You know most people in Pakistan have the tolerance to listen to hack politicians like Imran Khan jabber about the state of the country because of their memory of him as a cricket star, but I think that he has gone one step too far in publicly endorsing Condoleezza Rice’s comments about Shaukat Aziz. To [...]
Read more →I have gotten so tired of hearing US Senators complain about how Pakistan isn’t doing enough in the War on Terror. When are you going to stop pointing the finger at other countries to cover your own screw-ups? Your President, State Department and Pentagon repeatedly say that Pakistan is a key ally in the War [...]
Read more →Let’s have a little chat… I am going to break away from the normal polite and professional tone that I maintain on this blog to discuss what should be done about the Hudood Ordinance which continues to plague this great nation. It should be repealed. Now for those who ask why: Any law that victimizes [...]
Read more →Women’s rights has become the most important debates in Pakistan. With the Musharraf government’s commitment to enlightened Islam, we are finally seeing a move to change the most repressive law in the history of the nation. The Hudood Ordinance was brought into effect during the ultra-Islamist dictatorship of General Zia ul-Haq and has been the [...]
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