A waste of women —Zaair Hussain When we herd women away from their passions and their talents and the true, full measure of their potential towards a marriage, any marriage, we are beggaring ourselves as a society, one broken dream, one abandoned gift, one wasted woman at a time The problems of Pakistani women are a monstrous diamond, with a thousand sharp facets and an incredible density. This article is not about those unfortunate souls who are denied education or even basic subsistence. It is about those women who are trapped not by the solid walls of circumstance but by … Continue reading Deny women education and destroy your nations future!

Three cups of tea —Ralph Shaw It seems that Greg Mortenson’s projects in the rural and forgotten areas of Pakistan are motivated by a genuine compassion for the downtrodden. However, it also seems that he is not immune from letting himself be used by the security establishment of his country It seems almost a sacrilege to entertain doubts about a great humanitarian figure. Especially one whose charitable school projects have helped many impoverished children get a modicum of education in the remote mountain communities of Pakistan and who is the winner of the Sitara-e-Pakistan, the country’s highest civil award. However, … Continue reading Sometimes we all have to talk to terrorists and spies to help normal people…

—Zeeshan Suhail Reality TV has its flaws and its positives, but it needs to balance the competing interest of prying into the lives of others (so we can see their ‘reality’), with the desire to be marketed to mass audiences I have long been fascinated with the way reality TV has captivated our hearts and minds. Before the first episode of the ‘Real World’ (on MTV) ever aired, we were doing just fine; no need to invade celebrity’s private spaces. But now, nearly 20 years later, we are absolutely, wholly and completely obsessed with every facet of the lives of … Continue reading The reality of reality TV

Shahbaz Sharif’s Taliban entreaties —Zafar Hilaly We can be sure that when the Taliban do not respond positively to his entreaties, Mr Sharif will not blame the Taliban, or fate, but Musharraf, the PPP, the MQM, the Americans, the Indians, the British, the Nigerians, the Somalis, in fact everybody but the Taliban At the height of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Yasser Arafat was asked what advice he had for Bill Clinton. “Bill Clinton,” he said, “should remember that goats don’t talk.” Mr Shahbaz Sharif should perhaps also remember that silence can, on occasions, be full of potential wisdom, because one … Continue reading Shahbaz Sharif’s Taliban Love!

The way men see it Posted by Murtaza Ali Jafri It is a well acknowledged fact that men and women think differently. What those differences are, however, remain under-explored. Here’s my attempt, then, to point out just how different men are. Face Value When a guy is on Facebook and see’s a girl whose profile picture is a cartoon, he doesn’t think how cute that is; instead, he assumes that she’s fat, ugly, or a mutation of both. He is also likely to laud her ‘wonderful’ personality. For these reasons, perhaps, women see diets as a way to improve their … Continue reading The way men see it – Women and similar creatures…

No respite from fear By I.A. Rehman dawn.com The militants’ real strength does not lie in their arms, it lies in the pockets of support for them in Pakistani society. –Photo by AFP/A Majeed Apart from the loss of a large number of precious lives, this month’s terrorist attacks have deepened the people’s sense of insecurity and despair mainly because they cannot see when and how the wave of terrorism will end. One of the causes of the people’s anxiety is the realisation that the militants are usually one step ahead of the security agencies. The latter seem to rely … Continue reading Like Asses Pakistanis have been used by any and every type of goon using Islam as a control tool

A retired U.S. general says Dutch troops failed to defend against the 1995 genocide in the Bosnian war because the army was weakened, partly because it included openly gay soldiers. The comment by John Sheehan, a former NATO commander who retired from the military 1997, shocked some at a Senate Armed Services Committee, where Sheehan spoke in opposition to a proposal to allow gays to serve openly in the U.S. military. Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin told Sheehan he was “totally off-target.” Sheehan said European militaries deteriorated after the collapse of the Soviet Union and focused on peacekeeping because “they … Continue reading Retired US general links gays in army to genocide!

The leader of an Islamist group banned in Britain praised Osama bin Laden while visiting Indonesia on Thursday and said attacks against Western targets in Muslim countries are justified. Anjem Choudary is in Indonesia to promote a book by Omar Bakri Mohammed, the founder of the extremist network Choudary leads that was banned earlier this year. He made the comments in front of around 80 people, many of them Islamist activists, at a discussion on the upcoming visit of U.S. President Barack Obama. His remarks were radical by Indonesian standards but appeared unlikely to attract the attention of authorities, who … Continue reading WHY IS MULLAH ANJEM CHOUDARY IN INDONESIA?

Netanyahu encourages Christian Zionists to stay the course Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday addressed a Christians United for Israel (CUFI) summit in Jerusalem and encouraged Christian Zionists around the world to stay the course in their defense of the Jewish state. Netanyahu reiterated the amazing turn of events that the presence of Israel-loving Christians in the Jewish state represents after centuries of Christian persecution of Jewish minorities. “Your presence here today represents a profound transformation in the relationship between Christians and Jews,” said the prime minister. “This transformation has its roots in the 19th century when the early … Continue reading Netanyahu and his henchmen ‘The Christian Extremists’ in the US as US Jews wish for peace in The Mid East!

Now the Home Office is suggesting the ID card could replace the bus pass for the over 60s – insinuating it into national life Leading Labour’s pre-election push on the ID card is Home Office minister Meg Hillier, a former mayor of Islington and an MP since just 2005. According to Theyworkforyou.com, Hillier has voted strongly in favour of a smoking ban, replacing Trident, terror laws and – naturally – ID cards, while voting against an investigation into the Iraq war and climate change laws: so, a bright New Labour high-flyer who balances her busy political life with the demands of … Continue reading You Must Resist the UK ID Card NOW or suffer later….