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# ‘Linguistic competence of Newsweek’

By Prof Dr. Sohail Ansari Conceived and worded by Prof DR Sohail Ansari (originality of concepts and originality of words). He believes that there can never be a zero scope for improvement and appreciates criticism if it is not for the sake of criticism. (There has been zero-scope for such errors as long as Newsweek was Newsweek international) "He Who Must Not Be Named’’ (September 23,2011 Newsweek Pakistan page 20) BY Nasim Zehra  ‘’Mindful of the party’s street muscle, Pakistan’s media …have had to tiptoe around the bitter truths of the MQM…. By looping sound bites from this January’s…..the media got to vent its spleen against the unspoken self-censorship that comes into play when covering the MQM…MQM is feared for its unbridled power .…. Non-native speakers apply word on the basis of its meaning in dictionary; or do literal translation from their own language. Words sound incongruous if one does literal translation or has no intimacy with language. ...

# ‘Logic of Newsweek’

By Prof Dr. Sohail Ansari Conceived and worded by Prof DR Sohail Ansari (originality of concepts and originality of words). He believes that there can never be a zero scope for improvement and appreciates criticism if it is not for the sake of criticism. "The Crowd Always wins’’ (September 23,2011 Newsweek Pakistan page 21) BY Mehren Zehra-Malik  ‘’Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan…. held a press conference to ‘prove’ that just because his wife and children have been outted as U.S nationals, he is not pro-American’…..Pakistani politicians, and even the Army, play to  the gallery, tapping and stoking anti-America sentiment to gain popularity and earn their national stripes. This is hardly breaking news. It was surprising, however, to learn that the often straight-shooting Khan, whose anti-USA speeches are the stuff of legend plays the same game….Khan reserved the right to criticize U.S actions to remain politically credible….. Khan can still learn a thing or two about this ...

# ‘Impartiality’ of Newsweek

By Prof Dr. Sohail Ansari Conceived and worded by Prof DR Sohail Ansari (originality of concepts and originality of words). He believes that there can never be a zero scope for improvement and appreciates criticism if it is not for the sake of criticism. "The Erdogan Doctrine’’ (September 23,2011 Newsweek Pakistan page 16-17) BY Owen Matthews  ‘’When it comes to bashing Israel, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is an old hand. He was at it even before he took power in March 2003, castigating the Israel Defense Force for breaking Palestinians’ heads in the West Bank town of jenin and Neblus. He became a hero in the Arab world two years ago when he stormed out of a Davos panel discussion after snarling at Israeli president Shimon Peres: ‘You know very well how to kill’. This month his vitriol reached a new level. In response to Israel’s continued refusal to apologize for its deadly 2010 commando raid on a Turkish-owned aid vessel en route to Gaza, he broke ...

#Concept of Justice& Fallacy.

By Dr. Sohail Ansari Conceived and worded by DR Sohail Ansari (originality of concepts and originality of words). He believes that there can never be a zero scope for improvement and appreciates criticism if it is not for the sake of criticism. ·        We cannot prove you wrong. You must; therefore, are right. (western concept of Justice) ·        We cannot prove you right; you must, therefore, are wrong. (Islamic concept of Justice)     Fallacies    ·         There is no answer if we do not know it. ·         One is right to say if he has right to say. ·         Devil cites scripture to underscore the minus of our governance. ·          This is a choice of bad people and that makes it a bad choice ·       ...

#Exploding the tale

By Dr. Sohail Ansari Conceived and worded by DR Sohail Ansari (originality of concepts and originality of words). He believes that there can never be a zero scope for improvement and appreciates criticism if it is not for the sake of criticism. " The Emperor's New Clothes " is a short tale by   Hans Christian Andersen   about two weavers who promise an   emperor   a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent. When the Emperor parades before his subjects in his new clothes, no one dares to say that they don't see any suit of clothes until a child cries out, "But he isn't wearing anything at all!" The tale has been translated into over 100 languages.’’ Exploding tale    ·         Who is qualified to determine that thing is invisible but existent or thing is non-existent therefore not visible? The whole story rests on questionable assumption that...