There are no short cuts to victory over terrorism in Pakistan tribal belt with many terror outfits directly liked with ISI says, Robert Denwar, this week's guest writer, while making out a strong case for linking any aid to Pakistan with an overhaul of the ISI and to deepening of democracy in that country. Patience, persistence and long term policy frame should be the new watch words for the West, argues the London based commentator
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New York: Finally, the US has tracked down Osama bin Laden to Hindu Kush mountains in Pakistan’s scenic Chitral region, the New York Daily News said March 14, saying that the area with stunning peaks and valleys is suspected to be his hideout since 2006. Like the Swat valley, Chitral also is under Talibanisation effect in the recent past. And it is off limits for foreigners and journalists. Though there is still no official word…
Pakistan is plundering Gilgit-Baltistan. Rise of Sunni militancy and step-motherly treatment of the State have pushed the people into a state of misery and penury. The young are is in no mood to countenance the neglect. They are campaigning for self-rule as the birth right. If the world continues to turn a cold eye, the movement will give birth to a new breed who believe in violence as the means to reach the goal.
Absence of democratic accountability, rampant corruption, torture, violation of minority rights, suppression of women, and discrimination against Kashmiri refugees have energized a whole generation to knock at the doors of the world. From Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral to Muzaffarabad AJK people have one demand- rescue us from Middle Ages we have been pushed into. Is there any one out listening?
Pakistan has become evil centre for the world. World must declare Pakistan as a terrorist state. For long they have confronted Pakistan indirectly. It is time to move in directly...
Sonam presents the perfect picture of a Tibetan – except that he is in hiding in India, escaping from the tyranny of a Chinese system that broke up his family, took away his job, and forced him to shame his faith under duress.
Islamabad: China is facing tough options on Pakistan with Islamabad, after a 70-day denial mode, finally admitting that the attackers on Mumbai had indeed sailed from Karachi and that Lashkar-e-Taiba was responsible for the assault on November 26 that lasted about 70 hours and resulted in death of some 200 people from 15 countries. Western diplomats in Islamabad point out that China has deep economic, military and strategic interests in Pakistan and that these are…
The spin Pakistan investigators have put on Mumbai attacks of last November that the trail leads to Bangladesh and to the banned HuJI-B, appears aimed at deflecting international pressure to bring to book the so called non-state Pak actors who had perpetrated the crime that resulted in the death of nearly 120 persons. Interestingly, the Pak claim appeared in the Dawn on the very day Indian papers carried a photo of surviving gun man Mohammed…
By Farooq Ganderbali Defying all predictions and trampling the boycott call given by the separatist leaders, a large majority of Kashmir has voted for the success of democracy. This majority which has been suffering for no reason of their and they had been overshadowed by the vociferous voices of few. But when their turn came for making a change they defied all restrictions not only for themselves but for future generations also. There has been…
Zurich: Manchester United’s Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo, who last month won the European Footballer of the Year, was Monday named FIFA World Footballer of the Year. Twenty-three-year-old Ronaldo, who made history by becoming the first Premier League-based player to win the award, beat off the other finalists Kaka, Lionel Messi, Fernando Torres and Xavi to win the award. Here are some details about Ronaldo (courtesy Reuters) THE BEST IN THE WORLD: With his clever step-overs,…
When the latest 007 flick Quantum of Solace exploded on the world’s screens last year, its desert climax highlighted the fact that South America is not all steaming jungles and snowcapped peaks. The continent is also the site of the most arid place on earth — the stunning Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The area is a fitting locale for part of the film’s plot, which involves the sinister Quantum organization in an attempt to…