Ex-Detainee of U.S. Describes a 6-Year Ordeal - Salman Masood
on Jan 6, 2009LAHORE, Pakistan — When Muhammad Saad Iqbal arrived home here in August after more than six years in American custody, including five at the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, he had difficulty walking, his left ear was severely infected, an...

Robert Fisk: Bring in the peacekeepers? It's not as easy as it sounds
on Jan 6, 2009Do I hear the braying of the UN donkey in Gaza? On his Middle East tour, the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, may well be mentioning that well-known Eeyore figure on the East River, always so willing to send its peacekeepers on Mission Impossible.

Why I Miss musharraf - Part I - Salman Chima
on Jan 6, 2009When General Musharraf seized power, I was not among those who welcomed him – although with Justice Tarrar as the President and Shariat Amendment Bill to the Constitution awaiting approval by the Senate, Pakistan was on the verge of being a theocra...

Syed Ali Raza, 1913-2005 - Azra Raza
on Jan 6, 2009Syed Ali Raza, Retired Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, died peacefully in his sleep at Musa House, Karachi, on Wednesday, January 5th, 2005 at 2:25 a.m. The youngest of four children of Syed Zamarrud Hussain (1876-1932) and Hashmi Be...

Eight Things Parents Can Do -- Immediately, Easily!
on Jan 6, 2009Child bored, disinterested in school? School too difficult or too easy? Parents, you can immediately and easily improve your child's education, learning behaviors, and attitudes towards learning by incorporating some of the following suggestions into

Kishwar Nahid - Kaun Sunay Ga Faryad Humari
on Jan 6, 2009baithak has an aura. sheesha, fireplace, bulging bookshelves, rugs, divan takias and more...

The taming of Kalat - A.G. NOORANI
on Jan 6, 2009KALAT was Pakistan’s Hyderabad. Both princely states refused to accede to the Union of the country to which they properly belonged. Both received Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s legal advice that on the lapse of British paramountcy on August 15, 1947, they...