Found 858 articles matching your filters across English (2014-04-24 to 2014-07-24). Top authors: Farooq Sulehria, Ayesha Siddiqua, Reporting Desk, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Viewpoint
As I pen these lines on July 20, news of demonstrations for Palestine solidarity is pouring in from across the world. As has been the case for several years, the largest mobilizations have not been reported from either the idiomatic Muslim World or the Arab wo …
Over the last the three years the Pakistan military has accused the Afghan army of shelling into Pakistan while the Afghan government protested against attacks by Pakistan’s border forces. It is hard to verify these claims. However, it is certain that Pak-Afgh …
‘ I don't think the military has abandoned the good versus bad Taliban paradigm. It is too major a policy shift for military to afford. A change in military's policy has a necessary corollary that it has to improve relations with India,’ says Ayesha Siddiqua. …
‘ There is absolutely no rational basis for opposing or ignoring Zarb-e-Azb. No ideological reason can be given either unless one thinks that the Taliban are freedom fighters and the Pakistan military is acting on behalf of the West,’ says D r Ishtiaq Ahmed in …
‘Progressive Pakistanis should openly support the operation against a barbaric foe. Specious objections will merely serve to strengthen them,’ says Pervez Hoodbhoy in an interview with Viewpoint on the military operation going on in Waziristan. Noted intellect …
Internet Explorer 6 isn't supported by this website... Home Submissions Archives You are here : Home / 2014 / 07 / vp208 Subscribe to this RSS feed vp208 (7) Saving Islamic Ovaries: Letter from Brother Abdullah May the Ramadan be karim to you and the Eid that …
Internet Explorer 6 isn't supported by this website... Home Submissions Archives You are here : Home / 2014 / 07 / vp214 Subscribe to this RSS feed vp214 (10) Will the military once again take over in Pakistan? Opposition leader and chief of Pakistan Tehrik-e- …
Internet Explorer 6 isn't supported by this website... Home Submissions Archives Redaktion You are here : Home / 2014 / 07 / vp216 Subscribe to this RSS feed vp216 (7) Tuzk e Jahangiri: The Cat out of the Khaki Bag Shriek Chairman came fram his penthouse in Ma …
We, the undersigned, demand an immediate end to the ongoing military operation in the North Waziristan region of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). We expect this, the sixth military operation in FATA within the last decade, to follow the pattern …
On Saturday June 21, an Egyptian judge confirmed 183 death sentences for what are called, in the BBC story, supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. Many of them are, no doubt, Brotherhood supporters - until last year's military coup, the Brotherhood was a legal …
With utmost dedication to thought control and indoctrination, we too like other nations, cultivated the construct of villain to exploit masses. The very presence of villain remained quintessential to our otherwise subdued nationalist sentiments. There has been …
In his book, “The Unravelling: Pakistan in the age of Jihad”, John R. Schmidt, a former senior American diplomat who served in Pakistan for three years, criticizes the feudal culture of Pakistan. To make his point, he reiterates the story of a rural landowner …
Internet Explorer 6 isn't supported by this website... Issue No. 205 | JUNE 13, 2014 Home Submissions You are here : Home / 2014 / 06 / vp187 Subscribe to this RSS feed vp187 (12) Children categories vp187-cartoon (1) View items... Sharia Deli & Sandwich Bar: …
Addressing a press conference, the secretary information of the PTI, Auntie Mausoleum has blamed Geo for the recent phenomenon of global warming. She said that PTI has been warning about the reckless behaviour of this channel since Allah SWT sent his angels to …
While Geo is largely inaccessible in Pakistan, a formal ban cannot be ruled out in the days to come despite a formal apology in the daily Jang and The News, on May 26. Viewpoint strongly condemns any such move especially when the driving force to muzzle Geo is …
The provisional results of the Afghan presidential elections, publicized on April 26, imply that there will be a second round as none of the ten candidates garnered 51% of the votes. Front runner Abdullah Abdullah (44. 9 % votes) and the runner up Ashraf Ghani …
(Below is the report on the world situation, presented on February 22, 2014, to the Fourth International’s International Committee in February 2014.) This introduction to the debate on the world situation at the 2014 International Committee is situated in cont …
Internet Explorer 6 isn't supported by this website... Issue No. 202 | MAY 23, 2014 Home Submissions You are here : Home / 2014 / 05 / vp202 Subscribe to this RSS feed vp202 (8) Mubashir Lucman’s reckless fanning of the flame Do we need Geo to fan sectarian te …
A sample of anti-Hamid Mir Facebook post In no uncertain terms Viewpoint condemns the despicable attempt to claim Hamid Mir’s life on April 21 in Karachi. Regardless of Hamid Mir’s personal role in the promotion of violent ideologies and hate mongering, we at …
A steep decline in loss of human lives due to violence was observed during the month of March 2014, a phenomenon that could be attributed to the peace negotiation drive initiated by the government and the observance of ceasefire by the Taliban and the governme …
