New Mantras

How will be the shape of things to come? Can't say.

PUNCHLINE By Z.G. Muhammad

It is a bit earlier to forecast about political mood in the state during 2012. True, two months that are left of this year are not that big a period to prevent foreseeing the political developments   likely to dominate the corridors of power in the coming months. With the contours of the political More

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Just unfair!

It is better to review the policy which can have disastrous consequences

NEW JOB POLICY By Arshad Dijoo

After the New Pension Policy the State Government has recently come up with its “New Job “Policy for the youth of the state. While the pension policy had a distant meaning, the proposed job plan has an immediate role to play.The new “recruitment regime”  comes up with a unique “fixed salary More

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Withdrawing Troops

It is just Smoke and Mirrors

GLOBAL POLITICS By Mudasir Tantry

“We won’t have Marines fighting Iraqis, just mercenaries to do it for us. We’re replacing troops with hired guns who have different laws restricting their actions and who aren’t counted in the death toll”.If you’re not paying careful attention, you’d barely notice that Barack Obama said he’s bringing More

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A practice called witchcraft

What is it like to be under a spell of black magic

MUSINGS By Umer Wani

That dreaded thing. The thing that sends chill down the spine. The thing that conjures images of dark and misty nights, of hooded figures lurking in the shadows, of terrifying screams….and sudden silence. The thing that brings unabated excitement to the bored detective, but despair to the over worked More

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