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The regime’s culture — II
Sadly, there is no knob on the TV set to turn up the intelligence level as opposed to the brightness level.
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The regime’s culture — I
In a society like ours where gossip and rumours are aplenty; where people lie when it is easier to tell the truth.
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Murder of a minister
The murder of the minister in broad daylight says a lot for the confidence and the impunity with which terrorists act.
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The rise and fall of Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Perhaps if Qureshi really wants to be taken seriously, he should quit acting because that would be a sign of maturity.
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Land of inferiors
Spectacular displays of incompetence is pervasive and afflicts all spheres, civil and military.
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We have no money — but all is well
Economics has taken a back seat to politics, perhaps, because our leaders do not find the subject sufficiently ‘sexy’.
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Davis and our blundering Foreign Office
Fact is that Raymond Davis is a ‘diplomat’ and hence entitled to diplomatic immunity.
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Pakistanis and the Gulf states
Antipathy towards Pakistanis does not exist in other Arab states other than the Gulf states.
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Zardari — the master politician
Mr Zardari has emerged once again smelling, if not like fresh roses, then at least withered ones.
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The wont of a soldier
The wont of a soldier is to strive for victory, however impossible it may appear, regardless of the consequences.