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Human RightsReports January 4, 2008

Who Killed Bhutto?

Weird, isn’t it, how swiftly the narrative is laid down for us. Benazir Bhutto, the courageous leader of the Pakistan People’s Party, is assassinated in Rawalpindi--attached to the very capital
ActivitesParliament RequestsReform Issues January 4, 2008

Nazif under fire

Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif was bullish in defence of his two-year-old government’s economic policies, insisting that it had notched up a series of successes, introducing much needed reforms that had
Human RightsPalestine January 4, 2008

The Palestine that we struggle for

Last Tuesday’s demonstrations, which brought thousands onto the streets of Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarem, Nablus and Gaza in defiance of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) attempt to silence the peoples’ voice, represented
Reports January 4, 2008

Al-Jazeera and Saudi Arabia

I’ve gotten a lot of calls from journalists over the last year or two with questions about alleged changes in al-Jazeera. To me, the best indication that little had really
Human RightsMB VS. Qaeda January 4, 2008

Calls for Intervention in Pakistan

-Qaeda is now as much a Pakistani phenomenon as it is an Arab or foreign element," declares Najam Sethi, editor of Pakistan’s Daily Times. It is not just the Arabs,
Human RightsPalestine January 4, 2008

Hamas: Israel expedites steps to destroy the Aqsa Mosque

Hamas Movement has warned Thursday that the Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city of Jerusalem was facing serious Israeli attempts to destroy it with the aim to build the alleged
Other Views January 4, 2008

Inside the Ring

Stephen Coughlin, the Pentagon specialist on Islamic law and Islamist extremism, has been fired from his position on the military’s Joint Staff. The action followed a report in this space
Reform IssuesWorkers January 4, 2008

After Gov’t Response to Tax Workers, Has Pandora’s Box Been Opened?

55 thousand real-estate taxmen ended on Thursday, Dec, 13th, 2007, a ten day strike after government gave an initial response to their demands, promising them to address all their demands
IraqReports January 4, 2008

Neighbourhood patrols hit in Iraq

A female suicide bomber has detonated explosives at a checkpoint manned by neighbourhood patrol volunteers in the capital of Diyala province, killing 10 people and wounding eight, Iraqi police say.
ActivitesPalestine January 4, 2008

Palestinian national conference to be held on 23/1/2008 in Damascus

The chairman of the preparatory committee of the Palestinian national conference, Talal Naji, has announced that the conference would be held in the Syrian capital on 23/1/2008