Tag: Pakistan Army

Tolling bells fall on deaf ears It’s only so long you can keep a lid on a simmering pot. There will come a time when...

But how to make that smell go away? Conventional wisdom says that if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, talks like a...

Now, eyeball to eyeball Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani – usually soft spoken and compromise-seeking – thunderously declaring “there can be no state within a...

They run the show still… That the armed forces and the ISI constitute a state within a state is no secret. That they intend to...

No saviour in sight? The Kasur incident where people looted chairs is not something that should be laughed away. This is a very serious message...

It still might Some political leaders and parties have been trying to dislodge the federal government from its earliest days. Many deadlines were given by...

Time to back down While the common man in Pakistan is harassed by ever increasing economic woes, lawlessness and uncertainty about the country’s security after...

How to bring relations back on track? In the 10-year US-led ‘war on terror’ there has been repeated criticism in Pakistan about its objectives and...

Policy guidelines for a new Pakistan WHEREAS Pakistan’s esteemed leadership has called for a review of the foreign policy and stated that we shall end...

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...

Twins always end up on opposing sides of a fight: Bollywood After six decades of ups and downs, the people of India and Pakistan have...

Looking for a fictitious, blow-by-blow account of what happened at Salala? Look no further Disclaimer: The purpose of this fictitious reconstruction is to call attention...

Something had to give On the surface, Memogate came as much a surprise to the government of Pakistan as that of the US. However, the...

A tripartite conference was held between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey in Istanbul, on Sunday. According to Afghanistan’s government, on the basis of the agreement...