King Leopold II purchased what became the Congo Free State (CFS) because it contained “unspeakable richness” and was merely lacking an “enterprising capitalist” to exploit its resources. His personal acquisition of the CFS in 1885 gave freedom to Western capital, and death and enslavement to the indigenous population. The recent conflict in the Democratic […]
Complete list of 2007 Bar Passers
Here is the complete list of 2007 Bar Passsers (in alphabetical order) 1. ABALUS, Karen Anne M. 2. ABARDO-ESTRADA, Imee M. 3. ABARQUEZ, Carlo E. 4. ABDULLAH, Princess Shanihar A. 5. ABELLA, Johanna R. 6. ABISO, Meriame Joy D. 7. ABLOLA, Maricez J. 8. ABUNDABAR, Rhys Michael S. 9. ACEDILLO, Noelle T. 10. ACENA, Anna […]
NA to elect new Prime Minister of Pakistan today
ISLAMABAD: With the course for strong democracy already set in the country, National Assembly would meet at 4 pm today in the Parliament building to elect the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. Speaker National Assembly Dr Fahmida Mirza would conduct the proceedings of the House to elect the new Prime Minister through a division mechanism […]
Pakistan On The Long Road To Freedom
Two events in the last three months have radically changed the course of Indo-Pak relations, and have the potential to radically alter the future direction of South Asian history. The first of these events took place on November 24, 2007. On this day, a suicide bomber detonated himself beside a bus at the entrance of Camp […]
Politics, Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka, coalition, secular ,communal
karnataka has the distinction of hosting the first Bharatiya Janata Party governent in Karnataka in alliance with Janata Dal-S. Till a few weeks ago the BJP was in the second rung of the coalition while the Janata Dal-s was in the forefront.:The transfer was none too smooth but that it has taken place after the […]
Politics, Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka, coalition, secular ,communal
karnataka has the distinction of hosting the first Bharatiya Janata Party governent in Karnataka in alliance with Janata Dal-S. Till a few weeks ago the BJP was in the second rung of the coalition while the Janata Dal-s was in the forefront.:The transfer was none too smooth but that it has taken place after the […]