Disfigured for Life
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5-1Acid violence remains under-reported but scores of women are victimized by this brutal act in South Asia every year.           
 

Political Whirlpool
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The Maldives is currently undergoing a precarious political tug-of-war. Unfortunately, external powers such as India, the U.S, and China are only complicating matters further with

 

Testing Political Acumen
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Emerging victorious, Aung San Suu Kyi has created quite an impression in Myanmar and beyond. But how much political refinement will she need before she is ready to face the real

 

Changing Directions
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Pakistan precariously hovers between economic growth or complete economic meltdown. Recent senior level talks on bilateral trade between India and Pakistan could be an answer

 

Fighting for Ice
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Siachen is a pointless war that the two contenders -India and Pakistan -continue to fight for nothing but pride. When President Asif Ali Zardari met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

 

Keep the Ball Rolling
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Lifestyle Pakistan has given bilateral trade relations between India and Pakistan much-needed boost. But what will keep the momentum going? Even though barbed wires divide the

 

Peace
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Successfully promoting peace and engagement, Aman Ki Asha is now ready to broker trade and economic advancements. The Second Indo-Pak economic forum titled “Dividends” was rece
 

Pilgrimage Diplomacy
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President Zardari has blazed a new trail with pilgrimage diplomacy. Pakistan’s presidents have hitherto been practicing cricket diplomacy. Aware of Pakistani weakness for cricket, I
 

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At no time in Pakistan’s history, spanning six decades, has the government in power been in such a serious and prolonged confrontation with the land’s highest court. This has resulted in the government’s functioning in almost all key areas coming to a grinding halt and increasing possibility of political turmoil. It is quite shocking to observe how the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yusuf Raza Gilani, has not complied with court orders and has deliberately disregarded the court by not writing a letter to the Swiss government to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

 

As a result, on April 26, the Supreme Court passed a judgment that is said to have added more chaos than clarity to an already messy and murky situation. The Supreme Court handed down a symbolic punishment lasting just about 37 seconds to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, making him the first ever chief executive to be convicted for committing contempt. In a judgment in December 2009, the Supreme Court had directed the government to start proceedings against President Zardari but the prime minister had refused to comply on the pretext that Zardari being the head of state, enjoyed immunity. On May 8, 2012, the Supreme Court issued its detailed verdict in the contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and set in motion a new round of heated debate and discussion on the fate of the incumbent prime minister. The Supreme Court verdict read that the premier had “willfully, deliberately and persistently defied a clear direction of the highest court of the country”.

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