Wishing
Hillary Clinton
in the White House
Columnist
Dr S M RAHMAN makes a case for Hillary
Clinton to be in the
While House and gives his reasons.
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It is a great paradox
of the US electoral system that despite
very expensive and long drawn system of
canvassing by the two rival parties –
the Republicans and the Democrats –
often an odd independent candidate also
runs in the Presidential race, the final
contenders emerge through a very complex
process of primaries, besides series of
debates on electronic media, the ones
who gets into the White House are not
often the good choices made by the US
citizens. Sometimes home issues like inflation
and economics assume relatively greater
salience over security or otherwise. Bill
Clinton won a decisive victory over his
rival by his powerful verbal punch: “It’s
the economy stupid”. He promised
and delivered and never did his credibility
diminish, despite the conspiracy to tarnish
his personal image during his second tenure
through the planting of a young female
internee in the White House. The plot
was hatched by the lobby that kept Zionists’
interest as the determinant of USA’s
Middle East policies. Clinton had initiated
the peace process between Israel and the
Palestinians. Had this been achieved the
world would not have been as chaotic as
it is today..........more
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Predestination:
The Misperceived Doctrine
Columnist
Brig (Retd) AFTAB AHMAD KHAN says that
the world works on the principle of 'cause
and effect' - no one knows his own destiny.
Complete knowledge is with Allah alone.
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“It is not possible for anyone to believe
except by the permission of Allah, and
He lays the loathsome evil (of disbelief)
upon those who will not use their reason.”
(Qura’n 10:100)
INTRODUCTION
Predestination is the most misconstrued
doctrine of theology; the misunderstanding
has been catastrophic for people and even
nations: “That is because Allah
has never changed the grace which He has
bestowed on any people until they themselves
first changed the condition of their inner
selves; verily Allah is Hearer, Knower”
(Qur’an 8:53). Predestination has
been defined in different ways, according
to the Oxford Dictionary, “‘Predestination’,
is a doctrine teaching, the action by
which God is held to have immutably determined
all (or some particular) events by an
eternal decree or purpose, specially the
preordained salvation of God’s elect.
The Destiny is the predetermined course
of events; that which is destined to happen;
the fate of a particular person, country,
etc the ultimate condition; a person’s
lot in life.”.........more
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Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose
Columnist FAZAL HABIB CURMALLY dwells
on the politics of Dynasties, Sardars
and Nawabs, and hopes that a new group
of thinking Pakistani politicians will
emerge to serve this country, instead
of themselves.
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“Freedoms
just another word for nothing left to
lose, nothings good if it ain’t
free
– Lines from “Me and Bobby
McGee.”
This month, I want
to continue where I left off last month
and this article is meant to serve as
a mirror for all the things we Pakistanis
are in the main and there are exceptions.
I sincerely hope the National Elections
bring about a generational change as
far as our political leaders and members
to the assemblies go. We need a new
way of thinking. My generation has been
the bridge for my children and grandchildren.
I want them to love this country. I
don’t want them to cultivate our
bad habits, especially the one of bad
mouthing Pakistan. And this will be
the subject I am writing on...........more
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