History & Politics of Sindh
For months now Karachi has been engulfed in violence. It is imperative that the government sorts things out. Military interventions are never desirable. But then neither are continuing chaos and the disruption of life. Our most urgent need at the moment is to bring this anarchy to an end any way we can. Karachi, as the country’s commercial capital, is obviously significant in more ways than one. It is also true that at least major political parties in the city have already called for army intervention. More

State Of Denial; A State Of Mind
An article by Wasim Zaidi, member, Central Organizing Committee, MQM USA, in reference to the “Swat Incident”; the article takes the inventory of our conscience and provides a medium through which every member of the nation can assess the level of humanity present in and around him or herself. Click here for full article

Talibans: From Kabul To Karachi……A strategic Movement!
They say spill drops by the side of the container. But not always! It can drop far from the container under the demand of the strategy. Talibans, unanimously evaluated equivalent to terrorism by media, peace loving, and diplomatic circles around the globe, have moved to Karachi, if not directly from Kabul, then via northern Pakistan.
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' Rockets, guile and the lessons of history: the Taleban besiege Kabul '
The lorry drivers who bring the Pepsi and petrol for NATO troops in Kabul have their own way of calculating the Taliban’s progress towards the Afghan capital: they simply count the lorries destroyed on the main roads.
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' Important lesson for Ex Chief Justice '
Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price. Ex Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry should learn lesson from the resignation of Pervaiz Musharraf. For the sake of country and country's political stability he should withdraw his name from the restoring of Judges Movement.
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"Best Support '
In last elections the nation voted political parties to see unity and communal harmony, not for any division or communality. On August 19, MQM Quaid Altaf Hussain announced his support to Asif Zardari. He said in his televised interview that "Zardari should be Pakistan President".
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' The Talebanization Of Karachi '
DURING my recent visit to Pakistan, I found evidence of Taleban presence in Karachi. Stories have already surfaced of truck drivers being warned of terrible consequences if they carry supplies for NATO forces fighting in north Waziristan.
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' Free Land for Taliban '
Most of the people in Karachi belong to middle class or lower class family. They earned average or lower than average salary. Only three percent of population comes under rich class.
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' Open letter to Barack Obama '
The phrase "climate of fear" is a cliché. But it is an accurate description of the current mood in Peshawar, Pakistan.
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' Letter To President Bush '
I would like to draw your attention to an expansion of Talibanization in the city of Karachi, Pakistan.  Recently Pakistan Army and NATO forces are doing operation against extremists in the northern part of Pakistan. As a result big quantity of Taliban forces move to Karachi.
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The Imminent And Looming Danger Of Talibanization Of Our Beloved City Karachi And Its Consequences!
First it was Swat, and then Peshawar's merchants and shopkeepers were threatened with dire consequences if Taliban brand of Shariat was not followed. Their arrival in Lahore the heart of Pakistan was announced over dead bodies, tearful eyes, orphaned children and left many mourning in the wake of cowardly bombings.
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THE ‘TALIBANIZATION’ OF PAKISTAN’S BIGGEST CITY
KARACHI, Pakistan – In the back of a jeep driving through Karachi, a sign on the wall of the city’s famous "Village Restaurant" caught my eye. It was just a little piece of frayed white paper plastered next to the restaurant’s much bigger logo, tempting customers to "Experience the Exotic of Traditional Dining."
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Why Pakistan Matters
TIME Magazine
Desperate to shore up Musharraf, the Bush Administration blessed an unlikely plan: bring back Bhutto. Educated at Radcliffe and Oxford, with friends studded throughout the media and government élites of both the U.S. and Britain, the first-ever female leader of a modern Islamic state had left Pakistan just before Musharraf came to power in 1999.
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United against the wrong enemy
From The Economist print edition
IF PAKISTAN’S leaders had ever united against Islamist militancy as they have against India over the past three weeks, their country would not be the violent mess that it is. Ever since India alleged, with subsequent corroboration from America and Britain, that Pakistani terrorists carried out last month’s mass murder in Mumbai, the country’s politicians, generals and fire-breathing journalists have been declaring themselves ready for war—if that’s what India chooses.
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