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I am grateful to this forum for permitting me to learn more about Pakistan and its people but it is unfortunately time for me to bid this forum goodbye. I am being transferred to a new location where personal internet use will be restricted. This means no more chess online or facebook or PDF...

Dear fellow members When I log on this forum I do so with the intention of learning more about Pakistan in particular and glancing through the remaining world forum issues to find out what is going on out there. I recently noticed that when I log in on the "New Posts" section, most of the...

I have been requested to visit Turkey for some 10 days in September this year. I watched the news last night and apparently there was a terrorist attack after which the government clamped down on extremists. To the Turk members, and those members who are familiar with Turkey, is it safe to visit...

Bomb kills 6 in Pakistan's tribal area 2015-05-11 11:30 (Jack Guez, AFP) Khar - A bomb explosion on Monday killed at least six people including a pro-government tribal elder in a restive Pakistani region near the Afghan border, officials said. The attack took place in the village of...

Islamists jailed for severing Indian professor's hand 2015-05-08 15:49 (File: AP) New Delhi - An Indian court jailed 13 Islamists on Friday over an attack on a professor whose hand was chopped off after being accused of blaspheming the Prophet Mohammed in an exam paper. The group were...

For those members who have family traveling to South Africa, please be aware of the travel warning being issued by the various embassies including the Indian embassy Durban CBD calm after day of mayhem - As it happened 2015-04-14 19:30 Durban's CBD became the focal point of clashes between...

Almost all mosques destroyed in CAR unrest 2015-03-18 11:10 US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power. (Seth Wenig, AP) New York - Almost all of the 436 mosques in the Central African Republic have been destroyed by months of vicious fighting between Christians and Muslims, the US ambassador to...

News Facebook Twitter Google Email ISIS militants trick mother into ‘eating her kidnapped son’ By Yaron Steinbuch March 2, 2015 | 11:09am Modal Trigger MORE ON: ISIS NYPD in training to combat potential ISIS attack My son is 'a dog, an animal, a terrorist': father of 'Jihadi John' Tapes...

Pakistan school attack - as it happened 2014-12-16 10:54 The death toll from an attack at a military school in Peshawar, Pakistan, now stands at 126. Most of those killed are children. WARNING: This article contains images that some may find disturbing. LIVE NEWS FEED Jump to bottom Last...

Australia ignored warnings about gunman - Iran 2014-12-17 12:06 Man Haron Monis, the gunman responsible for the Lindt Cafe attack in Martin Place, Sydney. (Dean Lewins, AP) Tehran - Iran repeatedly warned Australia about the criminal past of the perpetrator of the Sydney cafe siege and...

CHICOM MILITARY: The largest in the world on parade | Soldier of Fortune Magazine An incredible march displaying the utmost discipline. Great job by the Chinese armed forces

I recently started a thread on Zimbabwe which was well received by certain members here. My experiences in Africa included a lengthy stay in South Africa both during my childhood and for work purposes during the past few years. In this post I intend posting information about South Africa which...

Many people on this forum unashamedly mock Zimbabwe. It really is not such a bad country after all. I have lived here since March 2013 and to be honest, it is overall a peaceful and beautiful land. Here are some facts and pictures of this graceful land:- Criticizing His Excellency, President...

Shouldn't there be a "Ghatak Commando" of diplomats assembled by Pakistan and India to deal with this issue? Or will this tit for tat responses go on for years before both countries realize that they are wasting their time and energy and eventually resort to talks ?

Since Indians, Pakistanis and Chinese are flooding this region :D , feel free to enquire about South Africa or Botswana

On the anniversary of the sad day of 9-11, the following is pure sarcasm It's a good thing that Indians were not recruited to carry out the 9-11 hijackings and plunging of the airplanes into buildings for the following reasons :- 1. We are always late. We would have missed all 4...

LONDON: An immigration officer was so sick of his wife that he put her on a terrorist watch list - so she could not get home from Pakistan. The officer put his wife's name on a register of people banned from flights into the UK while she was visiting family in Pakistan, reports the Mirror...

Sorry - had to share my warped sense of humour http://heathervale.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/susan-boyle-b4-after.jpg Since singer Susan Boyle (who professes to being a virgin) has been on TV, there's been a marked drop in suicide bombings. Apparently many of the...

good article from yesterday Business Day that I thought you may enjoy! Not for the sons of African rulers BRYAN ROSTRON Published: 2009/11/11 06:28:28 AM IF SIR Mark Thatcher was the son of an African ruler his conduct would confirm the worst prejudices of the west...

Ahmed Rashid: Fight for Waziristan's survival Sad analysis of Pakistan if correct :undecided: