Asia burning

The political scenario in Pakistan showed its ugly side yet again, with the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif publicly acknowledging that his Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) is pulling out from the newly formed coalition government as no consensus...

Anti-Musharraf forces have won the elections in Pakistan. Both Asif Zardari and Nawaz Sharif have been at the receiving end of Musharraf's political games. One was thrown into prison, the other was exiled. One can hardly blame them if they now...

Image credit Musharraf has finally taken off his military uniform. Tomorrow he will be sworn in as President again. Shedding the khakis must have been painful for the Pakistani general. Though his handpicked successor general Kiyani seems to be a...

Musharraf's power hunger has led to a catastrophic scenario in Pakistan. His policies are turning Pakistan into another Afghanistan, creating a situation that needs everybody's serious scrutiny. Nevertheless, now the arena for the Presidential...

Image credit Pakistan is at the crossroads. Either it will fall into an abyss of fundamentalist rule or will harness its people's power and defeat the rising threat from Islamists. The man who will decide that is army strongman, Pervez Musharraf....

Image credit Negroponte might have urged Musharraf strongly to roll back the emergency but the US can do little beyond that. The wily Pakistani general, in a masterstroke, has converted all his cards into aces. Image credit He is again playing on.

Oh... oh... if you think that Musharraf will enjoy sitting in the presidential chair, you are mistaken. Path neither is smooth nor clear for him yet and there is a hurdle to be cleared before he occupies the coveted Presidential chair. Now, the battle

Zulfikar Bhutto's daughter seems undaunted by the suicide bombings at her rally, but she made her point again that military rule alone cannot solve Pakistan's problems. She is right; because Musharraf would not have struck a deal with her if he had...

In Asia there are great upheavals taking place and the whole continent is in making. The major upheavals are taking place in Burma, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In this week there are some major incidents in Asia that are reported hereunder. October.