Saeed Minhas writes from islamabad: Amidst the deepening political crisis in Pakistan, United States Continue to pour money into Pakistani coffers to send a clear message of its support for President Musharraf and his plans to cling on to power against all odds. The recent package of US $ 588,000 has come for helping Pakistan […]
‘National Interest’: a hallmark of Pakistani politics
Saeed Minhas Islamabad– ‘National interest’ is term so exploited by our sketchy rulers, agencies and political parties that it hardly carries any significance for the masses and regardless of what official hand outs or statements tell them people seem to have realized how powerful actually they are provided the media stand by the ordinary instead […]
Last writings of besieged female students of Lal Mosque
Saeed Minhas Islamabad–Amidst no respite for hundreds of parents looking for their missing loved ones and under-curfew residents of G-6 area in Islamabad, army allowed the media people to observe the devastation and destruction caused at Lal Mosque, adjacent Jamia Hafsa and children’s library as a result of the Operation Silence (now termed as […]
500 killed and over 600 injured in Lal Mosque operation
Saeed Minhas Islamabad: More than 500 dead bodies of female and male students have been recovered from the debris of the Lal Mosque in the second phase of Operation Silence, claimed some independent sources. However, ISPR spokesperson claims that final figure could not be ascertained but estimates the death toll between 150 and 250. […]
Musharraff indecision prolongs seiege of Lal Mosque
Saeed Minhas Islamabad: Amidst total confusion on the civilian half of government and the suo moto action by Supreme Court, President Gen. Musharaff seems to have halted the military half of government from storming the Lal Mosque and instead sent Chaudhary Shujaat to negotiate with besieged leaders of mosque to bring a less bloody […]
Pro-Taliban Mosque vigilantes kidnap 7 Chinese, 6 are women
Saeed Minhas ISLAMABAD: Pakistani officials have finally registered a criminal case against the administration of the Lal Mosque in Islamabad for kidnapping seven Chinese, six of whom are women and two male Pakistanis from a Chinese-owned massage centre in the heart of federal Capital on Friday night. Federal interior ministry is also planning to order […]
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