By CARLOTTA GALL / NY Times Most political commentators say the president and his government are safe for the time being, if only because no one wants to take on the immense responsibilities of the crisis. The real dangers for the government may lurk once the first phase of the emergency passes. Many flood victims will accept immediate hardship, but will be less able to withstand prolonged hunger and homelessness.

Categories: Pakistan  Floods  Corruption  Politics  Natural Disasters  

Added: September 06, 2010

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By Gulam Mitha /Countercurrents.org In all cases but particularly those of Pakistan and Iraq, it is beyond doubt that America's friendship is more dangerous than is its enmity because in the cases with the axis of evil --Iran, N. Korea or Syria as well as Venezuela or Cuba, America's enemies are able to survive.

Categories: The US  Friendship  Iraq  Pakistan  Axis of Evil  

Added: September 03, 2010

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By CHRIS BRUMMITT / Associated Press Edhi has been helping the destitute and sick for more than 60 years, filling the hole left by a state that has largely neglected the welfare of its citizens. Part Mother Teresa, part Gandhi, with a touch of Marx, he is the face of humanitarianism in Pakistan.

Categories: Charity  Pakistan  Zakaah  Islam / Poverty  Abdul Sattar Edhi  

Added: August 31, 2010

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By SABRINA TAVERNISE / NY Times For generations, politics took place in the parlors of a handful of rich families, a Westernized elite that owned large tracts of land and sometimes even the people who worked it. But Pakistan is urbanizing fast, and powerful forces of change are chipping away at the landed aristocracy, known in Pakistan as the feudal class.

Categories: Pakistan  Politics  Elections  Change  Lifestyle  

Added: August 29, 2010

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By Ajazeera.net The most catastrophic floods to hit Pakistan in decades have swept away towns and villages Hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. IN PICTURES

Categories: Pakistan  Floods  Natural Disasters  

Added: August 26, 2010

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By ALI SETHI / NY Times As refugees in Baluchistan suffer, the military and politicians have other priorities.

Categories: Pakistan  Floods  Destruction  Corruption  Media  Politics  

Added: August 26, 2010

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By Gulam Mitha / Countercurrents.org The greatest threat to Pakistan is anarchy that may emanate from Karachi and effect the entire nation, rich or poor. How the government intends to ensure that anarchy can be contained will be a momentous task. Does the government have that vision? Judging from the current situation in Karachi, the answer is no.

Categories: Floods  Pakistan  War on Terror  Homeless  Food  

Added: August 23, 2010

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By Daniyal Mueenuddin / NY Times The loss of property, however, is catastrophic. It is as if a neutron bomb exploded overhead, but instead of killing the people and leaving their houses intact, it piled trees upon the houses and swept away the villages and crops and animals, leaving the people alive. For months and even years, the people of the Indus Valley will not have sufficient income for food or clothing.

Categories: Floods  Indus Valley  Pakistan  Natural Disasters  Destruction  

Added: August 19, 2010

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By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai /Countercurrents.org Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India's assertion that "Kashmir is an integral part of India" needs to be supplemented by some observations from the viewpoint of the people of Kashmir. This deserves to be borne in mind by all those who wish the conflict to be justly resolved once and for all.

Categories: Kashmir  Partition  India  Pakistan  Occupation  Self-determination  

Added: August 19, 2010

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By John Briscoe India could, and should, in my view, similarly make the effort to see it from its neighbour's point of view, and should show the generosity of spirit which is an integral part of being a truly great power and good neighbour.

Categories: Indus Valley  Humanitarian Crisis  India  Media Bias  Pakistan  Peace  Water  

Added: August 17, 2010

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