Protecting Threatened Fruits and Nuts in Central Asia

Many fruits and nuts on sale in supermarkets have their origins in the countries of Central Asia. But years of neglect has led to many of the original species coming under threat of extinction. These valuable and...

Afghanistan’s Tribal choice for President, Prince Abdul Ali Seraj

      Approximately four hundred people representing various tribal groups of Afghanistan came in full force to give their support to the presidential candidacy of charismatic Prince Abdul...

Unveiling the Mystery of Balochistan Insurgency

" A MUST READ report. Reporting by Tariq Saeedi in Ashgabat, With Sergi Pyatakov in Moscow, Ali Nasimzadeh in Zahidan, Qasim Jan in Kandahar and S M Kasi in Quetta. Additional reporting by Rupa Kival in New Delhi and Mark Davidson in Washington An...

Oil, Obama, And Pakistan

"America’s military policy is following its foreign policy which follows the smell of oil. Forget freedom and democracy. That’s for fools. Pakistanis are fooling themselves if they think President Obama will be able to change this. Let’s pray he does. The...

Durrani’s Firing Reveals How Pakistan Is Penetrated At The Top

"M. A. Durrani was busy leaking information to embarrass Pakistan internationally. He was part of an influential group in Islamabad that worked overtime to ensure Pakistan accepted blame for Mumbai and initiated action against the military and ISI without verifying the...

Numerous Earthquakes Rock Central Asia

A number of earthquakes in Asia are making headlines today, and there's been some confusion as to whether the tremors originated from the same epicentre or if there were indeed numerous isolated quakes.  The...

Which way will Central Asian oil flow?

In the wake of the recent violence in Georgia, Russia and the EU and the US have been centre stage in managing the fall-out, choosing sides and standing their respective grounds.  What has not been so in the...

Stand-in village for Borat's hometown furious

"Romania may not be a stop on Borat's fictional road trip, but Romanian villagers are furious their roles in this month's top-grossing U.S. film by a British comedian earned them a few laughs but little...

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