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[faraz_ameem]

Hamid Meer (Qalam Kaman)

[faizanijaz]

@faraz

bhai ye kesay post kiya.............mujh se is tarah post nahi ho raha hai..................

[waseeb]

A new broom
Friday, June 25, 2010
The new British foreign secretary, William Hague, has been paying us a visit for the last three days. There were the usual photocalls and press conferences and meetings with senior figures in our government, and a nod to modernity with a Facebook posting of pictures of the visit. Mr Hague is no longer the Young Turk of the Conservative Party and is edging towards statesmanhood, with his visit here a first run around one of the rockier tracks in South Asia. He succeeds David Milliband, who was a frequent visitor and appears no less able than his predecessor at turning out a well-honed platitude. Platitudes are the bread and butter of public diplomacy and designed to yield few clues as to what went on out of sight of the cameras and reporters, but we may be able to decode some of them.

Perhaps the first thing to note is that Mr Hague does not appear to be slavishly following an American line, this being most obvious in his remarks about the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. He said that it was up to us to decide on our commitment to the project despite the threat of UN sanctions against Iran – which may be read as a nod in the direction of the respecting-of-sovereignty debate. He also made reference to the cooperation between Pakistan and China in the field of nuclear power, saying that he trusted we would both respect international regulations relative to civilian nuclear cooperation. Nuanced platitudes aside, we have a powerful and enduring historical link with the UK, where people of Pakistani origin make up one per cent of the population today. We need the help and support of the UK in loosening trade barriers into the EU and elsewhere and we are grateful for the financial assistance we get from it. But we would remind Mr Hague that we also need to see the substance beneath the diplomatic gloss. Welcome aboard, Mr Hague, come and see us again, and by your next visit we hope that the innumerable visa issues will have been resolved, not sunk in a sea of platitudes.

[SilverStar]

@faraz

bhai ye kesay post kiya.............mujh se is tarah post nahi ho raha hai..................

@faizanijaz: goto the site where your column is located. Right click on the image or article and select copy image URL and then in the post, click on image tag and insert that URL there. It will auto post the whole image here.

Hope it helps.

[faraz_ameem]

http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoP...&Date=20100702

[faraz_ameem]

@faraz

bhai ye kesay post kiya.............mujh se is tarah post nahi ho raha hai..................

sorry for late reply, brother when u ask anything in the thread, then please use the tagging option so it can help

[faraz_ameem]

[Ameer Malik]

salam! i think the new generation should start a change through there behaviour that they are sincere to change this Pakistan into a very loveable , peacefull , caring to all no matter any religion , and provide a humble and sincere approach to solve problems.

[faraz_ameem]

walikum salam
dear i think every 1 is sincere, problem arises when u don't get proper support and unity. hope u understand

[faraz_ameem]

walikum salam
dear i think every 1 is sincere, problem arises when u don't get proper support and unity. hope u understand