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Nawaz Sheriff The shocking defeat of Imran Khan in the historic Pak election shows he is yet to win the hearts of common man in Pakistan. The message is clear, Imran has to prove his credentials as a politician to make a tryst with the destiny of Pakistan. The election result vehemently says all the hype over the former cricketer becoming a savior of a country battling extremism and military might has found an attraction only with the urban population, that too among the youth. The election result prediction by TV channels and newspapers became farce with Nawaz Sheriff, the former prime minister, returning to power with a majority, dismissing all speculations about Imran entering to an alliance with Asif Ali Zardari’s Pakistan People’s Party to form a secular government with a modern approach. At a time when the world considers Pakistan as a haven for terrorists, the new generation, catalysts of change, earnestly wished to see Imran at the helm of the corridors of po...

When angry mob are taking to the streets demanding death and stringent safety measures for women, let us not forget Indians are far ahead in their sexual fantasies compared to other countries. it is not the cleavage, it is not the breasts, it is not the curves that make those men irresistible to take extreme steps for their carnal pleasures. The rapists are fearless before the law, and shameless to face society. Even before the modern world was evolved, Indians knew the techniques and methods of sexual pleasure. Who can surpass our Vatsayana in tips of sexual joy? Now with smart phone industry coming up with Kamasutra app showing 3D sex positions, people are going to getting a chance to have sex on the go. Of course Blackberries and Smartphones are not going to be purchased by the poor, but the need to satiate those with full of money in their hands need these poor to stream fresh, innocent girls to the flesh market. A person, speaking on condition of anonymity, reveal...

It was from the Sharjah International airport I took her taxi to reach my flat in Al Nahda. From opening the door of the cab, she was so courteous and unlike some talkative drivers she kept silence until we caught up in long traffic snarl. Reviving my low energy and spirit, she triggered the usual cabbie query of identifying one’s birthplace. “Madam, you from Kerala,” she asked me in pure Hindi. As courtesy, now it was my turn to ask her the same question. I took a side-glance of the lean, lively lady and her kajal-drawn eyes and said, “Exactly, and you, from India?” “ No” “From Pakistan” “No.” I tried one more, “from Bangladesh.” Even though her nays embarrassed me, I was not in a mood to give up, and took one more chance. This time I chose Nepal and once again I met with a negative reply. I had no other way, but to ask her to reveal it herself. She smiled and replied, “I am an Emirati.” A mixed feeling of shock and surprised brought a sc...

Khaled Meshaal has been re-elected as head of the Hamas movement for a fourth time, a move seen as Palestinians taking a new stand on peace process. Even the rival Fatah movement agrees the 56-year-old charismatic leader has a liberal face among the Hamas members, who are known for their extremist ways. It also shows how US administration is taking a soft stand on Hamas position with the peace process hit for a longtime. Even when the Palestinians say the peace drive is not deadlocked, and a recently conducted survey says they have full faith in the initiative, things do not give a rosy picture. Israeli settlement and clashes between Israeli forces and freedom fighters continue as much as ever. Above all, Gaza blockade too persists. Unless Israel lifts this blockade and the West lift the blacklist on Hamas, will there be an unity among the Hamas and Fatah? And will they unite for the bigger cause of Palestine state creation. Meshaal has earlier expressed his unwillingness...

Another poverty-stricken Tunisian youth sets self ablaze and became the victim of anti-poor policies of government. Adel Khadri, 27, died like Bouazizi, whose death triggered an unrest and unseated Ben Ali. Khadri's death did not damage the Tunisian government and it has even won the trust vote. But it is high time monarchies and ruling class sit on sovereign wealth think about common man on the streets. When global powers concentrate their attention on power sharing and regime changing plots to get an arms market, who will answer for hunger? Distribution of wealth can give an answer to many questions in the region.

