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Five killed, 21 injured in Peshawar suicide attack
Dec 24th
PESHAWAR: In yet another grisly attack, at least five persons including two policemen were killed and twenty one received multiple injuries when a suicide bombers hit a checkpost located near the State Life building in Saddar bazaar locality on Thursday. Reports reaching here said that suicide bomber blew himself up closed to the checkpost killing [...]
Musharraf with Russia Today
Jan 27th
One of the most prominent problems of the world is terrorism. RT spoke to a man who is no stranger to the “War on Terror”, ex-president of Pakistan and a man who ruled the country for nine years, Mr. Pervez Musharraf. RT: To your opinion, what is the role of Russia in the “War on [...]
Musharraf with ‘Frost over the World’
Jan 27th
View Video of Musharraf’s Interview Read full interview below Courtesy of ‘Af-Pak’ War Frost: Hello, and welcome to Frost Over the World. Today, in an exclusive interview, we are speaking to the man who ruled Pakistan for almost a decade. Former president Musharraf is with us here in the studio, now. Later we’ll hear about the [...]
War on Terrorism in Pakistan’s National Interest
Jun 23rd
Written by: Afreen Baig War on Terrorism (WoT) did not start with the advent of 9/11, rather it started in 1980’s when Russia was defeated in Afghanistan, and the USA pulled out abandoning the hundreds of thousands of equipped and trained guerillas. Those guerillas and militants integrated in small pockets in various regions of Afghanistan [...]
Pakistan’s Economic success: Mercy of 9/11 or Macro-Economic Policies?
Jun 17th
Written By: Afreen Baig The 1990’s was a lost decade for Pakistan, mismanagement at its helm and corruption rampant. Formation of failed policies, coupled with sheer incompetence and lack of commitment, kept deteriorating the economy of the fragile Country. Benazir’s era was further characterized by ungoverned manipulation and personal extravagance of her husband Zardari. By [...]
