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MARYAM Nawaz looked prim and poised as ever as she stood before hordes of men in Mansehra last week. She wore a pumpkin-coloured shalwar kameez, and as always a chiffon dupatta on her head; the lipstick on her lips matched exactly. Insulating her from the crowd (the stage was so packed that...

‘The difference between average people and people who achieve is their perception of and response to failure’, John C. Maxwell. The honourable interior minister has found it within himself to challenge me to a TV duel after his recent display of incompetence. A shot out of the blue, a...

And The Economic War Begins With America. New York State Department Of Financial Services NYDFS Imposes An Outrageous $ 629,000,000 SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE MILLION DOLLARS Fine On HBL. HBL Decides To Close Down Its American Operations.

First, as “Mian duaani aala” because he used to bribe the peons outside the government offices with a “Two Anna Coin” Duaani as we called it, a square coin with rounded edges. Then as “Mian Uthanni” bribing junior clerks with the eight Anna coin. Then “Mian Gutter Chor” as they would buy back...

A protégé of General Ghulam Jilani and a product of General Zia’s martial law, Nawaz Sharif never tires of lecturing us on the benefits of democracy. If anyone wants to know what hypocrisy means and what is its practical manifestation, well it does not get better than this. Watch and learn as it...

Cricket-star turned politician Imran Khan launched the green initiative in Khyber Pakhtunkhaw after vast areas ravaged by floods and widespread felling. A province in Pakistan has planted a billion trees in just two years as part of an effort to restore forests wiped out by decades of felling...

Andrew Korybko | The voices alleging that the Prime Minister’s disqualification would lead to pandemonium in Pakistan were wrong – to the contrary, his removal has politically stabilized the South Asian state. Three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s historic disqualification from his post by...

So we have an account of a foreign ‘contractor,’ unfortunately we have silence on our side. Who this silence serves, I don’t know, but it appears that the military is getting part of the blame. Maybe the military is responsible, but since it cannot by law give its version, here are some...

Newly appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been the chief point of contact for Russia and China for important military, energy, and economic investment dealings with the Kingdom. Royal Intrigue Let's get everything out of the way before we begin – Mohammed bin Salman is reviled by...

Written by Sabena Siddiqui: Pakistan has been hit by a spate of terror attacks recently, extensive military operations had reduced the incidence of terror attacks to a great extent for the last couple of years. This new ‘wave of terror’ has transpired just as the country is poised to make its...

Staff Brigadier-General Rashid Mohammed Al Shamsi, Official Spokesperson of IDEX 2017, announced 20 new deals worth over AED 3.4 billion (US$ 925 million) at a press conference on day four of the 13th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX 2017. The national...

Sabena Siddiqi: The Central Asian Republics have been historically connected to the world through the ancient Silk Road, situated at the crossroads of East Asia, West Asia, South Asia and Europe, their location is excellent for trade. The CARs states are literally a goldmine of energy reserves...

Asia Union is no more a dream and an alliance of strong nations are already on way. Pakistan is emerging as a strong economy with enormous potential and in past it has proved itself time and time again. However Pakistan needs planned development which is sustainable. Former ISI boss, General...

Pakistan was attacked by terrorists over the past five days when eight separate blasts ripped through the country and reminded the world that Islamabad is on the front-lines in the War on Terror. Unlike after the end of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, this time it wasn’t just ‘wayward...

It’s ‘saving FATA Season’; everyone is out to contribute to the welfare of FATA. The TV channels, talk shows, interviews, the public and, of course, the Parliament. All indignant of the poor treatment meted out to FATA. The human rights campaigners are up in cudgels, “Bring FATA into the...

An alleged regional leader of the Beltrán Leyva drug cartel and 11 accomplices have been killed in clashes with Mexican marines who poured gunfire into a house from a helicopter-mounted machine gun. The federal interior department said via Twitter that Juan Francisco Patrón Sánchez headed the...

While most of the world was still infuriated by President Trump’s “Muslim Ban,” an Arab nation decided to follow suit. Granted this comes as no surprise to us at CommandEleven because we have never believed that the Arab monarchies had any interest in Pakistanis as a people or the respect given...

This is the state of education in the country. A biography of a corrupt Prime Minister being pushed to public libraries under the guise of education. When will Pakistan learn? Or more fittingly how many more lies will the country be forced to learn as "history"?