Protests by students and the teachers against the Punjab government's decision to privatize the educational institutions by granting sovereignty and increasing fees continue. In response, Punjab government has resorted to baton charge, tear gas, arrests and other tactics. However, the deep enlightened view clearly manifests that the Pakistan educational system is decayed and rotten and a direct result of the enslaving colonial policies.

 A web site Wikileaks has rocked the whole world by publishing the cables of American diplomats. Neither Holbrooke nor Hilary Clinton has questioned its authenticity; nor have they declared them as baseless or lies. Although we do not buy that these leaks were not made under the supervision of the US administration. Documentary proofs of Wikileaks have consolidated the opinion of people of Pakistan regarding the unholy alliance between their…

Debate on Australia's involvement in Afghanistan continues this week in the Senate. As was the case in the House of Representatives, the vast majority of contributors have backed the bi-partisan stance of the Government and Opposition in support of the war, whilst a handful of senators have dissented. Invariably however the premise of argument as to the rationale of the invasion is the same across the board: the need to…

London, UK, November 22nd 2010 - The media sensationalism generated by tonight's BBC Panorama [British Schools, Islamic Rules] is the latest attempt to force Muslims to adopt liberal values.