FP Analysis:Destination Nowhere

By Enum Naseer

The atmosphere is heavy with the smell of rotting corpses,rust and petrol. A beat-up old Rolls Royce,almost on the verge of collapse with a small Union Jack flag on its bonnet,carries the burden of conjoined twins that insist on being driven to the Promised Land creaking and moaning under the weight of their dreams. . . . →Read More:FP Analysis:Destination Nowhere

Tacstrat Analysis:The Invisible War

According to one of the more hard line analysts a fourth generation war—4GW—has been declared on Pakistan. The dots he connects to make the mosaic are—the insurgency in FATA,the lawlessness and violence in Baluchistan and Karachi,the insidious propaganda to defame and defang the military and intelligence institutions,the rapid economic decline and . . . →Read More:Tacstrat Analysis:The Invisible War

Violence against women on the rise in Afghanistan

A 30-year-old woman and two of her children were beheaded overnight in Afghanistan’s east,police said,in what appeared to be the latest in a rapidly growing trend of so-called honour killings. Police said they suspected the woman Serata’s divorced husband of barging into her house in the capital of Ghazni province and murdering her, . . . →Read More:Violence against women on the rise in Afghanistan

Around the World in Three Weeks

From Pakistan to Mexico,September’s third week saw war and earthquakes,market crashes,and a contested execution.

Heavy rain falls over Bangkok at sunset during monsoon season on Sept. 18.

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FBI Director Sheepishly Admits Agency Hasn’t Solved Single Crime In 10 Years

WASHINGTON—In response to a probe into the bureau’s operational costs,FBI director Robert Mueller timidly told Congress Wednesday that the organization he oversees has not technically solved any crimes since 2001.

After confirming that the FBI does indeed have more than 13,000 special agents deployed to investigate cases all across the country,Mueller stressed that . . . →Read More:FBI Director Sheepishly Admits Agency Hasn’t Solved Single Crime In 10 Years

CUSTOMS,TRADITIONS &PERSONAL INTERESTS

What we finally do is all what matters. Before deciding to choose between a glass of Pepsi or a cup of tea,between Kala Bagh dam and rental power projects all of us go through a process of decision-making. Sometimes it is simple,short and quick,sometimes complex,lengthy and delayed. Sometimes we are mindful of . . . →Read More:CUSTOMS,TRADITIONS &PERSONAL INTERESTS

Indo-Pak Express cruises into Dubai tennis quarterfinals

The Indo-Pak Express consisting of Pakistan tennis star Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his Indian counterpart Rohan Bopanna cruised into the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles in the Dubai Open,according to the tournament’s website.

Qureshi and Bopanna,who are currently the 14th-ranked team,defeated Jarkko Nieminen of Finland and his Serb partner Viktor Troicki 7-5, . . . →Read More:Indo-Pak Express cruises into Dubai tennis quarterfinals

Terrorists in the making:In the name of ‘martyrdom’

PESHAWAR:“You will go to heaven before any of us,if you blow up yourself the way I tell you,” Meena Gul recounted the persuasive promise of her brother,a Taliban commander.

The twelve-year-old girl was apprehended by security personnel from the Munda area on the boundary of Dir district and Bajaur Agency in January.

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