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By: Haroon Baloch BERLIN: Germans, avid football watchers, prepared heavily for the semi-final of Euro Cup 2012 between Deutschland and Italy. The Brandenburg Tor is usually thronged with people around 4.5 million as per the rough estimates.

By: Haroon Baloch                      First output of ICFJ training in Colombo: Produced by Haroon Baloch                               Colombo: Rickshaw, a symbolic way of transport in South Asia, is considered as an economically viable and pleasant mean to commute around in Sri Lanka. International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) conducted a workshop in last week of April, 2012 while assembling 23 journalists from South Asia to train them in New media, new challenges: best practices in the digital age for South Asia. Seasoned journalists from United States, Indonesia and Sri Lanka trained these young lot of journalists with special focus on Multimedia, Online Journalism and Climate Change.

By: Haroon Baloch Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy's film Saving Face claimed the first ever Oscar in the history of Pakistan in 2012 that not only focuses on the acid attack crime in Pakistan, but enacts the real story of violence against women in South Asia. "We must have to end this crime and need a speedy and robust legislation through speedy courts and change the mindset against women", said Sharmeen Chinoy while talking to this correspondent after a discussion Higher Education Commission and US Embassy in Islamabad organized in the capital. The event was live streamed across the 65 campuses of universities in Pakistan. When it comes to implementation, Sharmeen told that firstly we must have confidence in our law enforcing authorities and secondly need to follow the way Bangladesh worked on this issue. Although she exaggerated the results of the study she referred, but cited an example that definitely can be followed for better results. "Bangladesh has signi...

By: Haroon Baloch April 1, 2012  Statue of Priest from Mohenjo Daro Nations who remember their past have survived – heritage ensures the survival of cultures and those less likely bother about their heritage are crippled in ensuring their survival. The land where Pakistanis dwell has witnessed the footprints of eminent warriors like Nadir Shah, Mehmud Ghaznavi, Halaku Khan, and rules of great emperors like Moguls Shahansha Akbar, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan, etc. Incredible to this adds when archeologists find thousands of years old Budha civilizations in early 20 th century at Taxila, Mohenjodaro and Harappa . Similarly another type of heritage belongs to shrines like Chanan Pir, Bahauddin Zakariya, Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Shah Shams Tabrez, Pak Pattan, etc. The marvels of centuries old forts in Southern Punjab , Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and parts of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa are also part of our rich cultural heritage. These incredible forts include but are not limited to Qil...

Mushahid Hussain Sayed - File Photo By: Haroon Baloch Country's leading foreign policy expert and Pakistan Muslim League's Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed termed Pakistan - US relationships a chute-the-chute and need-based journey, characterized with abrupt and extreme changes. New Terms of Engagement with US " United States requires Pakistan 's cooperation in combating terror war and Pakistan looks for financial assistance. These need-based ties would proceed ahead the way they were in the past", said Mushahid Hussain Sayed adding that ups and downs are foreseeable and what we experienced four months back was mere a demonstration of the United State 's callous attitude. Pakistan has time and again said parliamentary process will give us a confidence and a broad ground to interact with United States . "I believe parliamentary process will pave the road to our new cooperation with United States on more concrete grounds. Pakistan...

US Deputy Chief of Mission, Richard Hoagland:  From Express File By: Haroon Baloch ISLAMABAD, March 7: US Deputy Chief of Mission in Pakistan Richard Hoagland emphasized that US is cooperating with Pakistani authorities pertaining to the deceased Farid Ullah's probe, all the probabilities would be explored including the compensations to the victim's family once the investigations are completed.  "We have handed over the driver, Mohammad Ali, to Islamabad Police who was driving the US Embassy's Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) with the fake number plate QN-907, Islamabad", Mr. Hoagland told this correspondent. He explained the issue of Diplomatic Immunity as it was Pakistani driver who was driving SUV, therefore it has nothing to do with diplomatic immunity, which as per the Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Relations 1961, articles 31 and 32 , is a privilege that only diplomats in the host country enjoy, "Farid Ullah's death was mere an accident,...

By: Haroon Baloch ISLAMABAD, March 3: Pakistani citizens are under immense threat since diplomatic episodes like Raymond Davis kept happening during the past one-year with Farid Ullah being another victim of so called "diplomatic immunity". Farid Ullah, 47 ex-army Jawan was a private security guard at Phoenix Securities Pvt. Ltd. after his retirement who worked normally 384 hours a month for Rs. 8000 only to brought up his six children and wife. Throughout  his career, he guarded humans lives earlier at borders and then diplomatic missions in Islamabad. But he did not  know that at the end a diplomat would claim his life. The victims daughter while talking to this correspondent said, "Our father had dreams for us, he struggled hard to teach us so to protect our future". "Now who is responsible for our future", she queried and burst into tears.                           ...