Tag: ISIL
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US: The Paradigm Shift
The US leadership that never failed to harp on its avowed principle of supporting the democratic forces all over the world has failed to notice the democratic change in Pakistan, which has opened a window of opportunity for the US to work with the people…
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Media and Islamophobia
After the recent attacks in Paris, I deem it’s extremely bizarre to note the dramatic increase in the backlash on Muslim communities especially those living in western societies. Whenever I attempt to read online journals and articles I’m embarrassed by news which revolve around harassments…
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Telling Aspects of Sailors’ Row
British Sailors’ issue has reached its ultimate end, however, it has left many shadows in its wake that need highlighting. Although this had not happened for the first time, yet it was painted as if Iran had committed some felony capturing 15 UK sailors who…
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Bush’s Wrong Vietnam Prognosis
Violence and chaos cannot be explained because there always are more than one conflicting causes to breed them, however, in case of Iraq it is far from being difficult to point finger towards the original cause: Mr. George W. Bush.He has the singular dubious honour…
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Pakistan’s Descent into Crisis of Identity
Pakistan’s descent into identity crisis began on 5th July, 1977 with the arrival of Gen. Ziaul Haq in the power corridors of Pakistan. In the name of Islam Zia, promoted something that was quite alien to Islam; bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness and prejudice. He was an…
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Energy Crisis of Pakistan Unrelenting
Pakistan is in deep trouble. It is more than the challenge terrorism posed to its integrity. The greater part of its population is already on streets of the country and is protesting against the government for mismanaging an energy crisis that is unrelenting and is…
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Growing ISIL Influence
The beast grows biggerImagine your wagon is speeding at 160 km per hour and you still consider it your slowest ride. Yes, it can happen when you are running away from a city that has fallen to ISIL.In Libya this is now a common occurrence…
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Odds Against ISIL
So much has already been written on the phenomenon, but a great deal still remains in the dark. The meteoric ascendancy of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) may not be unique, considering the intrinsic weaknesses in the Iraqi defense forces, but…
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Ill-equipped to Handle Crisis
We have become a country of crisis. We have crisis at all levels of our political, social and economic strata. The unfortunate aspect of the problem is not that we have ever increasing and ever mounting crisis one after another that belie solution and threaten…
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For a Good Cause Mr. President
‘A bad cause will ever be supported by bad means and bad men.’ (Thomas Paine- American political philosopher) After imposing judiciary-specific emergency, sacking about 80 judges and forwarding warped arguments for his actions thereby earning, rightly so, the wrath of the nation, Mr. Musharraf hopes…