From: General Mirza Aslam Beg Subject: Supreme Court Judgment on ACM Asghar Khan’s Petition Last night, talking to the ARY TV Channel’s programme “Eleventh Hour”, I said that after appointing Lt Gen M. Asad Durrani as Ambassador to Germany, an Affidavit was obtained from him, naming the politicians, alleged to have received the money from ISI, in … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
Letter from General Aslam Beg — Urdu Version
Increased intolerance of Christians in Christian countries
Clemente Ferrer “The bishops of Europe are especially aware of the manifestations of discrimination and intolerance of religion confirm that some values and rights that are fundamental to Europe are far from a reality in some countries on the continent,” said Catholic Bishop András Veres of Szombathely, Hungary, in a comment on a 2011 report in Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore … [Read more...]
Romney Champions the Rich, Obama Champions… No One
Ben Tanosborn A model nation for democracy, is that what we claim to be? My guess is that many political scientists would place the US as democracy’s anti-model, not exactly the nation to emulate. For starts, here we are more than three weeks before Election Day (November 6) and people are already casting ballots in some states. Not that it should matter much, some would … [Read more...]
Unfair subcontracting in Afghanistan: who pays?
Najib Manalai Mohamed Said Fellag, an Algerian humorist, displays in one of his shows a young Algerian embraces the Catholic faith to marry his Swiss lover. During the christening ceremony the priest pours water on him and converts him from Muslim to Catholic. Later, his wife asks him to buy some fish for a Friday lunch. The new convert buys a chicken, pours water on it and … [Read more...]
“Devil” destroys Buddhist History in Bangladesh
Dear Editor, I am a Buddhist citizen of Bangladesh writing on recent riot that was happened on 29th September in Ramu, and other places. I pray and hope that you would be kind enough to publish this article in your news paper and give us chance to send our voice to the world. Thanking you on behalf of the people of Ramu, Bangladesh. Shirupan Barua. “Devil” destroys Buddhist … [Read more...]
“Devising A Robust Defence Policy” – SSCD
General Mirza Aslam Beg, Former Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan The Senate Standing Committee on Defence (SSCD) is presently engaged in “devising a robust defense policy, aimed at making policy guidelines for the parliamentarians”, with three objectives in mind. One, to review current issues pertaining to defense; Two, to determine mandatory changes to the defense policy, Three, … [Read more...]
A Pakistani in an Afghan Hospital
Jamil Omar Outside the snow had been falling thick and fast for the past three days, inside we were closeted in an overheated apartment with diminishing oxygen. Around midnight I felt myself drifting into Fairy Meadows - a condition first experienced during a high altitude trek around the Fairy Meadows. I tossed about a bit, tried sitting up, took long breaths but nothing … [Read more...]