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Freedom With Responsibility

The media is misusing its freedom by taking sides and sensationalising the news.

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Are We Losing to the Taliban?

Following the intervention of Maulana Sufi Mohammad, the Taliban publicly announced their decision to pull out of Buner and even stage-managed the withdrawal of some of their fighters as they drove through the mountain passes on the way to Swat. But most Taliban fighters didn’t leave. The government later produced a record of a telephonic conversation between Maulana Fazlullah and his commanders in Buner in which he advised them to stay put after staging a pullout drama for the benefit of the media.

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[12 Jun 2007 | No Comment | Zahid Hussain]
Musharraf’s Last Act

Pakistan edged closer to a full state of emergency with the imposition of strict controls on newspapers and television in an attempt to contain anti-government protests.

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[12 Jun 2007 | No Comment | Massoud Ansari]
The Day Karachi Bled

Despite glaring evidence, the Sindh government refuses to accept responsibility for the murder and mayhem of May 12 in Karachi.

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[12 Jun 2007 | No Comment | Ghulam Hasnain]
Back to Square One?

Will the MQM ever learn from its past mistakes or will it continue to tread the path of violence and intimidation?

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[18 Aug 2006 | No Comment | Massoud Ansari]
House of Cards

In response to the MQM’s mass resignations, Islamabad once again intervenes to patch up differ-ences in Sindh. But how long can band-aid solutions hold the shaky provincial government together?

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[13 Feb 2006 | No Comment | Zahid Hussain]

A defiant and aggressive tenor marked Nawaz Sharif’s first public appearance since his ouster from power by a military coup more than six years ago.

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[11 Feb 2006 | No Comment | Mazhar Abbas]
Fast and Loose

The MQM’s turnaround on Balochistan antagonises nationalist forces.

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[15 Jan 2005 | No Comment | Zahid Hussain]
Backward March

Musharraf has turned the military into an extension of the PML (Q), and destroyed the army as a national institution.

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[6 Jun 2004 | No Comment | Talat Hussain]
Interview: Hamza Sharif

“All these federal ministers who talk about a deal, day in and day out, cannot produce a single piece of paper,” says Hamza Sharif.