With Anti-American sentiment high in Pakistan from the continued drone strikes and the war on terror, a recent news report disclosed that the United States is planning a massive expansion of its diplomatic missions in Pakistan. While the State Department continues to claim that the expansion is to replace an already overcrowded, dilapidated and unsafe [...]
Read more →In a shocking story published in this morning’s Nation, the PML (Nawaz) and PML (Quaid) have chosen to NOT distribute the application forms for the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), which would provide the foundations of a welfare system to the poor of Pakistan. Sadly, the “party of the people (as the PML-N likes to [...]
Read more →CNN highlighted this young lady in a special report. Her words, beliefs and dreams are all a reason we need to defend this nation for their future. Tuba is an accomplished writer and poet with dreams of doing more for the Pakistan that she loves. We must assure there is a strong Pakistan in her [...]
Read more →Governments and people are challenged to make difficult decisions each day. For most nations, those decisions are about the rights of citizens, the defense of an idea, or the solution of a problem. Few nations must make decisions that include the fight for their very existence against its own citizens. Today, Pakistanis, both inside and [...]
Read more →The mounting tensions in Pakistan were brought home to me personally when I learned that the United States Central Command has rejected on security grounds the visit of Patrick Cronin to Pakistan today.To be clear, although Cronin had received clearance for the Pakistan visit from those in command in Pakistan, his visit was yesterday rejected because “facts [...]
Read more →When the Government of the NWFP made a secret deal with Sufi Muhammad, there were responsibilities on both sides of the agreement. We just wanted to remind you of the 14 points that were agreed to and you can judge for yourselves if the Taliban is true to their word or not. The Sharia law [...]
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