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Morality of Lawyers' Movement

Adnan Manzoor

In a parliamentary democracy those who are now championing the cause of democracy in this country are themselves non-democratic forces who are putting the popular vote of the masses of Pakistan under their boots.

Nov 23, 2009   Views 521   Interacts 7

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Taking The Men Who Stare at Goats Seriously

David Leffler

The goal of Invincible Defense Technology is to enhance the peace-keeping capabilities of the military, adding a "non-lethal weapon," a kind of national armor that would ensure the security and invincibility of their nation.

Nov 23, 2009   Views 385   Interacts 2

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Crowning of a Crony President

saeed qureshi

Despite his umpteen follies, and in the face of a bogus election façade, Hamid Karzai has again assumed the presidency in Kabul.

Nov 23, 2009   Views 490   Interacts 9

Politics

NRO Is Just a Name

Agha Amin

The game is simple. The Pakistani army under Musharraf was not a Punjabi preserve. Thus the NRO and the Benazir return and even the Zardari election.

Nov 23, 2009   Views 1211   Interacts 23

Society

The Land of The Pure

Raiya Hashmi

No corner,no street,no abode Stands safe from these merciless fiends

Nov 23, 2009   Views 288   Interacts 0

The Indian Story

Uneven Democracy : The Cry from Chhattisgarh

Anand Patwardhan

Our democracy is patchy. Our democracy is uneven. Even in our cities it is the experience of every ordinary citizen that law is not applied to everyone evenhandedly.

Nov 19, 2009   Views 2239   Interacts 45

Current Affairs

The Jehadi Frankenstein

Ali Chishti

They should stop differentiating between sectarian Jehadists, Kashmiri Jehadists and Al-Queda as they are all inter-linked and dangerous to Pakistan, India and the Rest of the World.

Nov 19, 2009   Views 2426   Interacts 34

Current Affairs

I Want Jinnah's Pakistan

Tariq Aqil

Time is here for all patriotic forces to band together and demand the return of Jinnah’s Pakistan.

Nov 19, 2009   Views 4380   Interacts 69

Business & Economy

Communicating Medical Errors

Prashant Bhatt

Unanticipated unfavorable outcomes are expected in complex modern medicine. How will you like your doctor to disclose unanticipated unfavorable outcomes?

Nov 19, 2009   Views 495   Interacts 4

Role of Media

The Strange Case of the Indian Channels That Did Not Air the 26/11 Documentary

Vivek Balaraman

The 48 minute documentary titled "Terror in Mumbai - Dispatches" consists of interviews with victims, actual CCTV videos of the terrorists at various sites, video testimony of the captured terrorist Ajmal Kasab

Nov 19, 2009   Views 5584   Interacts 99

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