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Need to guide the media by Asif Haroon Raja
Posted By: Asif_Haroon_Raja Created On: 4/Jun/2014 Views: 1238 Replies: 0 
Gen Musharraf after coming to power through a military coup on October 12, 1999 decided to boost up and modernize electronic media by allowing foreign ownership in the name of freedom of expression. Private TV channels were given a free hand to broadcast their own programs and news in 2002. Till that time, apart from few private channels, PTV had remained the sole channel. Within few years one hun Click here to read Full Article

Modi’s landslide victory and implications by Asif Haroon Raja
Posted By: Asif_Haroon_Raja On: 28/May/2014 Views:1419 Replies:0 
Staunch Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi propelled his right-wing fascist party BJP to a stunning electoral triumph on May 16, 2014, with the biggest winning margin any government in India has enjoyed in the last three decades. BJP traces its roots to Bharatiya Jana Sangh, established in 1951, as a political wing of RSS. In 1967, BJP gained substantial foothold in Hindi speaking regions of northern Click here to read Full Article
Utopian wish for mythical Akhand Bharat by Asif Haroon Raja
Posted By: Asif_Haroon_Raja On: 7/May/2014 Views:1210 Replies:0 
Indira Gandhi after breaking Pakistan into two parts in 1971 chuckled that India had avenged 1000 years of humiliation and sunk two-nation theory in the Bay of Bengal. Mir Jafar’s treachery committed in 1757 was repeated by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1971. He was the Mir Jafar of 20th century. While Mir Jafar had connived with East India Company to hand over Bengal to Lord Clive, Mujib connived with Click here to read Full Article
 
Bi-polarity to gasping uni-polarity by Asif Haroon Raja
Posted By: Asif_Haroon_Raja On: 28/Apr/2014 Views:1654 Replies:0 
End of Bi-Polar World. As explained in my earlier article titled ‘World Wars and Cold War’, during the Cold War, proxy wars were common because the two super powers didn’t dare to fight each other directly due to nuclear deterrence. The US led west demonized USSR and scared the world to keep away from the monster of communism. The US projected itself as the champion of democracy and human rights a Click here to read Full Article
Geo TV premeditated assault on ISI by Asif Haroon Raja
Posted By: Asif_Haroon_Raja On: 23/Apr/2014 Views:1274 Replies:0 
On April 19, 2014, Geo TV anchor and senior journalist Hamid Mir was attacked by unknown assailant (s) in Karachi when he was travelling in a car from the airport to Geo office. Out of 12 bullets fired, six bullets pierced his abdomen and legs. The driver who remained unscathed drove him to the hospital where he is currently under treatment and reportedly is out of danger. Such gory attacks by uni Click here to read Full Article
 
World Wars and Cold War by Asif Haroon Raja
Posted By: Asif_Haroon_Raja On: 23/Apr/2014 Views:1070 Replies:0 
The First World War (1914-18) was fought in Europe by the Allies comprising Britain, France, Russia against Central Powers Germany and Austrian-Hungary in which over 17 million people including 9 million combatants died. The US joined the war in 1916 and the Allies won the war, reducing the four great powers – Germany, Russia, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires into non-entity. The latter two ce Click here to read Full Article
Pakistan should stand on its own economic feet by Asif Haroon Raja
Posted By: Asif_Haroon_Raja On: 23/Apr/2014 Views:1045 Replies:0 
Both Musharraf regime, which initiated the Global War on Terror (GWOT) and Zardari regime which furthered it served foreign agenda at the cost of national interests and people of Pakistan. In 12 years, Pakistan received a paltry amount of $10 billion from USA, large part of which was CSF, meant to pay for services acquired/rendered. In exchange Pakistan incurred a loss of $80 billion in fighting t Click here to read Full Article
 
Role of Tribesmen of FATA by Asif Haroon Raja
Posted By: Asif_Haroon_Raja On: 15/Apr/2014 Views:1097 Replies:0 
1948 Kashmir War. We must not overlook the fact of history that when Maharaja Hari Singh Dogra forces augmented by Patiala forces and RSS were massacring Muslims in Kashmir in 1947 and the then British C-in-C Gen. Gracey refused to dispatch Pak troops as demanded by Quaid-e-Azam, the tribesmen from FATA formed a lashkar at their own and captured Muzaffarabad and area right up to Baramula. Had they Click here to read Full Article
Efforts to Spoil Civil-Military Relations Asif Haroon Raja
Posted By: Asif_Haroon_Raja On: 9/Apr/2014 Views:1701 Replies:0 
Liberal and seculars calling themselves modern and progressive were in high spirits during Gen Musharraf’s rule because the Islamic militants and those sporting beards dubbed by them as bigoted, obscurantist and uncouth were continuously bashed from 2002 onwards. Several Jihadist groups were banned and extremists were hounded and Madrassahs raided. Many christened as terrorists were handed over to Click here to read Full Article
 
Why Talibanization Intensified in Pakistan? by Asif Haroon Raja
Posted By: Asif_Haroon_Raja On: 9/Apr/2014 Views:1627 Replies:0 
Some of the reasons that have given rise to religious extremism in Pakistan are as follows:- Early demise of Quaid-e-Azam resulted in leadership crisis, which persists to this day. Uneven development of provinces and growth of regionalism gave rise to fissiparous tendencies and strengthened centrifugal forces in smaller provinces. Insensitivity and callous attitude of the elites towards the dep Click here to read Full Article
Some Hard Questions/Decisions by Asif Haroon Raja
Posted By: Asif_Haroon_Raja On: 9/Apr/2014 Views:1669 Replies:0 
Authenticity of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. It has so far not been established whether 9/11 episode was real or engineered and whether Osama bin Laden (OBL) was behind it. Why Terrorism Confined to Muslims Only? George W. Bush led neo-cons most immoral act after 9/11 was to attribute terrorism to Muslims only. Global war on terrorism was hence confined to Muslim world only while the non-Muslim world Click here to read Full Article

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