Thoughts On The Game & Final XI

Posted by anas on Jun 4, 2009 in Pakistan | 5 comments It was undoubtedly a lacklusture display of cricket by Pakistan today, but we must also understand what exactly was the purpose of a warm-up game. The fans of the green camp were expecting the team to go all out and probably come close to winning the game. The expectations were very high and the team should have displayed some will to play. From the word go, there was lack of seriousness, perhaps...
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Another Bomb, Another Failure: When Will This End?

Posted by anas on May 27, 2009 in Pakistan | 3 comments I walked in to my department building today, entered the door and glanced at the huge television screen on my left as I always do. Out of the four screens, one is always tuned to BBC News. That particular screen was flashing images of wreckage, and a red label of breaking news bearing the words Pakistan. I stood there gawking at the screen for a few minutes when a stranger asked me,...
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Islamabad's Policy Shift?

Posted by anas on Apr 8, 2009 in Pakistan | 5 comments The international media is beating the drums on the newly acquired confidence of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, that he flaunted at the joint press conference with Admiral Mullen and Richard Holbrooke. Some analysts are cautiously claiming it to be the end of US-Pak marriage and that the relations are likely to sour further. The BBC, in an article titled ‘Tensions...
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In The Aftermath Of Lahore Shootout

Posted by anas on Mar 5, 2009 in Pakistan | 8 comments I couldn’t muster the strength to express my feelings yesterday following the Lahore attacks. I felt absolutely terrible after looking at the images of the bodies of poor policemen who sacrificed their lives to save the Sri Lankan cricketers. I was disappointed, angered and terrified. I still am. These policemen and the driver deserve to be saluted for showing the derring-do at a time of chaos...
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So What If Sharif Brothers Are Disqualified?

Posted by anas on Feb 26, 2009 in Pakistan, Politics | 7 comments I fail to understand why a ‘popular’ person cannot be disqualified in Pakistan. Why can’t a two-time Chief Minister and a two-time Prime Minister, elected with two-third majority, be disqualified? What is the fuss about the recent decision of the Supreme Court? So, what if Nawaz Sharif has been disqualified? People should know that he was already ineligible and the court has...
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