Posted by: Osman on: 08/01/2009
INDIA’S intentions are now clear. Our neighbour to the east is interested more in maligning Pakistan internationally than finding a solution to the current stand-off. It could even be argued that bringing to book those who orchestrated the Mumbai assault does not really top New Delhi’s list of priorities, for there are wheels within [...]
Posted by: Osman on: 13/07/2008
India calls for ISI liquidation
Posted by: Osman on: 22/05/2007
Most Muslim scholars and leaders try to explain Muslim decline through the prism of the injustices of colonialism and the subsequent ebb and flow of global distribution of power. But Muslims are not weak only because they were colonized. They were colonized because they had become weak.
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Posted by: Osman on: 31/10/2006
Benazir Bhutto YouTube Interview:
Posted by: Osman on: 24/10/2006
Mr Sharif had argued eloquently with a series of American guests, including Washington’s UN Ambassador Bill Richardson, that he wanted an end to the 50-year old quarrel with India, Mr Riedel said.
“His military chief, General Pervez Musharraf, seemed to be in a different mould … he was said to be a hardliner on Kashmir, a [...]
Posted by: Osman on: 21/10/2006
What good came out of Zia ul Haq’s ill-conceived shariat program
“Although I oppose military takeovers on principle, I must admit that I cautiously welcomed Musharraf’s coup seven years ago. My reason was simple: had he not overthrown Nawaz Sharif, the ruling Muslim League would have secured a majority in the Senate elections due [...]
Posted by: Osman on: 14/10/2006
Just read an interesting article in DAWN.
Would the Taliban movement ever die? Whether in Afghanistan or Pakistan, it seems very unlikely.
Posted by: Osman on: 12/10/2006
“Uncovering of the Seventh Veil: On Fasting” (al-sawm)
from Hazrat Ali Hujweri’s Kashf al Mahjub.
God hath said: “O believers, fasting is prescribed unto you (Qur, ii, 179) And the Apostle said that he was informed by Gabriel that God said: “Fasting is mine, and I have the best right to give recompense for it,” because [...]
Posted by: Osman on: 09/10/2006
What the Nato commanders should note is that because of the inept policies being pursued by the Karzai government, an average of 3,000 Afghan refugees are entering Pakistan daily. Having suffered the consequences of playing host to four million Afghans, the Pakistani people are no more in a mood to accept a new wave of [...]
