The world will long remember Benazir Bhutto as a modern Muslim woman who served two terms as Pakistan’s first woman prime minister: bright, attractive, articulate, talented, courageous, charismatic, an astute politician and political leader who called for a secular democratic Pakistan. Benazi

The following is a part analysis of a January 7 article in the International Herald Tribune entitled ‘In Musharraf`s shadow, a new hope for Pakistan rises’ written in part by Carlotta Gall, one of the foremost commentators on Pak politics and author of the book, Chechnya, Calamity in th

I have been trying to reconcile with the tragic departure of our beloved leader and Sister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. I attempted to write about it many times but ran into constant indignation, frozen thoughts, and total mental block. I did not know what to say and howto say it. I still don`t know if

The government of India has dedicated the 9th of January to celebrate the overseas compatriots. The story goes back to the BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) Government that was defeated in 2004 general elections. When in power, the BJP Government approached the Indians abroad, using the word NRIS (non-resi

Some time back President Musharraf created a furore when in an interview to the Fox News TV he counter-questioned the interviewer as to what was more important â€" the constitution of Pakistan or the Pakistan? No sooner this controversy subsided, a wave of tumultuous fervour for the elections to

On Christmas Eve, the Guardian published an odd commentary piece by Ajmal Masroor, the director of Communities in Action. It was odd because Masroor was openly proselytizing for Islam, wondering why former British Prime Minister Tony Blair did not convert to Islam rather than to Catholicism. One doe

For Former Pakistan Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, and the family she left.



“A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
Greater love has no one than this,
that he lay down his life
for his friends”
(Proverbs 17:17 and John 15:13)


And we are yo

Pakistan is headed for an implosion within and the West is the cause. They have stood by idly over the last six months and done little to nothing to aid in the situation that is slowly not just affecting the region, but the world.
With strong footholds in the al-Qaeda bastions of Afghanistan and Ir

USA: December 31, 2007. In the shadow of gleaming new towers built for the Olympic Games, just outside of Beijing’s city center, one case highlights the religious persecution and corruption of justice that can still happen to ordinary Chinese citizens.
Just months before China is put on the

The sudden and most untimely demise of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto is indeed a national tragedy of great magnitude and it was most appropriate for the President to declare an official mourning for three days in her honour. Pakistan has lost in her an icon of great stature and standing and the void so c

The death of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttoo is being mourned by millions of Pakistanis. She had a profound public base despite staying out of her country for nearly a decade and dogged by corruption and nepotism charges.

Her death, however, should not come as a surprise at all.

Nasir Saeed finds little cheer for Pakistan’s beleaguered Christians in the electoral promises of a “moderate government”.
For anyone who likes their International affairs in black and white, Pakistan’s torturous political machinations can be a little confusing at times. T

Brazil, Ecuador, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Morocco are just a few countries where honour killings occur. Anja Wehler-Schöck has studied the phenomenon of honour killings using the example of Jordanian society. Naima El Moussaoui, a writer at Qantara.de, talked with the political

The word Diaspora is not a substitute for the word immigrant. Diaspora essentially is a bitter experience of dislocation that leads to alienation, a sense of loss and nostalgic desires. It refers to that particular class of immigrants who are unable to go back, primarily because of the hostile cli

Conflict resolution experts believe that when you have a problem, go for the simplest solution. This logistical approach to problem solving applies not only to selective areas of conflict management, but across the board in all spheres of human endeavors. This includes politics and its organization