Tag: USA

The people factor is critical There is no dearth of events happening in the country that would put the nation to collective shame. One such...

National security vs welfare state Should the priority and focus of the state be national security or the security and welfare of the people who...

The Punjab Assembly (PA) condemned the desecration of Holy Quran at a US airbase in Afghanistan and a resolution on Balochistan moved in the...

This is in apropos of a news item “US hearing termed ill-advised” (Febuary 11) that has been termed as most bizarre and interference in...

The country is in the middle of an energy crisis. The committed demand of the natural gas is around 6 billion cubic feet while...

One was surprised to read an American scholar’s article in a leading English daily. For a while I asked myself, is he an American?...

US President Barack Obama called Saturday for Democrats and Republicans to cooperate in Congress, saying they should put aside personal ambition to tackle important...

Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney stepped up his campaign in Florida Saturday after a new opinion poll showed he was gaining momentum in...

This is with reference to a news item that appeared in your esteemed paper (24 Jan) saying that Pakistan army has rejected the enquiry...

After 9/11, a world that was sympathetic to the US stand on terrorism, saw a new strategy unfolding – the Bush Doctrine: go and...

On the competence of the electorate If an elected person or group of persons proves disappointing one can only blame oneself, as with marriage to...

2012: Expect even more ups and downs For Pakistanis, 2011 had it all - the good, the bad and the ugly. Recapping events is like...

The recent statement issued by Joe Biden, the US Vice-President in which he clearly differentiates between the enemy and the non-enemies in the long...

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...

Unmanned predators are the future of military technology During the last few weeks, Pakistan’s media has been focused on the events related to Memogate, the...

Pakistan’s absence in Bonn Conference has certainly made it indecisive and the world now seems realising Pakistan’s role for Afghan solution. A recent news...

Fighting enemies: some real, some perceived… The end of Cold War meant a significant shift in the threat perceptions of not only the two principals,...