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FATA Quagmire : Use Carrots

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Jul 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics

There is a very strong school of thought which wholeheartedly believe that the think tanks of Pentagon in USA have carved out a thorough plan to disintegrate Pakistan by 2015, and they have got all the theories, maps and other thingies to backup their claims. Whether it’s true or not, the thing is that the […]



Ally or Lackey?

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jul 5th, 2008 • Category: Politics

While Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik, former interior minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao and National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani; all are busy in shooting statements to please the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher while they have shed their […]



FATA : Top Most Issue of Pakistan

By Sameer Shaharyar • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistan is being drilled down from the North West, and the enemy is making headway from there pretty fast, and the defenses are melting down steadily, while the government doesn’t have the clue for their life as what to do, to whom to do and where to do.
In the name of Operation Siraat-e-Mustakeem, raids are […]



Who Made Taliban Terrorists?

By kami • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Last year in June, the New America Foundation (NAF) sponsored a Brown-Bag Lunch featuring Afghan ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad.  The ambassador gave a presentation on the ‘New Approach in Afghanistan Fighting Terrorism as a Phenomenon and Terrorists as Individuals.’ Mr. Peter Bergen, Senior Fellow at NAF and terrorism analyst, moderated this seminar.
While addressing the unfolding […]



The Thriving Businesses of FATA

By A Khokar • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The most flagrant and heinous crime that one could ever think of is the crime that some one commits against ones own country, home land or the people. It is established fact that in FATA, the tribal leaders of area; Maliks and Khans they per purpose want this area to remain as the least developed […]



Living in fear

By Arun R. Zaheeruddin • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Misc

It’s not just the Taliban that roots fears in the hearts of many-a-Christians in the nation’s troubled province but the new wannabes, who have been educated to do so by the DIY video-cassettes circulating around towns.



The Enemy Within

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

With an ally and a friend like the USA there for us we don’t need no enemies. But one might question if it is solely the USA that should be held responsible for our predicament. Today, many blame late Liaquat Ali Khan’ tying the friendship knot with the USA and refusing Russia’s offer that was […]



FATA Operation : Who’s Incharge?

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

The Army Chief Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani did well after resuming his post as chief of the armed forces and pull the army from the civilian life as much as he could do. That, and he took numerous commendable measures to improve the image of the armed forces among the common people of Pakistan. He succeeded […]



Engineering of Stability

By Dr Razahaider • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

Engineering is a technology that has infact influence the domain and structure of almost every concept of life and living.



FATA Operation to Satisfy America

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics

In exchange of 4 F-16 fighter planes and some bags of greenbacks, an operation has been started in the FATA area starting from the Khyber Agency. All the jirgas and peace processes have been suspended, and now a full blown war is being waged in the tribal areas against the local Talibans  in the name […]