April’s B-side begins by passing comment on an optimistic view of Pakistan’s future whilst retaining focus on regular pet hates such as the dreaded drones. In the final article the troubling questions arising from the Benazir Bhutto UN Report are explored. April 2010′s B-side contents include: Room for Optimism by MOHSIN HAMID The Obama Doctrine: Kill don’t [...]
The Bhuttos often make the news in Pakistan and the wider world. Amidst the extensive and deserved media coverage on the UN investigation into the death of Benazir Bhutto, a story of another Bhutto has been missed. Fatima Bhutto has been in the limelight in recent weeks whilst promoting her new book on the Bhutto [...]
The passing away of Dr Israr Ahmed is a loss I feel personally and a pain I bear with a heavy heart. Indeed writing a post on the fountain of knowledge that was Dr Israr Ahmed does not come easy. I draw solace from the fact that Pakistan and the Muslim masses at large are mourning the passing away [...]
A post on India’s ‘water terrorism’ against Pakistan will not sit well amidst the supposed Pakistan-India love fest a la Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza. It needs to be stated at the very start that Other Pakistan strongly supports peace and friendship between Pakistan and India, indeed a recent post detailed our support for the [...]
Today President Zardari will address both houses of Parliament and will hail the 18th constitutional amendment and I hail it too. Credit goes to the PPP government for achieving this milestone in returning power to the parliament and the prime minister. Above all credit goes to the much sneered at committee for constitutional reforms headed by Raza Rabbani. [...]
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