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Monthly Archives: November, 2008
Is the UN leading the Lebanese on?
According to press reports, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will set March as the…
Lashkar denies involvement in Mumbai carnage
LAHORE: A spokesman for Prof Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the founder of the Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant…
Revamped ISI to focus on external security
LAHORE: The recent disbandment of the Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence’s notorious political cell shows Army…
MB goes rural
Rather than merely taking advantage of rural popularity, it is rural ways that are influencing…
Waziristan new battlefield for Kashmiri militants
LAHORE: The November 21 death of the British terror plot suspect Rashid Rauf in the…
British terror suspect was linked to Kashmiri militants
LAHORE: A high-level probe ordered by the Pakistani authorities into the 2007 dramatic escape of…
Defense establishment paper: Golan for Syria peace, plan for Iran strike
A defense establishment paper recommends making contingency plans to attack Iran, reaching an agreement with…
Proposed divorce laws trigger controversy in Pakistan
LAHORE: Pakistan’s top Islamic advisory body’s recent recommendation to the federal government to drastically amend…
Syria’s Reactor: Can the IAEA Act Effectively?
High on the agenda of the November 27-28 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency…
George W. Bush: good, bad, and ugly
George W. Bush: good, bad, and ugly A large part of the hope accompanying the…
Taliban militants killed Musharraf’s commando aide
LAHORE: The Pakistani authorities investigating the November 19, 2008 murder of Major General (r) Ameer…
Pakistani girls reclaiming virginity
LAHORE: Hymenoplasty or the restoration of hymen in a female body has now turned out…
Rising kidnapping of diplomats in Pakistan creates ripples
(Photo: US Aid Worker Stephen Vance gunned down in Peshawar) LAHORE: The rising number of…
The Latter-Day Sultan: Power and Politics in Iran
Summary: The real decision-maker in Iran is Supreme Leader Khamenei not President Ahmadinejad. Blaming Iran’s…
In Transition: The Obama Administration and the Middle East
On November 6, Robert Satloff, Patrick Clawson, and David Makovsky addressed a Policy Forum luncheon…
Daniel Pearl killer dodging death for six years
LAHORE: Despite being sentenced to death six years ago by an Anti Terrorism Court for…
The New President and the Middle East: From Campaigning to Governing
On November 6, Robert Satloff, Patrick Clawson, and David Makovsky addressed a Policy Forum luncheon…
The Islamization of Pakistani Cricket
Lahore: The Pakistani cricket team that was once known as a hot band of happy-go-lucky…
Christians and Muslims: resuming dialogue, thanks to the pope
For two days, from November 4-6, Islamic and Catholic experts are meeting at the Vatican,…
Obama is no stranger to Pakistan
LAHORE: The 44th president-elect of the United States Barack Hussain Obama is no stranger to…
American School in Syria Obeys Order to Close
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American school in Damascus closed its…
With Oil Down, Will Iran Follow?
An Iranian oil technician checks the oil separator facilities in Azadegan oil field (AP/Vahid Salemi)…