-Lt.
Gen Ghulam Ahmed Alizai-
Late Lt. Gen Ghulam Ahmed Khan Alizai popularly known
as GA was born in District Sahiwal in 1947 where our
father was serving as veterinary doctor with Remount
and Veterinary farms. Right at an early age GA became
very sick and there was no hope left for him to survive.
By the grace of God he started recovering and improving
and went on to become a very good rider and sportsman.
He loved playing hockey, squash, cricket and tennis.
He did his schooling in district...more
Iraq
War: Triumph or Tragedy?
“Believe
you me” democracy is on track. This can be seen
and evaluated in light of the recent political events
taking place. That is (I) The rumpus in parliament over
the LFO, which is posing a threat to the system. The
opposition had initiated the ‘go Musharraf go’
slogan along with vociferent protest within context
to the Legal Framework Order. (II) In a follow up there
was the incident of a politically uneasy situation at
the Punjab Assembly ...more [Dr S M RAHMAN]
Crisis
in Asia’s northeast
possibly
the most dangerous in the world. It started with the
US decision to go back on its liabilities —
agreed quantities of aid — under the 1995 agreement
with North Korea. Very little is known about why did
the Bush Administration break that agreement. Why
indeed!
The agreement was working well. North Korea was fulfilling
its commitments; the UN inspectors on the site had
certified it. In retaliation the North Koreans disclosed
they had a secret nuclear weapons programme, they
opted out of NPT, expelled the UN inspectors, and
reactivated the Yongbyon reactor. They played an audacious
hand: no one doubts that the chief North Korean objective
is aid: food, fuel and some money from IFIs. For the
purpose it wants bilateral talks with the US, the
power that matters and whose actions have aggravated
their domestic economic crisis.more [M
B NAQVI ]
-Lt.
Gen Ghulam Ahmed Alizai-
