This is Not Cricket
Guest blog by Temporal from Baithak Blog
The Sri Lankan cricket team was attacked in Lahore yesterday by terrorists. SSS terms this a “shift”. I think it is a “deterioration” or “escalation” of lawlessness. If Pakistan is to retain its independence this tide will not be curbed easily by a solitary act (like the restoration of [...]
Attack in Lahore – Qui Bono [who benefits]
Guest Blog by Azhar Aslam and Shaista Kazmi
Pakistan is in a classic ‘cry wolf’ situation. Now that the wolf has come one risks shouting about it at the peril of being called paranoid, liar, crazy or conspiracy theorist. But this unfortunate ‘wolf cry’ of the ‘foreign hand’ may have given a room to manoeuvre [...]
Secret Investigative report emerges [22nd Jan] showing threat to Sri Lanka team
A secret investigative report has just surfaced prepared by the Additional Inspector General of the Crime Investigation Division, Punjab on 22nd January 2009 outlining the potential threat to the Sri Lankan team. It outlines very briefly the following four points
It has reliably been learnt that “RAW” (Indian Intelligence Agency) has assigned its agents the [...]
POLL: Who would you blame for the Lahore Attacks
With so many conspiracy theories floating about, who in your opinion is to blame for the Lahore attack on the Sri Lankan players today
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My internal conflicts
Guest Blog by Amer Nazir
I hurried towards the train station to catch the 7:51. I was dressed well – in my Canali suit and my Hugo Boss overcoat. At the entrance to the station, I saw two people handing out leaflets. The one on the right was Susan Krammer, the local Liberal Democrat MP.
She paused [...]
Some Questions over a Lead Story in The Nation
Guest Blog by temporal who blogs at Baithak
Look at this lead story from the Nation. [also quoted below] – Arrested militants name RAW for funding 680m through Afghan secret agency
Where are the credits? Who wrote this story?
What are the sources of this story?
Is this a scoop or a “leaked” story
Does it smack of lifafa journalism?
More [...]
Terrorism in Islamabad – Pakistanis Stand up and Say NO
Islamabad today was rocked by a massive explosion outside Hotel Marriott, as I write this post it still is burning and death toll continues to rise hovering around 34 dead & 170 injured in blast. The overall speculations can blame this attack on any of the terrorist organizations, some find a way to out [...]
