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Q&A: "We Refuse to Be Held to Ransom By Terrorism"

Q&A: Beena Sarwar interviews VEENA MASUD, Pakistan Womens Swimming Association KARACHI, Oct 29 (IPS) - Karachi-based, Trinidad-born and educated Veena Masud is a school principal who wants to see Pakistani women shine in the international ...

From BEENA SARWAR INTERVIEWS VEENA MASUD, PAKISTAN WOMEN’S SWIMMING ASSOCIATION, Inter Press Service,  29 Oct 2009
Related Topics: International Olympic Committee,  Benazir Bhutto

Women's Peace Offensive in Afghanistan

KABUL, Oct 18 (IPS) - Give peace a chance may just be another cliché for many, but for women who have suffered the ravages of war, endless strife and other forms of conflict, joining hands to find meaningful solutions to their collective aspiration ...

From BEENA SARWAR, New America Media,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Pakistan Peoples Party,  Nargis

DEVELOPMENT-SOUTH ASIA: Women’s Peace Offensive

Womens Peace Offensive Analysis by Beena Sarwar KABUL, Oct 18 (IPS) - Give peace a chance may just be another cliché for many, but for women who have suffered the ravages of war, endless strife and other forms of conflict, joining hands to ...

From BEENA SARWAR, Inter Press Service,  17 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Pakistan Peoples Party,  Nargis

PAKISTAN/INDIA: Citizens Push for Peace

PAKISTAN/INDIA: KARACHI, Jul 8 (IPS) - The months following last year's Mumbai terror attacks have seen a renewed sense of urgency among peace activists in Pakistan and India. Citizens are pushing their governments to resume the composite ...

From BEENA SARWAR, Inter Press Service,  8 Jul 2009

PAKISTAN: An Unexpected Tribute to MJ

PAKISTAN: KARACHI, Jun 29 (IPS) - In this South Asian nation, people fondly remember a pop-singer who stole many hearts. One of the most unexpected tributes to Michael Jackson after the superstars sudden death in Los Angeles came at a ...

From BEENA SARWAR, Inter Press Service,  29 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Saab,  Facebook Inc.,  Bollywood,  Tara (actor)

PAKISTAN: Another Terror Attack For TV Cameras

PAKISTAN: Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Mar 31 (IPS) - The brazen armed attack on a police academy near Lahore on Monday underlines the danger that the Pakistani state faces from militancy linked to the war on terror, but with historic ...

From BEENA SARWAR, Inter Press Service,  31 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Baitullah Mehsud,  Benazir Bhutto,  Rehman Malik

MEDIA-PAKISTAN: Pondering Risks Covering Conflict, Crime, Corruption

MEDIA-PAKISTAN: KARACHI, Mar 28 (IPS) - The main issue before the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) meeting over the weekend in the central Punjab city of Faisalabad is the threat faced by journalists in this conflict-ridden ...

From BEENA SARWAR, Inter Press Service,  28 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Benazir Bhutto,  Committee to Protect Journalists

POLITICS: Five Days That Changed Pakistan

POLITICS: Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Mar 16 (IPS) - A late night meeting between Pakistans army chief, President and Prime Minister led to the dramatic announcement in the wee hours of Monday morning that Iftikhar Mohammed Choudhry ...

From BEENA SARWAR, Inter Press Service,  16 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Asif Ali Zardari,  Shahbaz Sharif,  Nawaz Sharif,  Pervez Musharraf,  David Miliband

POLITICS-PAKISTAN: Long March - A Long View

POLITICS-PAKISTAN: Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Mar 12 (IPS) - Barely a year after being elected, the Pakistan government faces a political storm involving a street agitation spearheaded by lawyers and opposition political parties ...

From BEENA SARWAR, Inter Press Service,  12 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Asif Ali Zardari,  Imran Khan,  Shahbaz Sharif,  Pervez Musharraf,  Baitullah Mehsud

RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Women Defy Militancy, Patriarchy

RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: KARACHI, Mar 8 (IPS) - The challenges and contradictions facing Pakistani women were never so apparent as now. While striding ahead in a country that gave the world its first female, Muslim prime minister, they also face ...

From BEENA SARWAR, Inter Press Service,  8 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Ziauddin,  BBC,  New York Times Company

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