State of Pakistan

Taxation system is unjust and so is the oil pricing formula. However, that has been the case for a long time. Carbon tax is nothing but a new name given to Petroleum Development Levy (PDL). In fact, Rs10 is less than the PDL of Rs. 10.54 that was being charged on petrol in June. Read more »

Operation Khanjar Begins

By GARY LEUPP

Gary Leupp is Professor of History at Tufts University, and Adjunct Professor of Religion. 
Operation Khanjar or “Strike of the Sword” in Helmand province is the first major operation under President Obama’s strategy to “stabilize” Afghanistan as he adds 21,000 more U.S. troops. Marine spokesman Capt. Bill Pelletier explains with no apparent sense of irony that the operation aims to show “the Afghan people that when we come in we are going to stay long enough to set up their own institutions. We do not want people of Helmand province to see us as an enemy, we want to protect them from the enemy,” he adds. Read more »