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 [...]
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 [...]
India-Pak Engagement: Advantage Zardari »
By Smitha Prakash Not really known for his overt religious leanings, his sudden announcement to visit India took everyone by surprise. Though Zardari and Benazir had visited the Chisti dargah in 2005, he has since never expressed any significant religious zeal. It would have seemed churlish if the Pakistani army had rejected his desire to [...]
A Political Stunt in Parliament »
By Shamshad Ahmad “We are the hollow men/ We are the stuffed men/ Leaning together/ Headpieces filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when/ We whisper together/ Are quiet and meaningless/As wind in dry grass/Or rats’ feet over broken glass/In our dry cellar/Shape without form/Shade without colour/ Paralysed force/Gesture without motion…” — The Hollow Men [...]
Balochistan: The Real Story »
By SM Hali The troubled province of Balochistan is being painted out to be on the verge of dismemberment from Pakistan as East Pakistan in 1971 to become Bangladesh. It is portrayed that the people of Balochistan are totally disenchanted with Pakistan and would rather opt for independence; and there is a fierce war of [...]
Army Coup in India? PM, Antony, General Must Go »
By R Jagannath What the hell is going on? Wednesday’s bombshell of a story by The Indian Express, that there were unexpected movements of key army units “towards Delhi” on the night of 16 January, suggests that all hell is breaking loose in the capital. That was the day the general took his age row [...]
Ominous Silence »
By Sarah Eleazar Recently the Parliamentary Committee on National Security decided to take Pakistan’s foreign policy to the floor of representatives and argue and debate relatively au courant terms of engagement with USA. While the opposition did sneer at the fact that these recommendations are not binding,non-state actors aka DPC,JI and Al- Zawahiri warned against [...]
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