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2002 Stories by Ali Ahmed Rind

• Prophet, Speak

  published August 22, 2002

  Support for Osama bin Laden is once again on public display throughout Pakistan. On July 18, Karachi‘s most popular pro-jihad mornin... More >>

• A Blasphemer Dies

  published June 27, 2002

  The car bombing that killed 14 people and wounded three dozen others outside of the U.S. Consulate‘s Office in Karachi got most o... More >>

• A Nuclear Mood

  published June 13, 2002

  On the street corners of Karachi, the talk is of war. How it’s inevitable, how our leaders are vowing to teach the enemy a lesson. “What do y... More >>

• Edging Toward War

  published June 6, 2002

  PAKISTAN'S NEXT WAR APPEARS INEVITABLE. AND IT'S UNCLEAR HOW MUCH LONGER PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf, who... More >>

• General Mayhem

  published March 28, 2002

  President General Pervez Musharraf is losing control of his country. The Sunday-morning grenade attack on a church along Diplomat Row is the... More >>

• Somewhere Else

  published March 7, 2002

  From the very start, the investigation into Daniel Pearl‘s kidnapping was mishandled. Investigators should have sought, on the firs... More >>

• The Hunt for Daniel Pearl

  published February 14, 2002

  Christina Lamb, a reporter for London’s Sunday Telegraph, is well-known in Pakistan’s sociopolitical circles. She wrote “Waiting ... More >>

• Reign of Chaos

  published January 31, 2002

  After two decades of civil war and three years of drought, the most desperate are reduced to eating grass to survive the harsh winter that has... More >>

• The Last Stand

  published January 17, 2002

  Pakistan’s leaders have proven to be very gullible when it comes to dealing with the United States. Way back on September 19, President Perve... More >>

• Cycle of Death

  published January 10, 2002

  The day after Pakistan’s interior minister denounced the Taliban and religious extremism, his brother was shot dead in downtown Karachi. Th... More >>