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Articles with tag: Aid

On the Waziristan Operation

Mehroz Sadruddin   Nov 12, 2009   interacts: 44

If the American and NATO forces do not undertake the requisite action along the Durand Line, then the impact of the achievements being attained by the Pakistan Army may be short-lived.

Pakistan Is Plagued By An Environment Of Distrust

Jasbir Sarai   Nov 9, 2009   interacts: 3

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton's ‘Charm offensive’ in Pakistan seems to have been a bit of a dampener.

Failing to Make Direct Contact With the People, The US is Further Alienating Pakistan

Mehroz Sadruddin   Oct 12, 2009   interacts: 102

failure to understand on both sides can only empower conservative religious fundamentalists on both sides who do not want the nurturing of relationships based on trade, business and mutual understanding between the two countries.

Aids Sutra: Untold Stories from India

Joya Banerjee   Aug 17, 2009   interacts: 8

In this groundbreaking anthology, sixteen renowned writers tell the hidden story of the AIDS crisis, illuminating the complex nature of one of the major problems facing the developing world.

A Tale of Two Pakistanis

Asif Shiraz   Aug 11, 2009   interacts: 50

This is my version of an attempt to “defend reason” in a useless war of words that seems to have erupted between Nadeem Farooq Paracha and Zaid Hamid.

Book Review: Flight of the Falcon

Afrah Jamal   Jun 22, 2009   interacts: 6

Sajad Haider’s (SJ) name made headlines, both in war and peace. The former remains his legacy, faithfully revisited every September. The latter became a fleeting moment in history, which no one talks about.

Progression First, Philanthropy Later Or Vice Versa?

Absar Khan   Jun 1, 2009   interacts: 2

We can develop our country – our city sometime in near future as well, but presently, the unfortunate 3 million people should be the governments priority.

Aid versus Trade, Investments and Remittances

Riaz Haq   May 23, 2009   interacts: 378

Microfinancing, along with social entrepreneurship, is becoming an essential component of non-government efforts in Pakistan and other developing nations to empower ordinary people.

Reasons for War in the Pakhtun Land

Pukhtoon Khan   May 13, 2009   interacts: 40

The situation in swat is not a local problem. It is the symptom of a bigger crisis in which Pakhtuns are going to be trapped due to neglecting the importance of sticking to the national interests of Pakhtun land.

Politics As Usual

Rashid Malik   May 10, 2009   interacts: 4

As hundreds of thousands flee the war-ravaged areas in Pakistan, a status-quo in US-Pakistan relations has been regained. US officials express no immediate danger of a collapse of the state.

Taliban: The Golden Goose And The Deadly Noose

Rashid Malik   Apr 21, 2009   interacts: 264

President Zardari seeking aid from the Friends of Pakistan said, “If we lose, you lose. If we lose, the world loses.? He was referring to the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan.

Negotiating Aid Package

Ibrahim Malick   Apr 13, 2009   interacts: 77

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Gillani may have done something historic by categorically declining to accept US aid with conditions that are not in Pakistan’s national interest.

Home, a state of mind?

Sidra Omer   Dec 6, 2007   interacts: 2

Home is not necessarily a four-walled structure that has traces of one’s childhood days and it certainly does not represent the country or city one lives.

An Insight Into Pakistan Army and Musharraf

ijaz gul   Nov 29, 2007   interacts: 195

A combination of threat perception and indispensability strengthened his quest for legitimacy till it consumed his reformist self.

Why Me?

Awais Memon   Nov 30, 2007   interacts: 1

He created the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS, received the first Annual AIDS Leadership Award, and addressed the United Nations on World AIDS Day.

The Cyclone and the Saudi Prince

Naeem Randhawa   Nov 26, 2007   interacts: 2

Patargata - never heard of it, it sounds like a Thai dish. Do I need to worry about it? I've got enough on my mind.

Suicide Note of a HIV Patient

Ali Kamran   Sep 17, 2007   interacts: 27

This was the first time I ever saw a HIV infected person. Before that I was ignorant to the extent that I thought of AIDS as an African Disease.

An Alternative Approach to International Development

Thorsteinn Gestsson   Sep 24, 2007   interacts: 13

Although many nations have promised 0.7% of GNI to relieve suffering and secure the enjoyment of basic human rights, no one is able to hold them accountable.

Why Not Hate All Types of Terrorism?

Ali Rizvi   Dec 17, 2006   interacts: 18

People seem to pick and choose which terrorist groups to denounce. Why not denounce all of them?

Global Aid: A Double Edged Weapon

Subhash Agrawal   Jun 22, 2005   interacts: 3

Many NGOs in India, and indeed around the world, think they can do no wrong and that their word ought to be final. Perhaps it is an occupational hazard or maybe past experience, but there is a certain unspoken distrust towards authority and a sense of onl

EMACE

Zehra Rizvi   Feb 19, 2005   interacts: 6

It has been two days since I arrived in Sri Lanka as a volunteer for the post-tsunami rebuilding efforts.

In Condom Country

Farzana Versey   Sep 1, 2004   interacts: 39

Shall I wear a condom tonight? Just want to play it safe. It looks good, feels snug and makes me shine. And it leaves no room for experimentation and dithering. Just go forth and conquer.

Worldwide India-Pakistan peace movement begins?

Ras Siddiqui   Jul 15, 2002   interacts: 285

It is time for Indians and Pakistanis worldwide to re-humanize their enemies

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