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khalid Aziz

Khalid Aziz is a former civil service officer, having more than 30 years experience with an outstanding service record in various jobs under the federal and provincial governments. He headed the NWFP Planning, Environment & Development Department for six years and played a major role in transforming NWFP. He also headed the province as its Chief Secretary. After government service he started his own development consultancy firm in 2003. He writes extensively on the region.

Afghan warlords forgive themselves!

// On the 1st of February 2007, the lower house of the Afghan parliament, the Wolesi Jirga, composed of 249 members passed a resolution declaring amnesty for war crimes and crimes against humanity during 1978-2001, Afghan wars. These crimes include genocide, rape and murder. 35 members of the Wolesi jirga voted against the resolution.            Read More »Afghan warlords forgive themselves!

Tribal Areas Reform in Pakistan

// A couple of months ago, the leadership of the tribal areas changed.  Governor Aurakzai, a former army general replaced Commander Khalil.  Aurakzai and tribal areas know each other well; besides being a tribesman himself, it was Aurakzai who led the army into the tribal areas in 2000; the first time that this happened inRead More »Tribal Areas Reform in Pakistan

The Current Crises in the Middle East

// A few days ago two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped; Israel charged the radical Hezbollah and Hamas radicals operating from Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine for this incident. The Israeli city of Haifa became the target of rocket attacks; subsequently, Israel launched preemptive military strikes against Palestinian targets and Lebanon. Many Palestinian, Lebanese and Israelis haveRead More »The Current Crises in the Middle East

Is poverty an ethical concept?

// John Wall, World Bank's country director, made a controversial observation in his article "Poverty in Pakistan", appearing in The News of 10th July, 2006.  He stated that poverty is an ethical and not a statistical concept. Is this a just a statement or is it the deliberate forerunner of a strategy to cover Pakistan'sRead More »Is poverty an ethical concept?

Implementation of Millennium Development Goals in NWFP, Pakistan

// The NWFP Government is holding its first development forum to discuss issues of economic growth and policy. This paper written for the Regional Institute of Policy Research & Training, Peshawar and presented to the forum raises important issues for deliberation. The United Nations decided through the Millennium Declaration, 2000 to halve poverty by 2015.Read More »Implementation of Millennium Development Goals in NWFP, Pakistan
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