Infuriating Uncle Sam

Can Pakistan afford to defy America?

WORDS WITHIN By Firdous Syed

The gloves are off: the Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of America, has accused that Haqqani network is “a veritable arm” of the ISI, therefore has issued an ultimatum to Pakistan. Mullen’s unsubstantiated remarks have inflamed the passions inside Pakistan. It seems that More

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Time to change

We can be better people provided we want to become so

MY TAKE By Hashim Qureshi

A host of themes surface in my mind to write upon. Some of these are Wiki Leaks about Kashmir, police harassment of youth, the story of Afzal Guru’s sentence of execution, Omar Abdullah’s hassles for facilitating Sardar Atique and his colleagues’ visit to Srinagar, Sardar Atique recognizing the state More

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Trust Deficit

We need to break the wall of mistrust and suspicion

KASHMIR By Nayeema Ahmad Mahjoor

When half the population of any country, state or region is suffering from trust deficit or is being suspicious of the other half, it is hard to expect any change in the way of life. Kashmir is trapped in the same problem partly due to the fact that most people feel let down by the political leadership More

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Redefining JK's status

Of Nizam-ud-Din's Bill and the debate thereof

DEBATE By Khaleq-ul-Zaman Butt

This refers to the Private Member Bill moved by PDP legislator Mr. Nizam ud Din Bhat for redefining JK’s status. From the details now available it appears that Mr. Bhat intended to seek inter alias, amendment of Section 3 of the JK Constitution which provides that ‘Jammu and Kashmir is and shall be More

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