NO THANK YOU, WE’RE PAKISTANI
With Admiral Mullen and Richard Holbrooke meeting President Zardari as I write this article, initial reports quote the President telling the two Pakistan specialists from the Obama Administration, “Pakistan needs unconditional support”. As President Zardari knows very well there is no such thing as a blank check or a free lunch. The dynamic duo are...
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Every year around this time the cities of Pakistan go through a bizarre transformation. The streets which were full of all sorts of animals – goats, sheep, lambs, cows, camels, and more recently yaks, are now strangely empty. The cacophony of different sounds has been silenced as if a giant spaceship full of green men...
THE MESSIAH MYTH
The Supreme Court’s verdict on General Musharraf’s ability to contest the Presidential Elections should come as no surprise to anyone nor should the pre-determined result of this “election” be a shocker to anyone. The verdict is part of an orchestrated campaign which the Government has launched two months ago to ensure that General Musharraf stays...
