With the withdrawal of the nomination papers by MNA Faryal Talpur, the rumours that PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari may withdraw have been put to rest. Since the announcement by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) that, Asif Ali Zardari will contest the elections for the office of the president of Pakistan, all guns have been […]
Is Politics Going To Kill The General People?
Yesterday suddenly a rumor spread over Dhaka, Tareq Rahman, elder son of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, is severely injured after sleeping down on floor. The activists of BNP’s student forum, Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has suddenly burst out with processions and mass destruction activities all around Dhaka University Campus and Near Dhaka College. […]
Mexico Kidnapping Numbers Grow
In Mexico, the chances of being kidnapped are as great for the poorer classes as for the rich. A ransom demand for $500 can be as difficult to raise for a poor family as $500 million is for a rich one. But both are being targeted as Mexico’s drug wars rage and the traffickers use […]
Karzai And Gilani Try to Paste Over Differences
No matter what crises hit diplomatic relations, Afghanistan and Pakistan are inextricably tied to each other. By Hafizullah Gardesh in Kabul It was not exactly a kiss-and-make-up session, but the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan have at least got a dialogue going again. After suspending relations in mid-July in protest against Pakistan’s alleged involvement in […]
India: Bomb Blasts in Bangalore
Bangalore, the capital of the state of Karnataka, was hit by bomb blasts a few hours ago. Reports suggest that seven bombs went off in various parts of the city, within a twelve minute timeframe. The blasts were of low intensity and used gelatin sticks. However, a woman was killed, and six people have been […]
Mugabe Turns Screw on Rights Activists and Lawyers
New wave of repression as Mugabe prepares for second round of leadership contest. By Jabu Shoko in Harare President Robert Mugabe is heaping pressure on the country’s civil society organisations and the human rights lawyers who represent them ahead of the presidential run-off later this month. On June 5, Zimbabwe’s public service minister Nicholas Goche […]
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