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Thursday, 07 January 2010 02:07 |
By Asif Akhtar
The United States’ Transport Service Authority (TSA) has drafted a list of 14 “countries of interest” in the aftermath of the failed “underwear bomber” plot to blow up a flight to Detroit on Christmas Day. It seems airport security personnel around the world are on the lookout for weapons of mass destruction in people’s underwear (which may have its own implications of course).
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Sunday, 27 December 2009 18:39 |
By Faisal Shakeel
I couldn’t help talking to President Asif Ali Zardari’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar after spotting him in the courtroom the day the Supreme Court was to announce the short order on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
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Monday, 21 December 2009 04:45 |
By Faisal Shakeel
I wonder if former President General Pervez Musharraf was upset over the proceedings in the Supreme Court against the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) he had promoted. The court has scrapped the ordinance and restored all corruption cases against politicians and bureaucrats to the status they had on October 4th, 2007. And there aren’t any against General (retired) Musharraf.
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Monday, 23 November 2009 01:00 |
Asif Akhtar is bemused by the Pakistani media's ability to rustle up a political crisis whenever it suits powerful interests.
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Monday, 09 November 2009 00:00 |
by Faisal Shakeel
They can be recognized in a glimpse because of their sharp make-up and colourful clothes. One can spot them at badly-lit corners of cities at night; waiting to serve their ‘clients’ for a paltry sum of money. In English they are called eunuchs and at home ‘khusras’ or khwaja siras’.
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 23:01 |
by Faisal Shakeel
A friend of mine calls me up from Lahore and expresses concern about how her father’s business is failing to generate profit. The news on the closure of fifty thousand power looms in Faisalabad flashes across my mind as I nudge her for more.
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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 00:20 |
by Asif Akhtar
Cultural expression seems to be the ultimate quagmire- even when its very existence is threatened it seems to craft itself anew. While cultural activity has been at a down low in Lahore of late, it seems artistic expression is managing to adapt to this new climate, and evolve.
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Tuesday, 27 October 2009 22:16 |
by Faisal Shakeel
There was something more to the meeting between the President of Pakistan and the chief of the largest opposition party than what was projected in the media. The debate on television channels and newspaper reports revolved around old issues and ignored the relevance of the consequences of the battle in South Waziristan and the controversy over the US aid bill setting out several conditions for the army.
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Thursday, 22 October 2009 00:06 |
by Asif Akhtar
Floating a new idea out there, since nothing else seems to be working for Pakistan these days I don't think it'll hurt to try. Since apparently these days Pakistan has become a hornet's nest infested with terrorists, goons, and baddies of all sorts, and now that even Iran wants to go after militants linked with a suspicious Jundallah organization; I think Pakistan should just swallow a bitter pill and forsake their cherished sovereignty for 48 hours, let anyone who has beef with the terrorists come in, deal with their issues in whatever manner they like and then leave politely before the stipulated time is over.
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