Tag: Pak-US relations

Security? What security?

Clinging to fallen idols… What is the basis of our tug-of-war with the US? The question of national security. This question is one of sensitivity...

Nato attacks

One incident; many perspectives Over the past two weeks, the sizeable community of analysts in this country has been grappling with the question as to...

Escalating tensions

Both countries stand to lose As if the older disputes were not enough, the US and Pakistan have added a new one to the list....

We kiss and we make up!

The bad Pak-US romance The US is here in Afghanistan till at least 2014. If (for the sake of argument) Pakistan’s blocking of the NATO...

The Mohmand tragedy

What next? It might not be out of place to suggest that the unprovoked attacks on our border posts by NATO gunships are amongst several...

Rumour mill overdrive

US birdies all around The readers will recall that last week I mentioned an analyst Spengler’s article in connection with American plans for the region...

No more crawling

Can we live on our feet? It has never been this bad. How far the tension between America and Pakistan escalates depends on the real...

KSE-100 index sheds 290 points as political strains take their toll

Political strains came to the forefront again as the KSE-100 index lost 290 points (-2.43% WoW). Investor interest continued to display a declining trend,...

Nawaz desperate to destabilise democratic system

Declaring that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif was desperate to destabilise the existing democratic system with the Senate election approaching, Prime Minister...

Mullen’s sixer