Did you say McChrystal or MacArthur?
By the time you read this article, President Barack Obama should have decided whether to…
Monthly Archives: June, 2010
Pakistan may finally extradite Mullah Omar’s No 2 to Afghanistan
LAHORE: While backing the Karzai government’s efforts to reach a negotiated settlement with the Afghan…
The Runaway General (from Rolling Stone)
Stanley McChrystal, Obama’s top commander in Afghanistan, has seized control of the war by never…
No major breakthrough expected in Indo-Pak talks
LAHORE: Contrary to the warmth that marked the Indo-Pak foreign secretaries’ talks in Islamabad one…
Five American Muslims convicted in Pakistan were eloped by Qari Saifullah
LAHORE: The five Americans convicted by an anti-terrorism court in Sargodha on Thursday to 10…
Freedom House: Syria Continues to Criminalize the Defense of Human Rights
Washington – June 24, 2010 Yesterday’s sentencing of lawyer and human rights activist Muhannad Al…
Hypocrisy begins at home
It may be that the whole world is dazzlingly two-faced, but we should nevertheless focus…
India and Pakistan agree to broaden coordination
LAHORE: Pakistan and India have agreed in principle to broaden coordination with each other in…
Pakistan asks United Nations to make Bhutto murder report official document
LAHORE: The Pakistan government has formally raised objections over some findings of the United Nations’…
What don’t we know about Syrian security?
As expected, the summit between the Lebanese and Syrian presidents, Michel Sleiman and Bashar Assad,…
Poll: Most Palestinians want peace with Israel
Fafo poll conducted in West Bank and Gaza finds that 89% Palestinians support PA legislative…
Fresh inquiry report creates confusion about number of Bhutto killers
LAHORE: Fresh findings by a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) of the Pakistani Federal Investigation Agency…
Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaatul Daawa given Rs.82 million official grant
ISLAMABAD: Despite being declared a banned organization by the United Nations (UN) Security Council and…
Mumbai attacks accused back in action after Pak court ruling
LAHORE: Two weeks after the Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed the federal government’s appeal challenging…
Riyadh denies opening its airspace for israeli raid on Iran
Saudi Arabia has conducted tests to stand down its air defences to allow Israeli warplanes…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards point to fresh dissent within oppressive regime
One year on from Iran’s disputed election, former members of the elite Revolutionary Guard speak…
Mustafa Ismail under trial in a military court in Syria
Mutafa Ismael covered turkish affairs for Middle East Transparent. A summary of his case The…
Arabs shouldn’t weep for Helen Thomas
By this time, you will have heard what happened to former White House correspondent Helen…
The plight of the Ahmadi community in Islamic Republic of Pakistan
LAHORE: “I am an Ahmadi, My name is Khan. There are four million of me…
Israeli Raid on Iran’s nuclear sites and consequences- – Discussion with David Schenker
David Schenker, (director of the Program on Arab Politics at the Washington Institute for Near…
The Nights’ Tale: The ME most famous work of literature is beloved everywhere — except the Middle East
Literature is not officially censored in Egypt; the scholars of al-Azhar are entitled to scour…
Libya PM liberated, country’s deficit attains 50 billion USD
A few hours after revealing the arrest of Libyan prime minister, Mr. Baghdadi al Mahmoudi…
Terror in Pakistan’s Punjab Heartland
The massacre of over 80 worshippers at two mosques in my hometown of Lahore by…
All in The Same Boat
The analytic mind who holds the political security portfolio in the “didn’t know, didn’t hear,…
Whither America after the Gaza fiasco?
As Israel stumbles to limit the fallout from its foolish, violent handling of the Gaza…
Road from Damascus: Lebanon Hangs Suspended between Past and Present
The Ghosts of Martyr’s Square: An Eyewitness Account of Lebanon’s Life Struggle By Michael Young…