http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/-t1.htm Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:16:07 GMT 10 http://hitskin.com/themes/13/03/13/i_logo.png http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/-t1.htm http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/the-silent-terror-t92.htm Administrator The silent terror Friday, June 05, 2009 Ahmad Rafay Alam World Environment Day was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Commemorated every year on this day, it is one of the principal vehicles through which the UN Environment Programme stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. A good time, then, to take stock of the environmental issues and challenges ... English Columns Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:16:07 GMT http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/the-silent-terror-t92.htm#96 http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/the-silent-terror-t92.htm http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/end-of-the-beginning-t78.htm Administrator End of the beginning? Thursday, June 04, 2009 Kamila Hyat The battle for Swat seems to be reaching its final stages, at least in terms of the immediate fighting. Mingora is out of militant hands; people in the town hope this will mean a resumption in supplies of food and medicines reaching the city, where there have been acute shortages for weeks. There is a sense that the battle for Swat may be reaching some kind of conclusion. But is this really the end of the battle? ... English Columns Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:00:12 GMT http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/end-of-the-beginning-t78.htm#81 http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/end-of-the-beginning-t78.htm http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/nuclear-compromises-connecting-the-dots-t51.htm Administrator Nuclear compromises -- connecting the dots Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Shireen M Mazari It has now become routine for the US to focus on Pakistan's nuclear weapons whenever there is trouble within the country. Clearly, the US has not recovered from its trauma of seeing a developing Muslim state acquire nuclear capability. Moreover, as one of the greatest proliferators since 1945 to Israel, the US has always maintained hypocrisy over its non-proliferation stance and this has now been ... English Columns Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:35:26 GMT http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/nuclear-compromises-connecting-the-dots-t51.htm#54 http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/nuclear-compromises-connecting-the-dots-t51.htm http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/snowballing-chaos-t50.htm Administrator Snowballing chaos Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Masood Sharif Khan Khattak While some parts of the country are being endangered by militancy the rest of the country is far from peaceful. It is extremely hard on the Army to be fighting endless pitched battles deep within the country resulting in the displacement of over two million people. The state's writ has to be re-established over large tracts of the country and Pakistan cannot afford to have a situation where more than two million ... English Columns Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:31:48 GMT http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/snowballing-chaos-t50.htm#53 http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/snowballing-chaos-t50.htm http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/dirty-politics-t49.htm Administrator Dirty politics Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Dr A Q Khan The Sri Lankan army has wound up the bloody separatist movement of the Tamil Tigers. A country that was once known as a tourists' paradise was turned into a terrorists' den. Surprising (and hypocritical) reactions have come from some Western countries, which suddenly became "worried" about the humanitarian aspects of the war. The very governments that had allowed the Tamils to openly collect funds in their respective ... English Columns Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:29:22 GMT http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/dirty-politics-t49.htm#52 http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/dirty-politics-t49.htm http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/have-the-swat-taliban-been-routed-t48.htm Administrator Have the Swat Taliban been routed? Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Rahimullah Yusufzai As expected, the armed forces have regained control of most of Buner and Lower Dir districts. In the Swat valley, the Taliban fighters were outflanked and forced to flee the principal town, Mingora, and other important population centres such as Matta, Khwazakhela, Bahrain, Kalam and Charbagh. The thin presence of the militants in Shangla and Upper Dir don't pose a major threat and could be contained. There ... English Columns Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:27:12 GMT http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/have-the-swat-taliban-been-routed-t48.htm#51 http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/have-the-swat-taliban-been-routed-t48.htm http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/i-spoke-to-generals-to-win-zardaris-release-in-2005-ijaz-t41.htm Administrator I spoke to generals to win Zardari’s release in 2005: Ijaz Tuesday, June 02, 2009 By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister Ejazul Haq — son of late president Gen Ziaul Haq — claimed that President Asif Ali Zardari — the son-in-law of late Bhutto — had secretly sought his help in 2005 to secure his release from his continued incarceration. Ijaz claims that he delivered on that request. He was talking to The News, here on Monday. Reportedly maintaining contacts ... English Columns Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:02:39 GMT http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/i-spoke-to-generals-to-win-zardaris-release-in-2005-ijaz-t41.htm#44 http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/i-spoke-to-generals-to-win-zardaris-release-in-2005-ijaz-t41.htm http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/the-exodus-t40.htm Administrator The exodus Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Mir Jamilur Rahman It is reported that over three million people of Malakand and Swat have been displaced and have sought refuge at safer places. They were forced to abandon their ancestral homes because the Taliban had broken the peace terms as signed between them and the government. The government was left with no option but to order the army to flush out the extremist elements from areas occupied by the Taliban. The army has performed a commendable ... English Columns Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:59:58 GMT http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/the-exodus-t40.htm#43 http://apnimehfil.forumotion.com/english-columns-f6/the-exodus-t40.htm