The 240-year-old monarchy was abolished in Nepal on May 28, 2008 as the constituent assembly in an overwhelming vote proclaimed Nepal ‘Federal Democratic Republic’ The motion to declare Nepal a Republic was tabled by the Home Minister, Krishna Prasad Sitaula, and was passed by 560 votes against four Only the royalist Rashtriya Prajatantra party voted against...more
When these lines appear, Asif Zardari may have reached home The Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman has turned taking a flight to foreign shores whenever there is trouble brewing at home into some sort of an art form In the beginning when his party needed to keep its coalition partner, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz firmly in the flock, he would pay close attention to the concerns of his self-proclaimed ‘elder brother’...more
The initial reaction by the political parties vis-à-vis army action in the tribal belt to suppress Taliban militancy is not encouraging for Islamabad The situation can be seen in contrast to the move by Taliban who, upon entering of the paramilitary forces into Khyber Agency, scrapped Swat deal with the NWFP government and threatened to extend their war to Sindh and Punjab
The Musharraf-led political setup stopped military operation against Taliban half-way due to lack of political consensus...more
“Washington should stop pouring money into a black hole,” Tom Harkin, a member of the Senate appropriations committee, said While a member of the Senate Foreign Relation Committee, Sen Robert blaming the Bush administration said that it cares so little about the hunt for Osama bin Laden that it is barely paying attention to how the Pakistani military is carrying out the fight...more
