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Good job. We need medical support in the field. Last time it was Cuba that provided the best medical support. Hope Indian doctors are able to render the best possible services and as many might speak Hindi, there'll be not much of a language barrier either. Thumbs up to Indian civil society...

Here's another look at the various reasons of the flood, this time specifically the failure at Taunsa barrage. I hope people can stop bickering and their catharsis and identify the real problems that led to widespread flooding. Deforestation in upper Swat leading to enhanced flooding has already...

I was looking forward to his return.

Do you seriously think that the creditors are giving us the political and strategic leverage that is necessary? I've not got positive thoughts on that. I seriously think that defaulting is not an option since we're obviously primed for further loans and defaulting will create problems. My...

Reading "Shaping a Nation, an Examination of Education in Pakistan" these days. Will post my review and a number of snippets by the next week. Enlightening since the authors are some great academics.

Renegotiate. Defaulting is moronic. So does that mean off-topic and clearly non-related rants are necessary all the time? Objectivity should be the prime criteria.

Did anybody introduce our history here? There are other threads for that.

Debt restructuring aside, the Paris Club has more than enough reasons to waive off a lot of our debt. It should be a welcome move if the Paris Club waives off a large portion of the long term loans. Crisis of payment in Sept 2007 - Jan 2008. Cough, cough !! muse I'm sorry but combined with...

If there was any doubt left that Hizb ut Tehrir is a militant organization of radical youth who after having been disappointed by state structure have suffered the delusions of Ummah-Khilafa and openly call for violence and militant coups. Their press-release states that American soldiers...

I have my reservations over Mufti Taqi Usmani due to various reasons (the Qazalbash Waqf case judgment and land reforms and links with Maulana Masood Azhar). However, rest of the names are of very competent, credible and honest men of integrity. Fakhruddin G Ebrahim, Nasir Aslam Zahid, Adeeb...

Gilani accepts Nawaz proposal on relief panel By Ahmad Hassan Sunday, 15 Aug, 2010 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif agreed on Saturday to set up a ‘credible national body comprising men of integrity’ to ensure transparency in the...

Thanks a lot. Make sure it goes through appropriate channels.

I will have to agree with SSGPA1 on this. However, both IK and PM fans suffer the same delusions as far as I am concerned.

Upholding the rule of law is the greatest cause. Unfortunately, since 1951 this country has seen unelected and non-state actors rule the roost directly or indirectly. A worthy lesson for all would-be adventurers. His case has been marred by controversies and government's bias though. We should...

Dawood Ibrahim? Seriously?

Pakistan must be a secular state for a myriad of reasons but people advocating separation of religion and state should not be advocating any kind of bigotry either. No, mullahs or even the fiercest right wing nutjobs or crackpot Khilafat-ummah types should not be thrown into the Arabian sea...

Depends whether you state that August 14, 1948 was second Independence Day or the 1st. I wish to count it like birthdays.

Important Phone Numbers: (please share more if you have any) National Disaster Management Authority: Lt. Col. Amer: 051-9205035, Cell: 0321 9552474, Idrees Mehsud: 051-9215391, Cell: 0302-8518707 Muhammad Bilal: 051-9204429, Cell: 0302-8518705 Bushra Hasaan: 051–9203668, Cell...

Today it has been 63 years since Pakistan became an independent nation-state. It has been a tough ride, marked by huge problems and we have overcome all of them to reach a point where even after facing regional hostilities and global problems, we stand as a sovereign nation with much to be proud...

And that is exactly the UN-has-no-teeth argument. Indian troops, regardless of their institutional affiliation have been found using UN marked helmets and equipment. They were not peacekeepers or from UNPROFOR. Nothing to defend here.