Army Chief General Kayani has rightly suggested to the government that it’s not the time to even contemplate the forces pullout from the tribal and Swat region. The recent strategy and the calculated manouvers by the new army chief shows his professionalism and the aptness of his role. It is fully hoped that he will […]
U.S. policy is not about one individual, and no matter how much faith people place in President-elect Barack Obama, the policies he enacts will be fruit of a tree with many roots. Among them: his personal politics and views, the disastrous realities his administration will inherit, and, of course, unpredictable future crises. But the best […]
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has so graciously approved a massive loan for the Pakistan and the first couple of installments would be given to the Pakistani authorities without delay, which will provide a prompt relief to the economy. Pakistan already is under the burden of $46.6 billion, and without any thought about paying back this […]
Barack Obama has said that he is not against war, only against stupid wars. One might then reasonably ask if the present war in Afghanistan is not a stupid war. During the election campaign, the president-elect said it was the “right war” (instead of the one in Iraq), and that he would even support opportunistic […]
I don’t know who does this, but there is someone who comes up bright ideas every now and then in every government. Like he came up with the notion of privatizing the Pakistan Steel Mills, and now we are hearing about the selling out of Qadirpur gas field.
Pakistan has got very few, even rare organizations […]
Do you know Pakistan has also got a premier? Yes, we have a puppet in our lush Prime Minister House, which has become adept at issuing tasteless and bland statements and has developed a super-natural ability inaugurate different buildings, roads, hospitals, shows, and other things at short notice. That is not all. He has also […]
Where people once roamed free, the markets were crowded, businesses thrived and life seemed untroubled – Islamabad may never be the same again, so believe the residents. Such are the security concerns that police, paramilitary Rangers, guns and pickets are now the significant features of a town that was known for its peace and quiet.
Gone […]
Afghans are tough, religious, independent, armed and they have been facing attacks from their North for the last three thousands of years. Whereas the more than two or three years of American generations have been raised in fast food, jazz, casinos, free sex and nightlife and academics. Where Afghans knows what it takes to kill […]
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