Open to attack

'Open to attack' was published on Monday,September 27, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Open to attack

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: September 27, 2010

The question is, why does the ICC not blame any other visiting team? Why is this special treatment only reserved for our cricketers? The obvious answer is that it is the complete professional and moral vulnerability prevailing in cricketing circles of Pakistan that has made it open to attack from the English media and other nations as well


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Tax for life

'Tax for life ' was published on Sunday,September 19, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Tax for life

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: September 19, 2010

Provincial ministers have been making ridiculous demands for the rehabilitation of the flood affectees. The demands, in the trillions, are made in the hope that even if they are cut down they will end up with a sum enough to further pad their overflowing personal accounts



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Commodistising immorality

'Commodistising immorality' was published on Saturday,September 11, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Commoditising immorality

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: September 11, 2010

While the army of officials of bowling coach, fielding coach, physio, manager and liaison officer are really not adding much value, a personal consultant for grooming the raw mind of a budding star and making him see what he cannot see would be much more effective


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Rebuilding a lost cause

'Rebuilding a lost cause" was published on Sunday, September 5, 2010 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Rebuilding a lost cause

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: September 5, 2010

The real crisis is not of floods or recession but of the deterioration in the moral fabric of society due to corrupt leadership, no law to punish criminals and no justice for the deprived and marginalised of society



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