Can Zardari Call Checkmate?

Posted by anas on Feb 14, 2009 in Pakistan | 0 comments In a game of chess there are three possible ways of getting out of a check: Capturing the checking piece, with either the king or another piece. Moving the king to an adjacent square where it will not be in check. Blocking the check. This will only work if the checking piece is a queen, rook, or bishop and there is at least one empty square in the line between this...
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Salman Taseer Without Reservations!

Posted by anas on Sep 8, 2008 in Pakistan | 1 comment I just watched this show called No Reservations on Dawn News, where the guest was Salman Taseer. Not surprisingly, he is a pretty outspoken but a very pragmatic person. A few interesting replies from Salman Taseer to some questions: Question: What comes to your mind when you hear about the following: Imran Khan? Answer: Glamour and nonsense Question: Who would you like to see in an...
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Welcome Back To 90's

Posted by anas on Aug 25, 2008 in Politics | 2 comments It didn’t take long for Nawaz Sharif to declare an open war against PPP. This was the script of the show with the departure of Pervez Musharraf, the reason PML-N stayed in the coalition for so long. Now that Pervez Musharraf is out, they had to oppose PPP to continue their politics, mostly that of confrontation. The ground is all set for the battle in Punjab, which is the most important...
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Can't Help Admiring Zardari

Posted by anas on Aug 24, 2008 in Politics | 8 comments No matter how much I hate him, I have to admire the man for his moves, courage and foresight. First of all, despite the whole world labelling him as a notorious politician, corrupt, murderer and everything else, he never admitted any of those crimes. He went on to stay in prison for eleven years even when he had offers of exile. He kept his cool, stuck in, knowing there was light (and a lot of...
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Battle For Punjab Begins

Posted by anas on May 15, 2008 in Politics | 2 comments The late night breaking news on private TV channels came as a little surprise to me after the sour marriage of PPP and PML-N. Khalid Maqbool, appointed by Pervez Musharraf, was being considered as acceptable to the majority party of Punjab, PML-N. So why this change at the top level? And why Salman Taseer? And, who is Salman Taseer? Salman Taseer is a highly educated man, a chartered accountant...
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