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already posted by me, mate!

It's the way you spoke with such authority of your earlier analysis, which elicited my response. Thanks for trying to wake me up, but I must confess to you that I was not dozing off at all. I guess I'm not used to such enthusiastic referral to one's own work.

The term Zionist is not derogatory in nature, and many Jews accept that they are Zionists. Zionism is basically the movement in the late 19th and early 20th century that sought to establish a homeland for the oppressed Jews of Europe, Theodor Hetzl being a prominent person among the early...

Yes, I've decided to start posting some good news about Pakistan. There are many misconceptions about Pakistan, even among Pakistanis themselves.

lol...You didn't invent the term, mate! Brain Drain is what it has been called ever since I can remember.

Bangladeshi government to evict ex-PM Khaleda Zia from home * British diplomats seek access to charity chief DHAKA: The Bangladeshi cabinet, lead by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, announced on Wednesday that former premier Khaleda Zia would be evicted from the home she has lived in for 28...

Bus company fined for not switching on AC LAHORE: A Consumer Court judge has fined a bus company Rs 20,000 for providing poor service to passengers. Muhammad Akram filed the complaint against the bus company alleging that he travelled on a coach of the respondent company, which did not switch...

Clocks to be moved forward against power minister’s will * Cabinet ignores Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s dissatisfaction in ‘national interest’ * Decides to defer plan to launch population, housing census Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved a...

Uncle kills eloping niece over ‘honour’ LAHORE: A man allegedly killed his teenaged niece on Wednesday morning over ‘honour’ in the Shahdara Police precincts. According to the locals of the area, victim Noreen of Haji Kot area was eloping with her paramour Kamran when Karamat Ali, girl’s...

Russian, Pakistani MPs resolve to jointly fight terrorism * Russia hopes Indo-Pak composite dialogue will resume soon Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Russian and Pakistani parliamentarians on Wednesday expressed their resolve to jointly combat terrorism and extremism in the region. During...

Somali pirates hijack US vessel, crew retake control * US officials say crew apparently contacted private company that operates the vessel NAIROBI: Pentagon officials said on Wednesday that American crew of a US-flagged cargo ship had retaken control from Somali pirates who hijacked the...

5 Lashkar-e-Jhangvi activists arrested By Faraz Khan KARACHI: The police have arrested five activists belonging to banned religious outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ), and seized a huge cache of explosives, ammunition and weapons from their possession, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO)...

Achievement of procurement target: Punjab likely to ban wheat transportation By Nauman Tasleem LAHORE: The Punjab government is all set to ban inter-district and inter-provincial transportation of wheat for achieving the procurement target and ensuring availability of roti at subsidised...

No plan to mediate between India, Pakistan: Holbrooke * US special envoy says Baitullah Mehsud threat to Pakistan, Afghanistan * Expresses concern over Swat situation By Iftikhar Gilani NEW DELHI: The US has no plans to mediate between India and Pakistan, Washington’s Special...

Biden says Osama hiding in FATA LAHORE: Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders, including Osama Bin Laden, are hiding in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, US Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. “In the FATA ... that is a war on terror. That’s where Al Qaeda lives. That’s where Bin Laden is. That’s where...

Taliban will soon capture Islamabad, says Mullah Nazeer MINGORA: Pakistani Taliban commander Mullah Nazeer Ahmed said in an interview with Al Qaeda’s media arm, Al-Sahab, that the Taliban would soon capture Islamabad. Pakistani Taliban factions had united and would take their war to the...

Clocks to be moved forward by an hour from 15th ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to move clocks forward by an hour from April 15, in a bid to make the maximum use of daylight and conserve energy. Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira told reporters that the federal cabinet had decided...

Thursday, April 09, 2009 Pakistan needs a Marshall Plan: Haqqani Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani on Tuesday called for a $30 billion Marshall Plan for Pakistan and Afghanistan over the next five years to fight Al Qaeda, blunt anti-Americanism and...

Extremists relocating to big cities to avoid drone attacks * US official calls drone operations a ‘recruiting windfall for Pakistani Taliban’ Daily Times Monitor WASHINGTON: Al Qaeda, Taliban and other militants have been relocating from the Tribal Areas to Pakistan’s overcrowded and...

US has promised no drone strikes in Balochistan: Zardari * President hopes problems in Balochistan will be resolved by year-end * Seeks global consensus against spy games in Kabul * Ready to shed powers for sovereignty of parliament Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: The United States has...