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[14 May 2011 | Comments Off | Mohammad Nafees]
Opposing National Democrats, Supporting Foreign Terrorists

What we are facing in Pakistan now is a kind of repeat of what we experienced back in 1971. Only this time, the roles have been changed.

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[11 May 2011 | One Comment | Talib Qizilbash]
Unsurprising Secret Deal has Become a Raw Deal

New targets are being eyed in Pakistan by the US, and the questions and worries exposed by “Operation Geronimo” help confirm their legitimacy as targets.

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[10 May 2011 | One Comment | Talib Qizilbash]
Musharraf Cries Wolf over Violation of Sovereignty

Allegations of a secret deal inked by Musharraf show him to be shedding crocodile tears over the violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty. This definitely won’t help the general’s plans for a comeback.

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[10 May 2011 | Comments Off | Talib Qizilbash]
Pakistani Foreign Office Issues Longer Statement After Bin Laden Raid

The second statement issued by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the raid by US forces that lead to the death of Osama bin Laden.

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[6 May 2011 | 3 Comments | Farieha Aziz]
OBL and a Pakistani Citizen

How are Pakistanis responding to Osama Bin Laden’s death? This is the question being asked in the western media.

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[4 May 2011 | 3 Comments | Talib Qizilbash]
Video of the Day: Husain Haqqani on CNN

Pakistanis have to be asked whether they are happy bin Laden is dead. But can the US be blamed for wondering?

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[2 May 2011 | Comments Off | Talib Qizilbash]
Pakistan Foreign Ministry Issues Statement on the Death of Osama bin Laden

With its official statement, the Pakistani government plays both sides of the death of Osama bin Laden: it wants the world to know that it is against Al-Qaeda but says explicitly that this was a US operation.

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[2 May 2011 | Comments Off | Talib Qizilbash]
“The Guy who Liveblogged the Osama Raid Without Knowing It”

“Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM is a rare event”: With these innocuous words, one Abbottabad man’s observations became the talk of the world.

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[28 Apr 2011 | Comments Off | Farieha Aziz]
Mukhtar Mai Fearful For Her Security

Mukhtar Mai and her organisation made calls, sent out letters and even appealed to Rana Sanaullah on a live television show for security.

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[25 Apr 2011 | 3 Comments | Farieha Aziz]
The Rapists are Free, But so What?

What is appalling is the fact that Mukhtaran Mai’s rapists are on the loose ‘somewhere,’ and it does not elicit widespread anger.