Anger Mismanagement
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Be careful. Emotions and anger often cause irreparable damage to our good works. This evening, I attended in Newseum a conversation about the “American Muslims”. I was to see around 400 people attend the talk. The video about the American Muslims received much applause. The three Muslim speakers were equally impressive. Until then, I thought … Read more
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The Dictator at Woodrow Willson Center
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Yesterday, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a reputed think-tank based in Washington DC, hosted Pakistan’s former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf. It was highly deplorable to see such a prestigious institution host an anti-democracy man who violated the constitution and embarked upon a process of enforced disappearance and killing of thousands of Baloch … Read more
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The ‘Core Commander’
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Lieutenant-General Javed Zia, who commands the 60,000-personnel Southern Corps of the Pakistan Army is more powerful than many of his peers in the nation’s military. The commander of the southern Corps, joined by the Inspector General of the Frontier Corps (FC), covertly exerts more influence on Balochistan’s politics, bureaucracy and the … Read more
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Why Can’t Balochistan Play?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to establish five provincial under-19 training coaching academies cross the country. According to the official plan, the academy which will be located at Abbottabad Cricket Ground will cater to the needs of young cricketers of Abbottabad, Sialkot and Peshawar region. In Islamabad, the proposed academy will be established … Read more
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Today, Balochistan Truly Misses Comrade Jalib
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Former senator Habib Jalib Baloch, ex-chairman of the Baloch Students Organization and the secretary general of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), was one of the most brilliant politicians of all times in Balochistan’s politic. He was brutally murdered last year by unknown assailants in Quetta. As expected, his tragic murder created … Read more
‘Musharraf always wanted the best for his people’
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 14, 2011 · 1 Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar A veteran diplomat, Ms Wendy Chamberlin was serving as the US ambassador to Pakistan when terrorist struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. A former High Commissioner of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Chamberlin is currently the president of Middle East Institute, a … Read more
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Why Can’t Gilani Visit Balochistan Without His Interior Minister?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani may have good intentions while presiding over a meeting of the federal cabinet in Balochistan capital, Quetta. Such exorbitant exercises are too costly, aren’t they? When public tax-payers’ money is lavishly spent to fly dozens of outstation ministers only to attend a routine cabinet meeting … Read more
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‘Kayani has real power in Pakistan’
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Pakistan is a “powder keg” whose ingredients are political instability, weak civilian control, a powerful army and a strong intelligence system
Filed under Interviews · Tagged with Afghanistan, Bob Woodward, Malik Siraj Akbar, Taliban, US-Pakistan Relationship, Washington Post, Watergate Scandle
