Mar 10 2007
In a shocking development, Pakistan’s military led President, Parvez Musharraf sacked the Islamic nation’s chief justice for ‘misuse of authority’. This essentially calls into question each and every statement made by the so...
Mar 9 2007
Afghanistan’s parliament recently passed a nonbinding resolution urging the government to grant immunity to all Afghans who were part of the wars of the last 25 years. The 12-point resolution, called the Peace and Reconciliation Charter, was first...
Mar 9 2007
In a major political development in Palestianian politics, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) decided that it wants to be part of the opposition, preferring to influence the government from the outside. The PFLP allegedly does not...
Mar 9 2007
Pakistan’s dear old President Musharraf seems to be handling the pressure put on him by the US in a queer yet innovative manner. He has apparently decided to appeal to Pakistan’s 80 million women to actively discourage extremism in men...
Mar 9 2007
As Osama Bin Laden turns 50 tomorrow, the US government seems to be panicking. It has been reported that it is dispatching additional CIA operatives and paramilitary officers to Pakistan to kill or capture the al-Qa’eda leader. Well, what was it...
Mar 8 2007
350 Ugandan troops of the African Union peacekeeping force arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday in order to replace Ethiopian troops which have been stationed in Somalia since January helping the government maintain law and order in the volatile country. In...
Mar 8 2007
Uttar Pradesh is untoubtedly the most important state when it comes down to deciding which party would rule as a majority at the centre. In fact it is interesting to note that most of India’s former Prime Ministers have hailed from UP. Besides...
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Mar 8 2007
The US Defence Secretary has once again reiterated that they have compelling evidence leading them to be certain that the Taliban and the Al-Qaeda are surviving inside Pakistan, taking advantage of its ’safe havens’. The US official...
Mar 8 2007
In yet another victory, the NATO and the Afghan forces have captured an Al-Qaeda bomb expert in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, along with 5 other terrorists. This capture comes on the same day as that of a major Taliban commander in Afghanistan itself....
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Mar 8 2007
Another Taliban commander has reportedly been captured by the Afghan soldiers in Afghanistan. The Taliban on the other hand has been claiming to have insurgents and suicide bombers ready to flood the army bases with violence. It is not clear which one...