Moeed Pirzada | NewsLine |
There is a strong feeling of déjà vu and an admittedly perverse sense of satisfaction in writing this. It’s been almost two years since Newsline first asked me to analyse the media circus, then surrounding the controversy...
Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times |
How PPP and PML(N) — despite the Murree Accord — will ultimately resolve their different approaches towards the restoration of judges remains to be seen; but recent developments in the context of the war against...
Russian President, Putin, and Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan surprised the world when they spoke with one voice on Afghanistan during the just concluded 20th summit of SCO. Dr. Moeed Pirzada, Editor Global Village Space analyses from Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Russia and Pakistan join forces...
Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times |
On 28th May, many in Pakistan celebrated or condemned the first ten years of Pakistan becoming an overt nuclear power. But the date had another teeny-weeny element of significance: it almost completed 100 days of Pakistani...
Moeed Pirzada |
@Ashutosh and all those who have read his questions and comments in an earlier post: – You are right; Pakistani Muslims attitude towards Ahmediya/Qadyanis is disgusting; all what happened to this “Punjabi community” is a symptom of...
“They were five men, they dragged me out of the house, they kicked me like a football, and then they poured gasoline on me and set me on fire; I recognized ‘Master Shaukat’ and yes, Arshad….” These were more...
Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times |
These overtures were a must to ensure the continuity of US strategic interests in a period of transition. However, it ended up creating the impression as if the fault lines between Pakistan’s new political dispensation...
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Pakistan’s religious parties have made an interesting political move. While in public and media consciousness they are identified as ‘spoilers’ who resist attempts towards modernity and reform through street agitations and hoarse cries of ‘Islam under threat’...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog |
A palace coup could be in the offing in nuclear-armed Pakistan as pro-Taliban army generals try to undermine democratically elected civilian government of President Asif Ali Zardari.
First indications that something foul was afoot in Islamabad came...
What are India and Pakistan upto? What is going on behind the scenes? Who is sending desperate messages to whom? How come Pakistan suddenly makes an offer to India for talks on Kashmir? And how come India which has...
News Analysis |
Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor made it clear on Monday that the “time is up” for Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). General Ghafoor talked at length about the PTM, its demands and links...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog |
PM Nawaz Meeting with President Obama - I just read Munir Akram's piece, "Washington Challenge" and I genuinely felt sympathy for PM Nawaz Sharif. He is up against a huge challenge and needs our support.
As per...
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Ahmed Khan, (not his original name) waits in his car behind a long line of other vehicles, for his turn to be checked. He can spot army soldiers with smart tablets putting in CNIC numbers of motorists...
Recently White House issued US President Barack Obama's income and tax records. These were really interesting. American President in 2015 had a gross income of US $ 435,000/- out of which $395,000 was his official salary as President and...
Moeed Pirzada |Pakistan Today|
Whereas the Model Town tragedy of June 17 – where Punjab police ended up killing at least 14 innocent men and women – has filled the media space with the news of an uninspiring judicial commission...