Expect a US-Iran showdown in 2012
7 January 2012
jonathan eyal
The new year could not have started on a more ominous note in West Asia. Iran concluded its naval war games in the Gulf on last week with blood-curdling threats against its foes. Meanwhile, Western nations led by the United...
My name is Wadood Mushtaq and my fathers name is Mushtaq Ahmed. I have been working as a senior journalist in Pakistan since 1994. Between 1999 and 2011, I visited the UK frequently; almost every year and my UK visit visa is valid till 2019. While discharging my professional duties, I faced...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities have arrested an employee of the finance ministry on suspicion of links to militant groups, police said on Wednesday.
The suspect, identified as Sardar Ali Khattak, was on a hilltop near President Asif Ali Zardaris residence in Islamabad when apprehended...
Very few people know the true meaning of struggle of life....this is a small story of a father's struggle to make his son successful in life...I request everyone who understand hindi/urdu to watch this
NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding American pressure, New Delhi has showed renewed interest in the Iran, Pakistan, India (IPI) gas pipeline project, Tribune India reported on Tuesday.
Indian official sources denied that India was reluctant in pursuing the ambitious IPI project and was instead keen on...
KARACHI: Nadeem knows first hand the misery of life on the streets. Sexually assaulted as a child, he became a pimp of young boys the only way he knew how to survive as a member of Pakistans underclass.
He says he was 12 years old when he was attacked. Since then, he has been dragged into a...
While the downgrade of Unites States government debt by Standard & Poor's shocked global financial markets, China has more reason to worry than most: the bulk of its $3.2tn in official foreign reserves - more than 60 per cent - is denominated in dollars, including $1.1tn in US Treasury bonds...
I came across this blogsite a few days back...its quite interesting to know how 2 indians spend their lives in islamabad....The life and times of two Indians in Pakistan
I say everybody should read the articles both indians and pakistanis
here are a few of 'em which drew my attention...
Bangalore: India's iconic figure N.R. Narayana Murthy was wished by Microsoft founder Bill Gates late on Friday as he retired from Infosys Ltd that he co-founded three decades ago with just Rs.10,000.
Billionaire Gates called up Murthy from Seattle in the US where his global software major...
Indo-Asian News Service, Updated: August 21, 2011 11:37 IST
Baghdad: An Al Qaeda-linked group has vowed to launch 100 attacks in Iraq to avenge the death of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, a media report said.
The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) - the terror outfit's front in the...
This post refers mostly to the, gently put, fresh off the boat Pakistani students studying in the States. Some might be a mix of multiple categories, and some none.
Im not sure if the same kinds of Pakistani students are at every campus, but these are the ones Ive come across on a few...
NEW DELHI: Nearly 1,300 Pakistanis on visit to India could not be traced after their visa expired, resulting in the Indian government creating an online data sharing system to track every person travelling from Pakistan, the government said on Wednesday, India Asian News Service (IANS) reported...
Behesti Port,Bay#2, Chabahar, IRAN
Chabahar Port View
A 'lenj' near Chabahar port
Terminal 1
PRIMARY Entrance
Hotel Lalle
LIPAR View, From Bay, Chabahar, IRAN
GULF view From Bay
Well my stay on this forum has been long enough to know the choices of pakistani members regarding bollywood. But yesterday night something strange idea came up in my head. You know bollywood's type of stories are mostly related to human relations especially a man's with a woman's and I...
Recently I was watching a TOLO TV talk show hosted by Dawood Sultanzoy. He was interviewing the Chief of Armed Forces General Shir Ahmad Kairimi about the capability of Afghan security forces and the transition of security from international troops to Afghans. During the questions, Sultanzoy...