Beijing 2008 Olympic Games , Considered a successful demonstration on behalf of Beijing, which debuted its growth to the rest of the world, but all the attention the country received was not awarded without controversy over its contested human rights record, and unfavorable environmental practices. Strategic Economic Dialogue , Gained momentum at the beginning of […]
There is nothing constant in today's world, hence the growth of 24/7 news media. In the United States, almost all the news channels update news every 15 minutes, in addition to running a non-stop news ticker at the bottom of their screens. Newspapers around the world constantly update their online editions to stay relevant and […]
KABUL: Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan, where he spoke to troops battling the Taliban and held talks with President Hamid Karzai as a police officer and six Taliban have been killed in military operations in southern Afghanistan. The visit came as government and military sources speaking on […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ‚ Hours after a senior American diplomat personally delivered a stern warning that Pakistan must act against a terrorist group, the authorities here on Thursday detained the founder of the militant group accused by India and the United States of conducting the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Pakistani officials said that the founder, Hafiz […]
Thursday, December 4, 2008 marks the 5th round of US-China bilateral trade talks, formally named the Strategic Economic Dialogue, and jointly facilitated by US Sec Treas Henry Paulson and Chinese VP Wang Qishan. While topics for discussion include product safety, environmental issues, and revaluation of the Yuan, the heavyhitter this round centers around the global financial […]
Even in my remote bit of paradise, news of distant disasters filters through: above the steady sound of waves breaking on the sandy beach in Sri Lanka, I was informed by several news channels about the sickening attacks on Mumbai. My Internet connection is erratic and slow, but nevertheless, I have been bombarded with emails, […]
PRICE manipulation through the creation of artificial shortages is all too common in Pakistan. Much to our detriment, we have grown used to unscrupulous millers and hoarders deliberately curtailing supplies of food items such as wheat flour and sugar in order to jack up prices at the retail level. Successive governments have failed to crack […]
THE Mumbai nightmare has plunged the media in India and Pakistan into the dangerous, old trap in which nationalism trumps responsible reporting. This is not a new phenomenon, nor is it restricted to India and Pakistan. American journalists fell into this trap after the attack on the Twin Towers in New York on Sept 11, […]
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Pakistan on Tuesday proposed a joint mechanism with India to investigate the Mumbai carnage as part of its offer of complete cooperation in efforts to unearth "the hands behind the dastardly act". The proposal was made at a briefing by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to foreign diplomats a day before US […]
During my recent trip to Pakistan, once again, I had the opportunity to travel across the country, meet and listen to people from all walks of life and I am terribly sad to the see that people in Pakistan have increasingly become negative and cynical about everything. It is impossible to find anyone positive about […]
By Beena Sarwar INDIA/PAKISTAN: Pleas For Sanity as Sabres Rattle Over Mumbai Mayhem Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Dec 1 (IPS) – The pattern is all too familiar. Every time India and Pakistan head towards dialogue and detente, something explosive happens that pushes peace to the backburner and drags them back to the familiar old […]
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Political and diplomatic activities revolving round the possible fallout of the Mumbai carnage on Pakistan-India relations acquired a hectic pace on Sunday with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani going all out to defuse tension that many believe could bring South Asia on the verge of a conflict. […]
INDIA: Empathy, Grief in Pakistan at Mumbai Mayhem Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Nov 29 (IPS) – The terrorist attacks unleashed in the Indian port city and financial hub of Mumbai continue to reverberate through Pakistan at a personal level and on the media. The crisis, that began Wednesday night and lasted through Friday, […]
PRESIDENT of the Republic Asif Zardari was surprisingly in Pakistan at the end of last week, and more surprisingly in Karachi, considering his concerns about security as evidenced by his current penchant for building high walls around his various abodes, for one, it is said, blocking off a magnificent view of the Margalla Hills from […]
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 26: Pakistan has reiterated its call for implementation of relevant UN resolutions to pave the way for a sovereign state of Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital. "We remain steadfast in extending our full support for the achievement of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to exercise self-determination and sovereignty in […]
