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US/PAKISTAN: Taliban Tests Fragile Coalition Gov't

WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (IPS) - When Pakistani president and former military dictator Gen. Pervez Musharraf stepped down on Monday, it marked the official end of the flawed Pakistan policy of the administration of U.S. President...

A journey back to the roots

By Saumya Bhatia New Delhi The only time Pakistan wants to beat India is on the field, during a cricket match," said Pakistan’s most versatile author Asif Noorani, during the release of his book Tales of Two Cities with...

Fact-Checking 1

Fact-checking the debate (transcript available here).For Pakistan and the controversy over McCain's ridiculous assertion that Pakistan was a 'failed state' in 1999 when Musharraf made his coup, see my "McCain's Holiday...

Zardari Tries to Keep His Distance from US

It was supposed to be a triumphant week for Asif Ali Zardari. Inaugurated as Pakistan's new President on Saturday, the sharp-suited, silver-tongued and often controversial widower of Benazir Bhutto was then to fly to New...

3-4 killed, 12 injured as passenger train derails after blast .....

As many as four persons including three members of a family were killed during a train blast near Bahawalpur. General Manager Pakistan Railways Nasir Zaidi has confirmed the deaths in the incident including a woman. The...

Pak troops fire on US choppers

Pakistani soldiers fired at American reconnaissance helicopters that were escorting Afghan and US ground troops along the volatile border on Thursday, sparking a five-minute ground battle between the countries which have...

Mian offers mother of coolants

Thursday, September 25, 2008 By Mian Saifur Rehman That a reconciliatory approach owes much to coolants, this I came to understand after drinking ‘Sardai’ (almond milk mix) at the Iftar dinner of the Khadime Aala of Punjab...

New dreams or old?

Thursday, September 25, 2008 by Rifaat Hamid Ghani Failed state. Our national origin is rooted in a division of the Indian subcontinent, where, because of so much shared history, Pakistanis have always wondered whether...

Hotel attack put an end to ‘iftar’ culture

Thursday, September 25, 2008 by Mumtaz Alvi Islamabad One of the glaring casualties of the Saturday’s hotel attack here is the traditional saga of politically-motivated ‘iftaris’ in various parts of Pakistan. Unlike the...

Pakistan's Zardari Tries to Keep His Distance from US

It was supposed to be a triumphant week for Asif Ali Zardari. Inaugurated as Pakistan's new President on Saturday, the sharp-suited, silver-tongued and often controversial widower of Benazir Bhutto was then to fly to New...