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Found 239 articles matching your filters across English (2013-09-05 to 2013-11-03). Top authors: Waseem Altaf, Viewpoint, Farhat Taj, Dr. Mohammad Taqi, Viewpoint Team

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Psychology behind conspiracy theories

Waseem Altaf · Nov 3, 2013

Conspiracy theories fail to maintain the same level of skepticism towards those who advance conspiracy theories…conspiracy theorists may also be lying to advance some political agenda The creation of Bangladesh was solely the result of an Indian conspiracy. 9/ …

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Should the HEC live or die? Pervez Hoodbhoy

Viewpoint · Oct 31, 2013

T he Higher Education Commission (HEC) stands on death row. Appeals for reprieve have been rejected by the commission responsible for implementation of the Eighteenth Amendment. That commission’s chairman, Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, declared that “the HEC act …

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Drone attacks: a critical perspective

Farhat Taj · Oct 24, 2013

' The News' reported 687 civilians have been killed in 60 drone attacks. There is no information on how the authorities quoted in report collected the figures. The said authorities fail to provide names of the victims. Also, the authorities have not been able …

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The missing link in drone debate

Dr. Mohammad Taqi · Oct 24, 2013

Politicians have been coerced by the Army to publicly condemn the drone attacks and parliamentary resolutions were used to indicate to the US the purported public outrage. However, privately, many are appreciative of the drone campaign With about a hundred dro …

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Our viewpoint on US droning of Pakistan

Viewpoint Team · Oct 23, 2013

F irst things first. The USA has no right to stay in Afghanistan let alone drone Pakistan. It is the US military aggression and presence in the region that has fuelled unrest and complicated the matters. The very Taliban and al-Qaida that Washington is busy fi …

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Balochistan cauldron

Viewpoint · Oct 17, 2013

Instead of visiting Balochistan, Mr. Sharif, accompanied by the Chief Minister of Balochistan, visited China with the aim of handing over Gwadar-Port and the RekoDiq project to the Chinese authorities Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest and mineral rich province h …

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Khaki corruption: Hush! Hush!

Waseem Altaf · Oct 11, 2013

NAB has evidence of the involvement of at least 20 retried senior military officials including three former chiefs of army staff, two naval chiefs and an air force chief in the purchase of tanks, submarines, naval mine hunters, Mirage fighters and army jeeps O …

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Media concealing Malala’s progressive background

Viewpoint · Oct 10, 2013

A picture in which she is seen with a poster of Lenin and Trotsky should indicate her proximity to some of the most ideologically groomed bunch of men and women in Swat Last year, on October 9, now world-famous Malala Yousafzai and two other schoolgirls were s …

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‘HEC university rankings are complete nonsense’: Pervez Hoodbhoy

Viewpoint · Oct 3, 2013

Much before loans for overseas studies, I would like to see such a loan system for students wishing to study at Pakistani universities ‘No one should pay the slightest attention to HEC university rankings because they are based on absurd criteria. For example, …

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Educational apartheid of HEC

Viewpoint · Oct 3, 2013

While Sindh is not as marginalized as Baluchistan, however, its position is secondary even to Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KPK), let alone Punjab The case of Baluchistan: In Punjab and Punjab-dominated mainstream media, Baloch grievances are often dismissed on familia …

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2003-2011: Karachi violence claimed 5,549 lives

Mohammad Nafees · Sep 25, 2013

Titled ‘Karachi:The State of Crimes,’ the report below was commissioned by the Center for Research & Security Studies (CRSS: www.crss.pk). It has been posted here with CRSS’ permission Introduction One of the three largest cities in the world, and the biggest …

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Two more British militants killed as drones strike Taliban targets

Shafiq Ahmad · Sep 25, 2013

Islamic Movement of Britain was formed on May 12 this year at a meeting at Hyderkheil village (North Waziristan). Qari Hussain assembled about 200 militants from Punjab province, who mostly were dual nationality holders. Movement’s aim is to carry out strikes …

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‘All the news that’s not fit to print’: Noam Chomsky

Viewpoint · Sep 19, 2013

The NY Times can claim, correctly, that it is the most informative newspaper in the world. It is therefore interesting to look at what it chooses not to tell us. Every day provides many instructive illustrations. Take today, Sept. 12 2013. Here’s a small sampl …

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Ghazwa-e-Hind beauty pageant

Viewpoint · Sep 19, 2013

There was consensus that main threat to the nation is from the law and order situation in Karachi which the financial hub of the Ummah, and provides one half of the GDP of Al-Qaida After prolonged dialogue and several All Parties Conferences, including the Tea …

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The court of democracy: Monique Chemillier-Gendreau

Viewpoint · Sep 19, 2013

Moncef Marzouki, interim president of Tunisia, has suggested an international constitutional court as a way to overcome the failure of international law to deal with abuses of democracy. Under the dictatorship of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Marzouki witnessed ele …

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A victory for Kashmir: Radha Surya

Viewpoint · Sep 19, 2013

The news anchor was at his fast and furious best as he pelted his panelist with questions and objections. But Khurram Parvez spokesperson for the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society stood his ground with ease. Unfazed by the onslaught of questions he …

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One story, two sides: Swati Daftuar

Viewpoint · Sep 19, 2013

School textbooks in India and Pakistan present divergent views on historical events. The History Project attempts a truce. Here are two versions of the same sequence of events. One: In 1947, when Hari Singh, the ruler of Kashmir, opted to stay independent, Pak …

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PTI’s 90-day powerplay in Pakhtunkhwa

Viewpoint · Sep 12, 2013

Imran Khan has also fulfilled all his major pre-election promises. Corruption ended well within the 90-day deadline in KPK. Some reports suggest that it ended at 6:47 pm on Friday, August 30, 2013, while there are witnesses who suggest that corruption’s formal …

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Truth about Syrian chemical weapons: Robert Fisk

Viewpoint · Sep 11, 2013

The bigger the lie the more people will believe it. We all know who said that – but it still works. Bashar al-Assad has chemical weapons. He may use them against his own Syrian people. If he does, the West will respond. We heard all this stuff last year – and …

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Creatures of a lesser God

Dr. Qaisar Abbas · Sep 5, 2013

When it is argued that Islam provided more rights to women as compared to the pre-Islamic societies, it might be true. Islam might have been ahead of Arab societies when it was introduced, it is way behind the demands of our time in this century when it comes …

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