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Sindh rains: Govt scrambles as UN prepares to launch aid appeal Print E-mail
Wednesday, 14 September 2011 13:53
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By Shahbaz Rana/Z Ali

 

Heavy rains continued to lash Sindh relentlessly on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 270, as authorities scrambled to cope with rising flood waters, and the UN prepared to launch a flash appeal for international assistance.

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‘Pakistan views India as the perpetual enemy and the US as an unfaithful ally’ Print E-mail
Monday, 12 September 2011 23:59
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By Malik Siraj Akbar

 

It’s a rare opportunity to come across an American diplomat who understands the South Asian culture and speaks fluent Urdu and Hindi. Former ambassador Teresita C. Schaffer, 66, is one of those rare individuals who are not only aware of the cultural nuances of the Indo-Pak region, but happens to be an elegant speaker of Hindi and Urdu.

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How to create a Telegraph migration scare story Print E-mail
Monday, 12 September 2011 23:51
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By Matt Cavanagh

 

Yesterday’s Daily Telegraph deployed the familiar combination of Andrew Green from Migration Watch and a controversialist, self-publicist Tory MP – on this occasion Dominic Raab – to stoke fear of an “EU crime wave”.

Last Updated on Monday, 12 September 2011 23:58
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Shocked, dismayed, but not surprised Print E-mail
Monday, 12 September 2011 23:30
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By Anwar Akhtar

 

I was, like everyone, shocked by the attacks on the Twin Towers on 9/11 - the sheer barbarity, awful scenes of destruction and of so many people dying violent and horrific deaths.  I knew immediately this would have huge consequences, such a destructive act against American citizens on American soil.  I recall the many instant comparisons made with Pearl Harbor and fearing who would be cast in the role of Japan.

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The state in South Asia Print E-mail
Friday, 09 September 2011 14:13
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By Shahid Javed Burki
 

There are many political forces in the West — mostly in the Anglo-Saxon world — that are posing serious questions about the role of the state. How big should it be; what should be its functions; how much space should it surrender to the private sector? Should some of the functions the federal government in the United States has acquired be the responsibility of the state governments? 

Last Updated on Friday, 09 September 2011 14:22
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