Archive | December, 2011
Today's Comment December 28, 2011

Without meaning but with a purpose

By Syed Talat Hussain
President  Asif Ali Zardari was incoherent. Those of us who had to listen to his 33-minute speech in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh…

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Today's Comment December 26, 2011

Jalsas shouldn’t be just jalsas

By Syed Talat Hussain
I should have done this piece in the morning, but a devastating flu put me out of business pretty much for the whole day.…

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Today's Comment December 21, 2011

Government-Judiciary logjam—3

By Syed Talat Hussain
The second CRITICAL factor that would have deep and decisive bearing upon the future of the country is the present state…

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Today's Comment December 21, 2011

It’s the economy stupid!

By Syed Talat Hussain
This sentence has become a reference point for all critics in the west, primarily the US, who want to point out the obvious…

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Today's Comment December 20, 2011

The Army-Zardari equation Part-2

By Syed Talat Hussain
The one factor that is holding everything back and causing all speculation about change is the simmering rivalry between…

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Today's Comment December 19, 2011

Understanding Pakistan today–1

By Syed Talat Hussain
Pakistan’s politics make a confusing reading. Even the most well-aware are getting stumped every day. Information…

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Today's Comment December 14, 2011

Memo is real, Mr Prime minister

By Syed Talat Hussain
It is amazing how the ruling party continues to insist that the memo, allegedly co-authored by former ambassador Hussain…

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Today's Comment December 13, 2011

Bills for better protection of women rights

By Syed Talat Hussain
After facing much delay and silent defiance  the Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Bill and The Prevention…

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Today's Comment December 12, 2011

PML-N in Sindh

By Syed Talat Hussain
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has not done badly as far as his Sindh political gatherings are concerned. The latest one…

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Today's Comment December 11, 2011

No diplomats they are

By Syed Talat Hussain
The news that Pakistan’s high commissioner to London, Wajad Shamsul Hasan, is unlikely to participate in the envoy’s…

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