unfamiliar streets to beg

Freeze FRAME By Syeda Afshana

Thud. Thud. It was an unusual knock. She curiously rushed to open the door. It was her father. He wore an unusual look, his eyes grim and face long. Without uttering anything, he kissed her forehead and went inside. He was in a dilemma. His friend had proposed a boy, settled abroad, for the marriage More

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Invest in safe mode

Consult financial services consultant before investing in stock market.

What's up By Sajad Bazaz

The impact of recent economic recession is unforgettable at least for the local investors (Kashmiri investors) who have lost more than Rs.1000 crores during the bloodbath in the capital market. It shattered their confidence, as the share prices witnessed fall from grace. At that time the financial crisis More

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