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Al- Qaeda: The Cutting Edge of Jihadist Movement

An analysis of Jihadism, history and evolution

Stage Set for BB’s Prime-Ministership?

The political contours of Pakistan are about to undergo a paradigm change; whether the change is going to be conducive or otherwise, only the future will determine

Shaukat Aziz’s Speech: Hypocrisy at its Best

Shaukat Aziz, if he really wants to achieve stability in the country, will have to eschew the politician’s rhetoric and work towards taking the state out of religion

Indian Troop Reduction in Kashmir: Merely Symbolic?

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh unexpectedly announced on Nov 11 that improvements in security and economic conditions have allowed for a reduction in troops in Kashmir this winter.

Fallujah: A Human Crime in the Making

Eventually, the attackers will flatten the city and kill everyone that still resists in it. Fallujah will be the Iraqi people’s Masada, and it will sow seeds of deep anti-Western hatred in the Middle East for decades to come

Musharraf’s Radical Kashmir Proposals

President General Pervez Musharraf’s newly announced proposals on solving the Kashmir dispute, while unprecedented, elicited a cool reception from India

Rape Of the Constitution

The very people who have sworn to protect the constitution have repeatedly raped it

Change of the Praetorian Guard

President Musharraf has now strengthened his power base, by filling the top military slots with his loyalists. This measure has been taken after his return from a visit to the US

Afghanistan: Power Plays

In the culmination of a hectic week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped an apparent assassination attempt while on an official visit south of Kabul. With Afghanistan’s presidential election less than a month away, the situation is looking more ch

Libya yesterday, Syria today and Iran tomorrow

Syrian troop movement indicates that Damascus is also flirting with joining the Yankee dance.

Cat is Out of the Bag

The reneging on solemn public promises to the nation is nothing new; the precedence for this mendacious and abominable practice was set by Zia ul Haq, through his infamous promise to hold elections on 90 days

Iran’s Bid for Regional Power

Tensions between Iran and the United States have recently heated up to the point that some analysts surmise that, the struggle between the Iraqi transitional government and the Shiite resistance led by Moqtada al-Sadr is essentially a proxy war between th

We Don’t Need You Shaukat Aziz

Notwithstanding the fact that Musharraf has done more than enough for the Americans, he is still considered unreliable by them. Shaukat Aziz has been foisted on Pakistan as part of post-Musharraf scenario

The New Land Mafia

Army started by toppling governments, usurping power, and got into business and banking. Now the latest paradigm is being the land mafia and in the process committing human rights atrocities on its own people like a vengeful occupation force

Abdul Naeem

• Articles on Chowk: 14
• First article: Aug 31, 2004
• Latest article: Jan 26, 2005
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