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That other Supreme Court case, you know, the one about stealing elections

By Ahsan Butt Thu, May 17, 2012 2:18AM UTC View Comments

The news in Pakistan has been recently dominated by discussions about the Supreme Court convicting Prime Minister Gilani for contempt of court. There is, however, another case ongoing as we speak, and it’s all quite hilarious. You will recall, of course, the bombshell news in early March, when a frail, wheelchair-bound former banker named Younis...

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Pakistan: Some thoughts on Husain Haqqani and Memogate

By Ahsan Butt Wed, Nov 23, 2011 12:55PM UTC View Comments

Well, the sordid saga is finally over. Husain Haqqani has resigned as Ambassador to the U.S. and, notwithstanding demands for inquiries and follow ups, I am resting assured that this matter will be forgotten relatively soon. At the very least, the inquiries and commissions and investigations will be buried in paperwork and bureaucraticese to the...

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Manmohan calls Hasina to confirm visit amid tension

By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury Tue, Jul 05, 2011 2:22AM UTC View Comments

Bdnews24.com reported on July 4 that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Ganabhaban phone around 8pm Bangladesh time today to confirm his visit to Bangladesh in September 6-7. As Bdnews24.com reported, “During the phone call around 8pm when Hasina was at her official home Ganabhaban, Singh praised her...

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Syed Saleem Shahzad, you never bowed down

By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury Wed, Jun 01, 2011 3:50AM UTC View Comments

I am besides myself right now with shock. I did get to read the news of Syed Saleem Shahzad’s abduction, the Pakistan Bureau Chief of Asia Times Online and South Asia Correspondent for Italian news agency Adnkronos International, this morning when common friends posted links of news about him. “Saleem bhai has been through worse...

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Pakistan journalist Saleem Shahzad dead: Another one bites the dust

By Ahsan Butt Tue, May 31, 2011 10:08PM UTC View Comments

Four days ago, Saleem Shahzad, a journalist working for the Asia Times, penned this report on the extent of al-Qaeda’s infiltration in the Navy at lower levels, and how the attack on PNS-Mehran tied into an investigation of the same. At the top of the story, we read that “this is the first article in...

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