Leaders of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) lifted their 8-day blockade of Thailand’s main international airport paving the way for government authorities to put order into the operations of the airport. The announcement raised hopes for the thousands of stranded passengers who opted to remain in Thailand for the duration of the airport […]
Mumbai Terrorism: Pakistan in the dock
Saeed Minhas Islamabad—At a time when the Pakistani foreign minister is visiting India with the hope to foster relations between nuclear-armed neighbors and inch-ahead on decades-old mistrust and misconceptions, recent terrorist acts in Mumbai are seen as yet another stumbling block in aching those goals. Initial reports suggest that 101 people were killed and few […]
Only Negotiations Are the Solution to the Conflict, Says Karzai
Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that negotiations between the warring parties is the sole solution to the current situation and political crisis in Afghanistan and once again offered his protection to the Taleban leader Mullah Omer. During a latest press conference in Kabul, the President emphasized that his country needs peace, security and […]
A Note to Capitalism’s Economists: It’s all About the Consumer — Period
It’s not as if we don’t get our fair share of warnings — as in, these Billy Joel lyrics from last century: “… Every child had a pretty good shot … to get at least as far as their old man got… Something happened on the way to that place: they threw an American flag […]
A Polish Engineer Abducted in Attok
Eight militants were killed in ongoing security forces operation in the Bajure tribal area on Sunday. Sources say in total, 1,000 militants have been killed by security forces and seven men from the security forces and officers were martyred this year during confrontation with militants. In the war against terror, more than 1,000 […]
Unidentified Warship Captures Somali Pirates
Someone has taken a step toward ridding the Somalia coastline of pirates, though it was not immediately clear who. Reuters reports that an “unknown warship” captured 14 alleged pirates and destroyed their ship. Earlier this week, a French yacht and its passengers were hijacked in the area. Abdulqadir Muse Yusuf, the fisheries minister for Puntland, a semi-autonomous […]
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