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Archive for ‘August, 2004’

Late Nation-Building

ISLAMABAD—First the good news. And they are plenty.
Five years ago strategic assessments said we will not last and will fade into oblivion. Today, we can’t find the right words to describe Pakistan’s phenomenal rise to grace on the world stage.
Two months ago skeptics and ill wishers derided the plan for power [...]

Late Nation-Building

ISLAMABAD—First the good news. And they are plenty.
Five years ago strategic assessments said we will not last and will fade into oblivion. Today, we can’t find the right words to describe Pakistan’s phenomenal rise to grace on the world stage.
Two months ago skeptics and ill wishers derided the plan for power [...]

Why General Zia Is My Hero

 
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— They are three men who took Pakistan’s helm at crucial times, dared to make tough decisions, and changed the course of Pakistani and international politics.
 
General Pervez Musharraf is writing his chapter of our country’s history. The other two – General Zia and Z.A. Bhutto – are long gone. Yet there’s one thing common [...]

Pakistan: One Nationalism

ISLAMABAD—Here’s a riddle: To our north and west, we live with Persians, Arabs, Turks, Afghans, Uzbeks, Turkmen, Tajik, and the Chinese. And to our east we have the Indians. Our sea is called Arabian. And Pakistan’s first founder was probably an Arab coming from Iraq. So who are we, the [...]

Assassination: The Message

ISLAMABAD—For such a deadly and well-prepared assassination attempt, someone was stupid enough to leave a footprint. The target revealed the culprit, maybe not physically, but certainly in the wider political context.
Someone is trying to send a message straight to the Pakistani president, to the armed forces and to the people of [...]