| |  The History of Pakhtunkhwa by Abdulhadi Hairan
To start with, I must remind the readers that Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party recently announced a constitutional package in which it was proposed that the North Western Frontier Province of Pakistan that shou | |
| |  Educate Men First by Abdulhadi Hairan
Afghanistan and Pakistan, particularly tribal areas of these two countries, are the places where the whole world is involved these days. The war, the violence, the poverty, the backwardness, the ignorance and the abuses against women and children | |
| |  Musharraf will be... watching! by Thanos Kalamidas
It has been a long time since we heard from him but it seems with everything going on with Mugabe he had to make sure people knew his intentions. So the Pakistani dictator and so-called President, Pervez Musharraf, in a very important interview, i | |
| |  2008 Terrorism World Championship: Winter by Akli Hadid
Spring has just started, and though this winter was cold on most of the northern hemisphere, terrorists were on fire. This year has similar contestants as | |
| |  Musharraf's song by Thanos Kalamidas
So, Pakistan has a new Prime Minister elected in Musharraf’s democratic way and acceptance which means Musharraf decides the song that the new P.M. dances to; what remains is to find out what’s the dance, since we all know Musharraf | |
| |  Pakistan - Before and After by Abdulhadi Hairan
The upcoming parliamentary elections in Pakistan scheduled for February 18 seems to be first ever bloodiest experience in the history of the nation as not only the nationalist party saw its supporters bathed in pools of blood but the country | |
| |  Freedom is our goal; our lives the price we pay by René Wadlow
Mahatma Gandhi was a man of dialogue and compromise. A British-trained lawyer, he always knew the limits of the law and knew when not to push too far even when his aim was to be arrested. | |
| |  iBite by Thanos Kalamidas
Egyptian security forces have pulled back from the border with Gaza after an apparent failure to reseal it. Palestinians seemed to be still crossing freely in and out of Egypt for a third consecutive day, to stock up on supplies in defiance of a block | |
| |  Pakistan is an interesting country! by Abdulhadi Hairan
Here the Hamoodur Rahman Commission clearly named the people who had a role in East Pakistan [that broke the country int | |
| |  After Mugabe... Musharraf in Europe! by Thanos Kalamidas
It looks to me like this is the time for Europe to put out the red carpet to all the dictators around the world and I am wondering if Kim of North Korea will be next. However, since nobody is sure whether Kim will come, we have managed fine with M | |
| |  One more year to go by Thanos Kalamidas
Reading reports, mails and news bulletins for George W. Bush’s visit in the Middle East the only thing coming to your mind is that this is going to be a very hard year; the man decided to leave a legacy of mistakes and wrong policies and who | |
| |  Musharraf Holmes by Thanos Kalamidas
Reading the news from Pakistan, I was amazed to find out that dictator-president Musharraf will replace his army hat with the classic Sherlock Holmes deerstalker hat, he will start smoking a pipe and occasionally will take cocaine - the original S | |
| |  iBite by Thanos Kalamidas
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has a commanding lead in the country's snap election but it is unclear whether he has avoided a presidential run-off, the opposition said there was serious violations and called | |
| |  iBite by Thanos Kalamidas
At "Meet Mike Huckabee" event Friday morning in Pella, Iowa, the former Arkansas governor and surprising leader in Iowa clarified comments he made Thursday night suggesting that, in the wake of Benazir Bhutto | |
| |  Who killed Benazir Bhutto? by Thanos Kalamidas
It is like there is a huge drama scene covering Pakistan and everybody has become a pawn in the hands of an invisible power. Benazir Bhutto is dead, assassinated in a suicide attack. Sixteen more Pakistanis are dead from the attack and several oth | |
| |  Afghanistan towards a better future by Abdulhadi Hairan
A better future is what every nation dreams for. Afghanistan and Afghans, ruined by all that one after another and long time invasions and wars and living in the age of suicide attacks, need these sweet dreams more than any country. | |
| |  Militancy: 1200 schools closed in Swat by Abdulhadi Hairan
According to a report published on BBC’s Urdu website, the ongoing fighting between the militants and Pakistani security forces | |
| |  Another U.S. close ally imposes emergency by Abdulhadi Hairan
The world yet had to see another emergency which was imposed by Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili, a close U.S. ally, only three days after another close ally Gen. Pervez Musharraf.Demonstrations, Private TV channels and | |
| |  Another dark day for Pakistan by Thanos Kalamidas
A few months ago I was criticized because in one of my articles I was referring to General Musharraf as one of the worst dictators and I was sure that he has no intention to let Pakistan know democracy; after all, he was the last in a long chain o | |
| |  Swat: From Heaven to Hell by Abdulhadi Hairan
Once known as paradise on the earth (at least for Pakistanis) for its natural beauty, tourist spots, ancient heritage and peaceful people, Swat Valley has now become stronghold of the pro-Taliban militants who have destroyed nearly all music ce | |
| |  Memoirs: My life in madrassa by Abdulhadi Hairan
The idea of admitting me into a madrassa had come to my father's mind after he returned from his four month Tabligh, a missionary tour. I had learned the Holy Koran during his missionary tour and he was excited very much on hearing this new | |
| |  Nazia Iqbal, the Queen of Pashto Music by Abdulhadi Hairan
The young and beautiful Nazia Iqbal has become a queen of Pashto music. God has gifted her with a very sweet voice and she has used it to the better extent. She has contributed a lion's share to the recent revolution and popularity of Pashto p | |
| |  Life Was Never So Fearful by Abdulhadi Hairan
'Life is precious'. This is what I have heard and read my whole life. Of course, every human being should be respected and every life should be saved. But then came this era of terror in which the human life is not considered worth of a | |
| |  Music under Attack by Abdulhadi Hairan
At least 20 people injured and many shops destroyed in an explosion at a big Peshawar (Pakistan) music CD market on October 09, 2007. It was not the first or last incident. Many music centres have been destroyed in Bajaur Agency, Mardan, Swat, Cha | |
| |  Ms Bhutto's disinformation by Thanos Kalamidas
Worse than accepting a dictator is giving him an alibi for all of his or her actions and it gets even worse when this alibi is covered with excuses for democracy. Unfortunately this is exactly what the former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutt | |
| |  Deadline for Whiskers by Abdulhadi Hairan
A local pro-Taliban militant group has warned a businessman to cut his long whiskers within one week. The group has set a deadline and its head said that if Mr Khan tried to flee the area, they will set his home ablaze. | |
| |  The creation of a monster by Thanos Kalamidas
How can you negotiate and trust somebody who took over a country with a military coup using all the resources the state gave him, exiled or imprisoned all the opposition with a lot of questionable disappearances and | |
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