Admitting a lack of co-ordination among various women’s groups in Kerala in dealing with the sensational Suryanelli sex scandal case, a leading social activist said on Monday that an impartial probe by a sincere police officer could easily ensure justice to the victim. K. Ajitha, who blamed lack of sensitivity of the judiciary in denying justice to the victim, alleged that the then investigating officer, Sibi Mathews, tried to absolve former central minister and the current deputy chairman of upper house of parliament, PJ Kurien, from the case under pressure from the Church, and not from political circles. “Sibi Mathews did not try to save other accused, but he was influenced by the Church authorities as he was a believer,” she said. “We have strong laws to deal any criminal offence, but the political pressure on implementing bodies become a hindrance in providing justice to victims,” she said, dismissing politicisation of the 1996 case that involved around a 16-year-old girl...

India lost a ‘beloved’ daughter. That was how grief-stricken Sonia Gandhi, the leading lady of India’s ruling Congress reacted to the death of the Delhi gangrape victim. Her televised speech to the entire nation on that occasion still reverberates in every Indian’s ears. How can anyone forget her broken voice and the promise she made that day -“Nation’s beloved daughter will get justice.” Yet another girl, a living victim of 42 days of continuous rape that involved men from all walks of life – from rickshaw driver to politician –expects a similar assurance from Sonia. The safety measures announced by the government for women after the brutal Delhi gangrape-murder were more or less capital-oriented. As a consolation to other victims of sexual abuses, the Supreme Court took up all the pending abuse cases and ordered the setting up of fasttrack courts to deal with them. One among thousands of such cases was the sensational Suryanelli sex scandal case that has hogged the headlines in K...

W ith Indian elections just a month away and last day of filing nominations getting nearer, political parties busy allotting seats to their members and allies. A hurdle difficult to pass, all the major seven political parties are still passing this nerve-racking exercise. The biggest democratic process in India is turning hot and spicy day-by-day. The latest recipe is from Gandhi scion Varun Gandhi. Born to late prime minister Indira Gandhi’s son Sanjay Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Nehru family daughter-in-law Maneka Gandhi, the young politician tried to impress his party leadership with Muslim bashing. Knowing that his mother party is rooted in Hindu ideology, he shot rhetoric against Muslims in the country at a public function telling “if any Muslim tries to attack a Hindu, he will cut the culprit’s arm.” Poor guy, lack of experience and discipline in an election atmosphere made him talk against a religious minority. May be BJP has ne...

A fter days of unjustifiable silence, leaders across the world are now feeling the heat of pitched battle in the Gaza Strip. Calls for truce are coming up from every corner. Meetings, dialogues, discussions, proposals- revealed and unrevealed- etc float on the air. Major global establishments like European Union, United Nations Security Council are holding emergency meetings and trips. But consensus on the overgrowing crisis over Gaza is unheard of. And none is ready to blame Israel for its most inhumane attack in the history of battles the world has seen so far. Just take a look at Israel’s justification of one-sided war in Gaza: “We are not trying to occupy Gaza. We just want to teach Hamas a lesson. We want to stop their rocket attack to ensure the safety of our people.” So is Israel having fun in killing more than 560 innocent people and injuring about 3000 people for reasons Hamas fighters is solely responsible? If so, by killing women and children who are ...

So this is the end result of reforms offered by Manmohan Singh and his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for uplift of over a billion population Indians. Cheer up my fellow citizens for numbers and growth rates are increasing at all levels, and if it goes as promised and projected, Manmohan’s Dream India will explode soon. The writing is already on the wall with the sharp rise at all levels-prices, corruption, crimes, human development indices and last, not the least, violence against women. So much to its credit, the two successive UPA governments have clogged Indians at a crisscross over reforms and decline of human development. The far-left groups see him as an agent of World Bank to usher in capitalism in the country at the cost of rich natural resources and untapped human resources along with demand for more development. Though the country at large remains a fast developing economy, according to a UN report, one in three malnourished children is in India. The...