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March 2012’s B-side covers a variety of issues and topics which combined provide the Pakistani people grounds for much needed optimism The B-side begins by an article by the respected Western journalist Peter Oborne on the real Pakistan and acts as a counterweight to the West’s lazy and negative stereotypes of the land of the [...]

2012 is a new year for Pakistan, yet it brings with it many of the same challenges that have dogged it for years. January 2012′s B-side looks at some of those challenges beginning with the most important challenge before Pakistan, that of extinguishing the fire that is Balochistan. An article by the great Professor Akbar [...]

June 2011′s B-side looks within and without, starting with a continued focus on Pakistan-US relations via a commentary from a luminary no less than the former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf. The second key focus is some much needed introspection that looks at the negative role of successive Pakistani military leaders in an article written [...]

March 2011′s B-side is set to be a depressing read. Depressing for its main focus is on Pakistan-US relations vis a vis the Raymond Davis issue and looks at both sides of what is now a useless and redundant debate with two articles by luminaries no less than Christopher Hitchens and the President of Pakistan himself. The [...]

December 2010′s B-side is the last of 2010 and has its focus on the nightmare that doesnt go away that is American and her predator drones. The other key focus continues to be Kashmir, as has been the case in many previous B-sides here and here, as Kashmir remains close to my heart. The B-side begins with [...]

September 2010′s B-side has an almost singular focus, that is on the jugular vein of Pakistan, Kashmir. Two articles are shared with readers, the first brings home the brutal state repression that Indian has unleashed in recent months whilst the second is forward-looking and looks at how the Kashmir dispute can be resolved. The final article [...]

August 2010′s B-side looks at Pakistan’s impending water shortage crisis which is shocking given Pakistan is overflowing in water at present. The remaining focus for the B-side centres on British Prime Minister David Cameron’s crude comments against Pakistan. August 2010′s B-side contents are: Drowning Today, Parched Tomorrow by STEPHEN SOLOMON The PM Should Listen More and [...]

July 2010′s B-side should be called the American Betrayal of Pakistan for it includes two honest articles by two Americans no-less of how America has  betrayed Pakistan. For that alone July 2010′s B-side is a must-read, as well as this the B-side is a must-read for its focus on the burning fire that is Balochistan. July 2010′s B-side [...]

June 2010′s B-side has two central themes. The first is a focus on Islam and its status in the Islamic State of Pakistan thanks to an excellent article by Ayaz Amir. The second focus on Afghanistan, looks at the prospects of the approaching endgame via an open letter written by David Miliband to General David Petreus. [...]

May’s B-side looks at a number of pressing Pakistani concerns and includes a focus on Kashmir, the power crisis and last but not least Pakistan-US relations. May 2010′s B-side contents include the following: Kashmir Solution: Imperative for Peace by KHURSHID MEHMOOD KASURI Power-less Pakistan by CHARLES K. EBINGER & KASHIF HASNIE Faisal Shehzad’s Anti-Americanism by [...]