Archive | November, 2011
Today's Comment November 30, 2011

A briefing too brief

By Syed Talat Hussain
Yesterday’s briefing at the General Headquarters  was a bit of an anti-climax. First, against all expectations,…

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Today's Comment November 29, 2011

Long-term break from the US

By Syed Talat Hussain
Pakistan has reached a point where its ruling elite never wanted it to reach: a clear break from dependency on the United…

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Today's Comment November 27, 2011

New old politics of Imran Khan

By Syed Talat Hussain
Shah Mehmood Qureshi has finally joined Pakistan  Tehreek-e-Insaf and has ended his long days and nights in political…

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Today's Comment November 26, 2011

Better late than never

By Syed Talat Hussain
For a change the government has responded effectively to the attack on Pakistan’s border check-posts by Nato…

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Today's Comment November 26, 2011

Back to the Swiss bank

By Syed Talat Hussain
By dismissing the review petition against its earlier verdict on the so called national reconciliation order, NRO,…

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Today's Comment November 25, 2011

Nothing succeeds like success

By Syed Talat Hussain
From the green fields of cricket, there is good news all around. Pakistani teams are having a ball of a time, rolling in…

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Today's Comment November 21, 2011

National politics and the memo

By Syed Talat Hussain
We can say that national politics will not be the same again after the memo: this one piece of document has the potential…

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Today's Comment November 20, 2011

Memo impact–4

By Syed Talat Hussain
What is the impact of the memo on the relations between the Presidency and the Army? Obviously, the impact has been hugely…

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Today's Comment November 19, 2011

Politics of memo–3

By Syed Talat Hussain
What are the politics of the memo? Obviously the People’s Party is trying its best to somehow portray it as a conspiracy…

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Today's Comment November 16, 2011

Understanding the memo—part 1

By Syed Talat Hussain
After being in denial for weeks, the President House is finally waking up to the grim situation that the memo it allegedly…

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