BottomLine Pakistan

Privatization proceeds to be used to clear off debt

2015-11-28T19:06:00.000+05:00

Do you really think so ? Since becoming Pakistan's president in September 2008, Mr Zardari has presided over an increasingly fragile country, a growing militant threat, possible economic meltdown and mounting political instability. Among the many

Bilour admits Blackwater presence in NWFP

2010-02-06T02:25:00.006+05:00

NWFP Senior Minister Bashir Bilour admitted on Saturday that the US private security company Blackwater is present in Pakistan and is operating in the NWFP as well as other areas. Bilour said that Blackwater was engaged in guarding US consulate staff and foreign NGO workers. He said that Pakistan was in a state of war and needed all the help it could get. Repeating ANP’s words, Bilour said his

Dr. Aafia found guilty

2010-02-05T12:53:00.048+05:00

Aafia Siddiqui, 37, a neuroscientist trained at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was found guilty on all charges by a jury in federal court. The case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui was held this Wednesday - She was accused of trying to kill American servicemen in Afghanistan. Although the only one found shot was Dr. Aafia herself, but jury decided that she was still guilty of

Carnegie Endowment

2010-01-27T22:28:00.003+05:00

On October 17th, 2006, the Carnegie Endowment hosted Lt. Gen. Asad Durrani, the former Director-General of Pakistan military’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Bureau. While Visiting Scholar Frederic Grare served as the Moderator, Lt. Gen. Durrani spoke on “Disengaging Military from Politics in Pakistan,” commenting on the phenomenon of military takeovers and suggesting how Pakistan’s military

The Military and Politics in Pakistan

2010-01-27T22:26:00.001+05:00

The assumption of power by Ms. Benazir Bhutto after the November 1988 general elections marked the rehabilitation of civilian rule after a long spell of the military's direct and indirect rule in Pakistan. The top brass who assumed the command of the Army after the death of General Zia-ul-Haq have expressed their support for the Constitution and the elected civilian government. However, the

Trial Begins But Where Are the Children?

2010-01-25T23:19:00.002+05:00

As the War on Terror enters a new decade with a new administration, ghosts from the Bush era are beginning to emerge from the dark corridors of hidden detention centers, secret renditions, and elusive intrigues. One of those ghosts whose story has been haunting the imagination of the Pakistani public for several years and recently even in Europe, is now beginning to capture the attention of