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No one wants a fightAT PENPOINTThe killing of Iranian commander of the Iranian Guard Corps’ Quds Force, Maj Gen Qasem Soleimani, by a US drone strike, along with the commander of the Kha

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There does seem to be more cold than usual, even at this time of the year. That has made the gas tariff hike even more cruel than usual, meaning that the weather has joined the ever-lengthening list o

At Penpoint Will the Special OIC Summit on Kashmir be enough? The Organisation of Islamic Countries has decided that Pakistan is important enough a member for it to hold a

At Penpoint The judgement came within a context The verdict in General Musharraf’s high treason case was perhaps inevitable. It did not cover the 1999 coup because that h

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I would have thought the case against Gen Pervez Musharraf was pretty open-and-shut. In fact, the only surprise in the verdict was the decision that his corpse was to be hung at D-Chowk in Islamabad.

At Penpoint Whether Assam or Kashmir, it’s about Muslims It would almost seem that the BJP has bitten off more than it could chew. It first upset a precarious balance in

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The lawyers who stormed the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) were associated with an ancient tradition, but one not involving either doctors or lawyers: the great medieval university student riots

What is happening in the USA?AT PENPOINTPeople in Pakistan do not see President Donald J, Trump as having done anything wrong, even if he did what he is supposed to have done. Isn’t that

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It was a violent past few days. Misri Shah is known for violent crime, but even it must have been shocked by the killing of two twins Faizan and Rehman Sadiq in a clash between two gangs of drug pushe

AT PENPOINT Indian courts intervene in military service matters The intervention of the Supreme Court in the extension of tenure of Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajw

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Y’know, I suspect Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa would have got a better verdict from the Supreme Court if he hadn’t employed Farogh Naseem as his lawyer. The very eagerness with which he resigned from the

How purity can prove a barrierAT PENPOINTIt would be Prime Minister Imran Khan’s stubborn resistance against suspected corrupt elements, and his refusal to consult with the Leader of the