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Dawn is quoting AFP for the story. Seems like most of the actual quotes from the minister are missing. Meanwhile Rediff has a more detailed story, but the title of the story is decidedly more negative. The story on the other hand is much more informative - I have highlighted the names in the...

DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Pakistan may try Mumbai attackers soon ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Saturday it would ‘probably’ put on trial next week the five accused of involvement in last year’s deadly terror attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai. Relations between the two nuclear-armed rivals...

I am not sure that argument would work. Most people are not attracted to people of the same sex. If your argument has to work the person who is being asked to try it once has to have a reason to try it and after trying it has to like it. First there is the barrier of personal morality. After...

I agree. The official position from all the governments, Pakistan, India and USA is going to be absolute silence. Russia has said "internal issue" so neither is Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan going to say anything. If anyone (other than Turkey) is going to comment it is going to be from Europe. I am...

Who the heck is writing these stories ? The report from Auditor general is years old. ALH was flying with Tubomeca engines due to embargo and they were really underpowered. The newer ones all use Shakti engines. Even the story gives the date of 2006. No one even calls them ALH anymore. As to...

CNN has a video that shows Hamid Gul claiming that he is "father of freedom in Afghanistan" and that US should talk to Mullah Omar. Pakistan says Taliban leader will talk to U.S. - CNN.com But, while they attribute the rest of the comments to Athar Abbas, they don't have that on video.

First of all let me add the disclaimer that I know nothing much about what the people of NWFP/FATA or other areas actually want. But your statement is not entirely correct. Amb, Bahawalpur, Chitral, Dir, Kalat, Khairpur, Kharan, Lasbela, Makran and Swat states signed instruments of accession...

What I like about Dawn is their editorial independence. Any paper that has gotten into trouble with all the governments in the past has to be pretty good. But I have some problems with it, Jang and Daily times. First of all they often just re-publish AFP or other agency articles.But what I...

A non-Indian report on the area (Chinese paper) Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan and Pakistani one (not sure how definitive) Why the sqabble over Sir Creek! | Pakistan Daily

If it were only so simple. I am assuming they are talking about Gujarat border (Sir Creek Area). The border line is not clearly defined for it to be marked. The Creek flows right on the border. Some maps showed that the border started on the Eastern side of the creek. After a dispute, a...

Soma is something else altogether different. It might not be alcoholic, could/could not be narcotic or it could just be something that increases metabolism and is used for wars etc. (some extreme version of nicotine like substance) . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanical_identity_of_Soma-Haoma...

Kingfisher is already the worlds biggest beer company and they sell almost all of it in India. That's why I want some Murree in India -if nothing else, for the variety.

Considering that the Yanks are sitting in the fort , I can bet a 100 bucks there will be hell to pay. Actually you should read the original Washington Post story on which the Pak newspaper story is based on. It is a "firing across the border" issue, not a border dispute. The fort is...

Here is the original story from Washington post and it clearly says that the fort is 3-4 km into Afghan border. washingtonpost.com But they quickly realized that the rugged terrain, poor Afghan roads and a shortage of U.S. helicopters made frequent visits impossible. "On the map, the...

The trick to alcohol business, I think is distribution and marketing. That's the only reason I can think of for people paying $100 for a bottle of Vodka which is 1) basically diluted ethanol and 2) Always drunk in a cocktail so that taste is not felt. Winemaking/beer brewing itself is fairly...

Alcohol is banned in Gujarat.(Gandhi's birth place , Gandhi being anti-alcohol etc). Which is why the current mess. Many buy home brew Hooch and then some of it gets spiked with methanol resulting in deaths. These deaths were due to Hooch. Other source of alcohol in Gujarat is from Daman and...

Might be true, though I've never gotten my hands on it. But I am not surprised. Murree has a difficult way to go before it gets to Indian tables. First there is the border trade being really tiny. Then there is the even bigger issue of alcohol distribution which is extremely concentrated in...

If they make any decent ale or IPA they'll have a market in India too. *#$! United brewery has saturated Indian market with their Kingfisher Lagers... and they'll buy out any other Indian manufacturer. Not that it is a bad beer, but some variety would be nice. BTW, isn't alcohol banned out...

If most people see a beggar they will give him/her some money most of the time. At the same time, most do nothing about people dying in Africa. Similarly, If I saw a man and women argue, I might try to stop it. If I knew they were husband and wife, I'll keep quiet because I know if I...

It is rare for other Muslim countries to comment on issues in India too. Often it is treated as an interference in internal matters if you comment on other countries affairs. If Indian govt. is asked to comment on the issue, I can bet that they'll say "no comments" too. Pakistan's comments...