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Divorce deals a cruel blow to Pakistani women Zahida Ilyas looks every inch the demure Muslim woman, dressed from head to toe in black, her face ringed by a head scarf, the epitome of outward modesty. Then her eyes flash and her jaw hardens as she recounts how she was beaten dozens of...

WASHINGTON DIARY: Changing realities of Afghanistan —Dr Manzur Ejaz It is highly probable that arrests of key Taliban leaders were meant to scuttle a deal being negotiated between Kabul and the insurgents without Pakistan’s involvement. Therefore, Pakistan has established the fact that no...

Oh no! I thought acquring Nuclear Technology from USA was on the top of the list for Pakistan.

Pak seeks N-deal, drone tech, military hardware from US Tuesday, March 23, 2010 19:36 Washington, DC: Ahead of its strategic dialogue with the US, Pakistan has submitted a 56-page document to the Obama Administration seeking a civil nuclear deal, drone technology and military hardware to...

India Will Buy More MiG-29Ks Mar 22, 2010 By Maxim Pyadushkin - Moscow New Delhi and Moscow are moving forward on the procurement of a new aircraft carrier and additional carrier-based fighters following the visit to India of a top-level Russian delegation. However, the delegation...

Progress in Turkey's Long-Delayed Frigate Program By UMIT ENGINSOY And BURAK EGE BEKDIL Published: 22 Mar 2010 16:49 ANKARA - Turkey has received responses to its January request for information from several foreign and domestic companies seeking to help build six anti-air frigates...

647 women killed in the name of ‘honour’ last year ISLAMABAD: The 2009 report of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) released on Monday revealed that there was a sharp surge in violence against women and 1,401 women were murdered during 2009. Out of these, 647 were murdered in the...

Al-Qaeda-linked group Hezb-e-Islami sets peace terms for Karzai From The Times March 23, 2010 Tom Coghlan The Afghan Government confirmed that it received a peace offer from the al-Qaeda-linked militant organisation Hezb-e-Islami as moves towards a political dialogue with insurgent...

Array itni jaldi cease fire koin? Abhi tu maza anna lugga tha, lol

Army Chief Driving Pakistan’s Agenda for Talks By JANE PERLEZ Published: March 21, 2010 KARACHI, Pakistan — In a sign of the mounting power of the army over the civilian government in Pakistan, the head of the military, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, will be the dominant Pakistani participant...

Kuwait MPs Object To Rafale Purchase Deal AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Published: 21 Mar 2010 11:39 KUWAIT CITY - An Islamist parliamentary bloc in Kuwait has warned the government against the planned purchase of French-made Rafale warplanes, saying the deal was "suspicious." "The bloc...

It’s the economy, stupid’ by Arif Nizami Saturday, March 20, 2010 Arif Nizami Finally, Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, a dark horse, has accepted the coveted job of adviser to the prime minister on finance, revenue and economic affairs. Better late than never, Pakistan finally has a finance...

Link and pics for the article: http://pakistaniat.com/2010/03/18/china-pakistan-military-relations/ The two photos above show most of the newly acquired US planes at Muripur Airforce Base, Karachi in the 1950s. I was there with my newly raised 16 Squadron ( Motto as...

Musharraf is wrong, Sharif is right–for once Posted on March 16, 2010 Two news stories are making the rounds in Islamabad. The first one has not been challenged, not even by Imran Khan or the Jamat e Islami. The second one has created a huge strom along Constitutional Avenue and in the...

I think it’s about time for TTP to rethink her strategy and can give a big favor to people of Pakistan by helping to get rid of all those corrupt politicians who have looted Pakistan for the last 62 years instead of killing innocent people and acting as a terrorist organization.

TTP offers conditional truce Published: March 16, 2010 BANNED outfit Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has offered to Punjab government a two-way truce. “If you (Punjab Government) don’t take action against Taliban, we’ll not launch attacks in Punjab”, said a Taliban leader. A private TV...

Cornered PML-N launches bid to limit damage Dawn Correspondent Tuesday, 16 Mar, 2010 During the national uproar, the PML-N continued to make failed efforts to control the situation, but without much success. ISLAMABAD: The entire counter-terrorism effort being spearheaded by...