Much is happening in Pakistan—not all of it is good. While a lot is said and written about all that is wrong the good – little as it is – is mostly ignored.
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 Leave a comment  Law &Order  continued economic decline,damaged route from Karachi to Torkham and Chaman,economy,elections,energy,extremists,human security,Much is happening in Pakistan,Pakistan faces international isolation,Salala incident,Taliban,US policy towards Pakistan,US-India-Afghanistan collusion in its internal destabilization,US-Pakistan relationship By Muhammad Abd al-Hameed The Arsalan Iftikhar affair has made history but for the wrong reason. It may be the only case that was based entirely on hearsay and yet the Supreme Court took it up. Even in its preliminary stage,the affair has so many intriguing aspects that an investigative journalist can explore and bring . . . →Read More:Behind the ‘Familygate’ Smokescreen Leave a comment Law &Order Arsalan Iftikhar,Behind the ‘Familygate’ Smokescreen,British Intelligence,case against Arsalan for extortion or blackmail,Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry,CIA,ISI could record Arsalan’s activities in England,Malik Riaz Husain,MI5,Salman Ahmad is son-in-law of Malik Riaz Husain While relations with the US remain on a sour note,with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar declaring in Kabul earlier that both Pakistan and US governments had done a ‘terrible job’ at working together,Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani sought to address the key issue of cross-border movement across the Durand line by reaching out . . . →Read More:Google’s technology can be used to check cross-border movement:PM Gilani Leave a comment Techno Talk Area 14/8,Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar,Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Emerson Schmidt,Google’s technology can be used to check cross-border movement:PM Gilani,ICT campuses and IT blocs,ICT infrastructure,Kabul,Pakistan and US governments,Partnering with Google,Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani,security issues as well as law and order situation,Social Innovation Fund,terrible job,terrorists,Universal Service Centres,While relations with the US remain on a sour note A stunning image by one of Pakistan’s foremost modern artists Ismail Gulgee led a strong selection of works by major South Asian artists at Bonhams Annual Summer Sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian art in New Bond Street,London. . . . →Read More:Gulgee’s painting auctioned for £61,000 at art sale in London In a strong sign that Pakistani consumers – usually slow to adopt new technologies – have increased the use of internet for selling and purchasing of goods, free classifieds websites are increasing and growing manifolds in the country. Global leaders craigslist and olx – known for selling and purchasing used items through listings – have not only . . . →Read More:Classified websites boom in Pakistan There is that story about a bull frog that wanted to be the biggest and kept puffing himself up till he burst. Now everyone knows,of course,that a bubble if it continues to expand must at some point burst and splatter everybody around it. So it is with an empire,real estate or some . . . →Read More:Tycoon in a Typhoon Leave a comment Corruption Area 14/8,Arslan iftikhar case,Chief Justice,credit card receipts and videos made of hotel rooms,dragging in the tycoon’s deals,hotel bills,information damaging,Malik Riaz,meticulous records,purportedly extorted money,real estate tycoon Malik Riaz,specific institution,Tycoon in a Typhoon | |||
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