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Year 2008 in Review-Pakistan

By Riaz Haq    Jan 1, 2009 interacts: 131

It began with Bhutto's widower Asif Ali Zardari taking over the reigns of Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan's largest political party, and ended with rising tensions in South Asia.

A Guantanamo Diary

By Beej K Singh    Jan 2, 2009 interacts: 5

The question that comes through strongest in reading M.R. Khan’s book “My Guantanamo Diary” is – how can a system supposedly full of safeguards go so wrong so quickly for so long?!

The Many Colors of Indian Corruption

By Murad A Baig    Jan 2, 2009 interacts: 91

Unless the complex multi layered system of Government inherited from the British is simplified, corruption will continue to thrive.

Terrorism Unveiled

By Jalal Awan    Jan 4, 2009 interacts: 235

Once again, the Israelis bomb the starving and imprisoned population of Gaza. The world watches the plight of 1.5 million Gazans live on TV and online.

Babel

By Salman Aneel    Jan 4, 2009 interacts: 9

“Babel” is the best word that describes the present situation in South Asia. Have we solved issues like poverty, unemployment, malnutrition that we want to go to war?

Swat Calls For Civil Society to Act

By Zubair Torwali    Jan 7, 2009 interacts: 16

Government writ is a faded vision; elected councilors and Nazims are killed, women no more allowed to visit bazaars; markets are deserted, police stations vacated.

The Palestinian Puzzle

By Mohammad Gill    Jan 7, 2009 interacts: 32

Israel and the Western world has projected Israel as a peace loving country; they pretend Arabs are the trouble shooters who don't want peace, the reality is however quite complex.

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