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I, for one, am glad that General Musharraf was allowed to leave the country
The court’s decision to freeze Musharraf’s bank accounts and confiscate his property is a face saving device.
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Zakir Naik has a large following in Pakistan: Should we be alarmed?
Zakir Naik and other preachers like him (we had Dr Israr Ahmad in this country) are like Bunsen burners of extremism.
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The Council of Islamic Ideology was never meant to be a permanent body, so why does it still exist?
We cannot as a nation be run by priests with a divine mission. We cannot be a theocracy.
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What standards of justice should military courts in Pakistan adhere to?
Many wonder why those involved in terrorism deserve due process; fair trial is what distinguishes us from terrorists.
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Why is FATA still administered by a typical British Raj law?
As many as 7million Pakistani’s are denied their basic fundamental rights otherwise guaranteed under the Constitution.
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Dylan Roof was not termed a terrorist, but Omar Mateen is?
Of the 130 plus mass shootings in the United States of America this year, only three have been carried out by Muslims.
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If the army has cleared the agency of all militants, then what is there to hide in South Waziristan?
Till we extend all rights and liberties of Pakistani citizenship to people of FATA, Pakistan will remain incomplete.
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Who was Jinnah, an Islamic cultural relativist or a brown sahib?
In the 80s General Ziaul Haq actively censored Jinnah’s photographs in suits, with dogs, and of him smoking cigars.
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Despite re-verifying CNICs, the Mullah Akhtar Mansoors in Pakistan will continue to enjoy their perks and fake identities
Now what did I, a hapless citizen of Pakistan, do to be punished for what is essentially a sin of the state?
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Why are Pakistani authorities silent over Mullah Mansoor’s death?
To quote Hillary Clinton, you cannot keep poisonous snakes in your backyard and only expect them to bite others.