The new US policymakers led by President Obama must now shelve the messy canvas that was left for them by George W Bush. That canvas is in shreds and beyond repair. In order to redeem the image of the great American nation in the eyes of the world the Obama’s administration will have to carve

The American drone attacks and other ill-advised offensive policies have acted as force multipliers for the Pakistani Taliban. But it must be said that Pakistan cannot put all the blame on the Americans because Pakistan itself has allowed the situation to get out of hand. Pakistan could have avoided being in the situation that it

Having started a few years ago the ring of the alarm bells for Pakistan has been getting louder by the day but it does not seem to have reached a pitch that is loud enough to penetrate the well-padded eardrums of the Pakistani nation. The country stands devastated and is being ruthlessly ravaged. Yet, complacency

NOTE: The following media is in the Urdu language and NOT in English. ABN Exclusive Presentation : Interview with Masood Sharif Khan Khattak, former VP Pakistan Peoples Party, Ex-DG Intelligence Branch. He was on our show to discuss the recent political turmoil that Pakistan is facing. [ca_audio url=”https://www.sharifpost.com/Audio/misc/ABN_Chicago_2009_04_05.mp3″ width=”500″ height=”27″ css_class=”codeart-google-mp3-player”] http://abnchicago.org/2009/04/05/uncategorized/452009-abn-show-with-masood-sharif-khan-khattak/ Usually your college

In his speech President Obama said: “The situation is increasingly perilous. It’s been more than seven years since the Taliban was removed from power, yet war rages on, and insurgents control parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.” What Obama said is obviously a matter of concern for Pakistan and Afghanistan because these two countries have literally

NOTE: The following media is in the Urdu language and NOT in English. Masood Sharif Khan Khattak on Aaj News TV’s Islamabad Tonight program on 30th March 2009. Other people on the show include President of PML-N Punjab Prof Sardar Zulfiqar Khan Khosa, State Miniter for Information Syed Samsaam Ali Bokhari and Prof Muhammad Ibrahim

Pakistan’s manipulative executive, legislature and judiciary have been oppressive due to which the country is possessed by an explosive silence. Unless that silence is gone completely the status quo will remain. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto gave a voice to the poorest Pakistani. Then the manipulative State and its judiciary, puppets in the hands of Zia-ul-Haq,

Every Pakistani today should have been assured that he or she cannot be humiliated by a state functionary because the citizens were protected by the law. Pakistanis should have been assured of medical care provided by the state. The custodian of Pakistanis’ honour and dignity should have been the state itself. Sixty-one years after independence,

The fallout of the Lahore attack will be massive. On Jan 22, the additional inspector general of police heading the Crime Investigating Department (CID) of Punjab had warned the authorities concerned of the likelihood of what eventuality did unfold on March 3. The warning was ignored for 37 days. Sadly, Pakistan will pay the price

It is incomprehensible that any modern state can be at peace within itself and with the world at large without an organized structure that is dedicated to ensuring the security of that state. Unfortunately, Pakistan seems to be an exception. This is not surprising for a country where even the Constitution works on a suspended