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By Viewpoint • 2014-06-01 • 4 min read

Issue No. 205 | JUNE 13, 2014

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Sharia Deli & Sandwich Bar: A glimpse into post-war on terror Pakistan

All we want is the rule of sharia in the country. If that is implemented, peace will prevail and the war will come to an end. The Emir ul Momineen, Maulana Fazlullah, will descend from the Hindukush mountains on his noble white steed and will address the nation on FM radio. Thursday, 06 February 2014 22:19 Published in vp187
Written by Hakim Hazik Read more...

'I have lost my health, not my courage', says Farzana Majeed

In Baloch society where women rarely play a role in public life, Farzana Majeed has bucked the trend. She has emerged as a symbol of struggle for Baloch missing persons. Farzan Majeed (29) is daughter of Baloch nationalist leader, Majeed Bizenjo. Majeed in his youth was a student activist with progressive leanings. After students politics he emerged as an active leader of the Baloch National Movement (Haye). Thursday, 06 February 2014 21:31 Published in vp187
Written by Yousaf Ajab Baloch Read more...

How not to win the War on Terror: Ten Tips

Keep shouting “this is not our war” when bombs rip apart Peshawar and jailbreaks are reported from Kohat and Bannu. However, do shout a couple of belligerent statements from ISPR, Prime Minster Secretariat and Bani Gala if they strike in the vicinity of Saddar, Rawalpindi. Thursday, 06 February 2014 18:00 Published in vp187
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The Art of Losing War

The Art of Losing War is a counterterrorism treatise attributed to Chun Choo, a high-ranking Pakistani military general, geopolitical strategist and tactician. Chun Choo’s actual name is unknown and the writer’s choice of a pseudonym is owing to the threat involved in the war that he uses as the case study. Thursday, 06 February 2014 17:56 Published in vp187
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Sleuths harass VBMP Long Marchers, sympathisers

On February 4^th, a day before Pakistan closes down ostentatiously for the rights of Kashmiris, Pakistani intelligence agencies’ personnel harassed the Voice of Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) Long Marchers with intimidation and questions. Thursday, 06 February 2014 17:52 Published in vp187
Written by Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur Read more...

An open letter to my friends in Pakistan on anti-Semitism

For a change, I want to talk about what’s going on presently in my hometown, Paris. A few days ago, I chanced upon a virulent anti-semitic weekly called Rivarol on sale in the book stand of one of Paris’s leading supermarkets belonging to the Monoprix chain (part of the Casino group). Thursday, 06 February 2014 17:49 Published in vp187
Written by Carol Mann Read more...

Egypt and Syria: The fire of revolution still burns

Gilbert Achcar, a veteran socialist who grew up in Lebanon, is the author of numerous books on the Middle East, including The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising and most recently Marxism, Orientalism, Cosmopolitanism. Thursday, 06 February 2014 17:44 Published in vp187
Written by Eric Ruder, Gilbert Achcar Read more...

An Open letter to Mr. Tehelka

The media fraternity you were once part of, has already paid you homage, for the horrific crime you committed. May be, rightly so. The man in such a high position should never have done such a thing, (Does that mean, the man in a lower position should be doing it? ) Thursday, 06 February 2014 17:41 Published in vp187
Written by Asma Khan Read more...

Draconian law to silence Baloch, Sindhis

Sarfraz Shah, an unarmed 22 year old, was shot in cold blood by the Rangers in Karachi on 8^th June 2011. As luck would have it, the incident was filmed and it went on air. This angered the people; consequently the authorities were compelled to take action against the Rangers personnel who shot Sarfraz Shah dead. Thursday, 06 February 2014 17:37 Published in vp187
Written by Adnan Amir Read more...

Egypt's dictatorship for the digital age

Egypt was ruled by the Mubarak dictatorship for 30 years before the people managed to overthrow him in 2011. Mubarak was not overthrown by the internet. Some business and technological literature claimed that, because the internet made it more difficult to keep secrets (a valid claim), the “dictator business” was obsolete. Thursday, 06 February 2014 17:32 Published in vp187
Written by Justin Podur Read more...

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