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[29 Aug 2010 | 3 Comments | Sabahat Ashraf]
“Are your people cockroaches?”

They ask me, are your people human cockroaches; or terrorists; or dead. This is my answer.

Editorial, Opinion »

[10 Aug 2010 | No Comment | Rehana Hakim]
Editor’s Note: August 2010

There is a way of addressing tragedy, disaster and violence. And it is unfortunate that those who need to be the most sensitive at such times end up being the most insensitive.

Opinion, Viewpoint »

[24 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | Uddipan Mukherjee]
Would an “All Kashmir Federation” Provide Stability and Peace?

After a period of relative calm, Kashmir is on the boil again. Here, one writer proposes a “workable” solution to the ongoing issue from the Indian perspective.

News & Politics, Opinion, Viewpoint »

[23 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | Talat Hussain]
To Hell and Back

Talat Hussain, who was reporting from the flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip, gives a blow-by-blow account of the Israeli commandos violent attack on the fleet to prevent it from proceeding to its destination.

Opinion, Speaker's Corner »

[21 Jul 2010 | No Comment | Aamir Saeed]
Let’s Make Peace

India’s intransigence is standing in the way of peace with Pakistan, says Aamir Saeed. It needs to understand that our strained relations would only serve the cause of the terrorists.

Editorial, Opinion »

[17 Jul 2010 | No Comment | Rehana Hakim]
Editor’s Note: July 2010

It’s an awami government, so to speak, but the awam is the last on its list of priorities.

News & Politics, Opinion, Viewpoint »

[20 Jun 2010 | No Comment | Mahir Ali]
A Method in Their Madness?

Would educated ‘psychopaths’ like Faisal Shahzad and Omer Saeed Sheikh mend their ways if the US were to abandon its controversial transgressions in the world.

Opinion, Speaker's Corner »

The European Extremists and their Burqa Ban

The ban on the burqa exposes the hypocrisy of the supposedly ‘liberal’ West, says Sajida Farheen Farhee.

Editorial, Opinion »

[10 Jun 2010 | 9 Comments | Rehana Hakim]
Editor’s Note: June 2010

Pakistan is fast becoming a state that will be habitable only for extremists: religious bigots who hold the view that only Muslims (as defined by them) have the right to live in this country.

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[21 May 2010 | One Comment | Amir Zia]
The Media’s Love Affair

Important issues took a back seat in April as television channels bombarded the public with the coverage of Shoaib and Sania’s wedding.