Did This American General Lie To Pakistan? »
By Ahmed Quraishi Islamabad: Our army headquarters hosted last Wednesday an American general who cannot talk straight.ISAF’s American commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen accompanied US central command chief Gen. James Mattis to meet our commanders. It is not clear if Allen, the ISAF chief, was able to look our commanders in the eye after [...]
The Ball’s in Pakistan’s Court »
By Ejaz Haider “There are several significant [al Qaeda] leaders still on the run. (Ayman al) Zawahiri who inherited the leadership from (Osama) bin Laden is somewhere, we believe, in Pakistan. So we are intent upon going after those who are trying to keep al Qaeda operational and inspirational.” Thus spake the US Secretary of [...]
Analysis: A Year Since bin Laden »
By Ayesha Siddiqa In the year since the May 2 raid, a lot of foreign journalists have asked how Pakistan has fared after bin Laden. Twelve months, perhaps, is too little time for a fair assessment since his shadow still lurks in Abbottabad, the town where the al Qaeeda chief spent the last years of [...]
Reverse Swing: Blessing in Disguise »
By Saad Shafqat So Bangladesh team is finally touring Pakistan—or is it? The news on this topic has been shifting back and forth so frequently, that it has been difficult to keep track. Late last year, when the proposal for this tour was first mooted, Bangladesh cricket authorities had warmed to the idea. But reservations [...]
One happy convict »
By Mohammad Malick Thank you lord, but not my lords, for bringing the contempt case to a close. Well, almost. The prime minister apparently got what he deserved for willfully trashing the verdict of not one judge or two but the full bench of the highest court of the land. But was it enough? Did [...]
Falling Chairs »
By Humayun Gauhar As President Zardari stood up clumsily to deliver his annual address to parliament his chair fell. His sage said it was a bad omen – “Beware the ides of March” and all that jazz – for ‘The Chair’ is akin to a throne, symbolizing power and office. “You will have to pray [...]
The Agony About ‘Ecstasy’ »
By Ikram Sehgal Col (r) Syed Akhtar Abbas, director of legal affairs of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), confirmed to the media that the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) probe into Pakistan’s import of ephedrine during 2010 beyond its stipulated international quota. Published on its website, the INCB 2011 report said that it was “increasingly concerned [...]
Civil-Military Divide in India and Impact on Pakistan »
By Waqar Ahmed On January 15, 2012, the Army Day celebrations in India ended. The next day, Army Chief General VK Singh approached the Indian Supreme Court on the issue of his date of birth. While it was unprecedented for an Indian Army chief to move the SC, the developments several hours later were indicative [...]
Machiavelli »
By Roedad Khan Harold Macmillan was once asked by a young journalist what he feared most in politics. “Events, dear boy, events,” the British prime minister responded. For Pakistan events are coming thick and fast: an ongoing, highly unpopular war against our own people in the tribal area, daily American drone attacks killing innocent men, [...]
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