SITE BLOCKED

Posted by anas on Jun 15, 2008 in Personal Rants | 3 comments We apologize the site you are attempting to visit has been blocked due to its content being inconsistent with the religious, cultural, political and moral values of the United Arab Emirates. This is the message that popped up on my screen while opening http://www.flickr.com here in Abu Dhabi (UAE). It’s not that I’m unaware of their control-the-content policy, what took me by...
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Sharif Knew About Kargil (Mis)Adventure: Former ISI Chief

Posted by anas on Jun 15, 2008 in Pakistan | 1 comment The latest series of confession comes from the head of ISI during the Kargil War, Lt. Gen. Ziauddin. He is the man Nawaz Sharif later appointed as the COAS while attempting to remove Musharraf in air. The latest series of revelations come in a book titled Cross Roads by Shuja Nawaz (brother of the COAS Asif Nawaz Janjua). The book is being released by Oxford University Press. Here is the piece of...
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Musharraf's Last Legacy

Posted by anas on Jun 14, 2008 in Pakistan | 3 comments IT is an old subcontinental proverb that an elephant costs no less than a 100,000 but a dead one costs even more. The same applies to President Musharraf. He is more important today than he was when he was combining all powers in one person — as president, chief of army staff, chief executive and the sole undisputed decision maker in Pakistan. He was then so important that his enemies aimed...
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The Wannabe Heroes: Ex-Servicemen

Posted by anas on Jun 14, 2008 in Pakistan | 0 comments THE retired servicemen seem to have rebelled against President Musharraf calling for his impeachment and trial for planning the Kargil operation. In a press conference held on June 4, a group of retired servicemen demanded Gen Musharraf’s trial, restoration of judiciary, revision of the Kashmir policy and the revoking of the controversial NRO. An important point raised during the meeting was to...
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Dubai tells Pakistani Geo TV to drop shows

Posted by anas on Jun 13, 2008 in Pakistan | 7 comments LONDON (Reuters) – Dubai-based Pakistani television station Geo has been warned by Dubai authorities it could lose its licence unless it drops two talk shows, Western journalist groups said on Thursday. The private channel’s two shows had given wide coverage to efforts to reinstate judges dismissed by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf after he imposed emergency rule in November,...
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