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Pakistan’s attempt to exact token reprisal for the Salala Attacks did not culminate in the sought after apology from the US nor did it halt drone strikes past a month....

A Faustian Bargain

Pakistan’s attempt to exact token reprisal for the Salala Attacks did not culminate in the sought after apology from the US nor did it halt drone strikes past a month….

For the most part Americans and the World believe Pakistan has fallen no short of treacherous in the ‘War on terror’ that started eleven years ago. Islamabad’s so-called ‘shady tactics’...

What double-game?

For the most part Americans and the World believe Pakistan has fallen no short of treacherous in the ‘War on terror’ that started eleven years ago. Islamabad’s so-called ‘shady tactics’…

NATO said on Tuesday it had invited Pakistan to a summit in Chicago next week, lifting a veiled threat that it might exclude the country from the talks on the...

NATO decides to invite Pakistan to Chicago summit

NATO said on Tuesday it had invited Pakistan to a summit in Chicago next week, lifting a veiled threat that it might exclude the country from the talks on the…

Gilani must have resigned on moral grounds,true. But why should an American journalist make him ‘look her in the eye’and state there is ‘enough’evidence to suggest that the al-Qaeda leader...

Dear U.S, this Government is our Problem. Not yours

Gilani must have resigned on moral grounds,true. But why should an American journalist make him ‘look her in the eye’and state there is ‘enough’evidence to suggest that the al-Qaeda leader…

The Davis affair, OBL raid, Salalah attack, closure of NATO supply routes were one pitfall succeeded by another until one could only wonder: could this get any worse? The current...

US-PAK relations post-2014

The Davis affair, OBL raid, Salalah attack, closure of NATO supply routes were one pitfall succeeded by another until one could only wonder: could this get any worse? The current…

U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed the latest transfer of security from NATO to Afghan forces, saying it is “an important step forward” toward achieving objectives in Afghanistan. The security...

President Obama calls transfer of power ‘an imp step forward’

U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed the latest transfer of security from NATO to Afghan forces, saying it is “an important step forward” toward achieving objectives in Afghanistan. The security…

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0May 18, 2012
Because the weak must apologize

This is the season to count the blessings of ‘positive engagement’ with the US, the hallmark of which is the opening of Ground Lines of Communication (G-LOCS, an American coinage). The Defence…
0May 17, 2012
Increase in IndoPak trade will bring about positive development in Pakistan

Increase in trade with India is a positive development and it will generate growth in Pakistan. USAID Chief Economist for Pakistan Tom Morris said however, energy crisis in Pakistan should…
0May 16, 2012
Playing it safe – Terrorism 101

Ever since the Sept. 11 attacks, airports have probably been the most heavily guarded sites when it comes to preventing terrorist attacks. And yet the most recent terrorism plot in Yemen involved…

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0May 18, 2012
How has Pakistan’s security been compromised?

As America begins to pull back its troops from Afghanistan, there’s one consequence that gets little notice but is likely to have lasting impact: Pakistan is losing the best chance…
0May 18, 2012
Ensuring a safe NATO supply route

Nato route had been blocked after 24 Pak soldiers were killed in Nov 26 cros-border firing. Pakistan is preparing to open the crucial Nato supply route to Afghanistan, a top…
0May 18, 2012
Iran vows to keep nuclear rights

TEHRAN: Iran rejects Western pressures over its nuclear activities and will never give up its rights, Tehran’s chief nuclear negotiator said Thursday ahead of crunch talks with world powers in…
0May 18, 2012
Aspirations of Libyan women for the upcoming elections

Buoyed by the winds of change sweeping the region, Libyan women are eyeing a far greater role for themselves after next month’s national assembly elections. The June 19 poll –…
0May 18, 2012
TAPI deal receives green signal from Indian Cabinet

The Indian government removed a major stumbling block in completing an intra-continent gas supply line, after its cabinet approved a deal to buy natural gas from Turkmenistan via the $7.6…
0May 17, 2012
Officials on duty at the time of Bannu jailbreak have been suspended

The Khyber Pakht-unkhwa government on Wednesday approved the suspension of the officials who were found negligent by the inquiry committee in averting the Bannu jailbreak. The suspended officials included Commissioner…
0May 17, 2012
Aiding and Abetting Terror by Arab Autocrats

By Emile Nakhleh The rising specter of terrorism in Syria shows that by clinging to power and refusing to implement meaningful reforms, Arab autocrats in Syria, Bahrain, and elsewhere are…
0May 17, 2012
The Terror never Ends

GIVEN the possible consequences, it would be facetious to suggest there is anything amusing about the latest terrorist plot blamed on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The entity’s…
0May 17, 2012
Withdrawing US forces from Afghanistan is risky

In the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan, where the United States has already trimmed its forces ahead of the coming NATO withdrawal, a modest number of al Qaeda fighters have…

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0May 18, 2012
Costs of leaving Afghanistan

If there is to be a viable way forward in Afghanistan — one that can reconcile on-the-ground developments with American timelines for withdrawal — Washington has to start talking about…
0May 14, 2012
Muammar Gaddafi’s Arab spirit

As the uprising spread, the Libyan leader still banked on popular support, and wondered why his allies were defecting. Muammar Gaddafi’s public persona during the Libyan civil war was that…
0May 11, 2012
US Military course spreading hatred towards Islam

A course for US military officers has been teaching that America’s enemy is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggesting that the country might ultimately have to obliterate the…
0May 11, 2012
India’s nuclear threat

“We urge all nuclear-capable states to exercise restraint regarding nuclear capabilities,” a State Departmentspokesman said last month after India successfully blasted its new long-range Agni 5 missile into the Bay of Bengal. But…
0May 9, 2012
New security tactics making life harder for the terrorist

Despite quietly dropping the phrase “war on terror”, when it comes to battling worldwide militant networks the success of the United States and its allies goes well beyond the killing of…
0May 3, 2012
Secret Bunker discovered: WWII weapons and tanker recovered

The world is full of hidden, forgotten treasures. Like this gigantic bunker excavated in a forest, buried in a secret location. It’s full of weapons from the first World War,…

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- A Faustian Bargain
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- Playing it safe – Terrorism 101
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- Why KP and FATA Fester
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- Asian leadership not in the horizon yet
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- A note to the nation
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- The role of leadership in Arab uprisings
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- Pakistan’s ISI denies involvement in reporter’s murder
  02 June 2011 8:12 AM | 1 Comment
- A US-Pakistan Security Agreement
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- A Deadly Narrative
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- How to exit Afghanistan
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- Core Issues
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- Bin Laden raid makes civilian control of Pakistan military more unlikely
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- India can’t do a ‘Geronimo’
  16 June 2011 5:32 AM | No Comments
- US breathes life into a new Cold War
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- War is not the solution to disputes: PM
  20 June 2011 6:07 AM | No Comments
- The Hunt for al-Qaeda’s New Boss Begins
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- US cautioned to take Pakistan along on talks with Taliban
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- The CIA created a “monster” that is today Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban
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- Pakistani Taliban splits into factions
  27 June 2011 11:20 AM | 2 Comments
- Indian Army using Israeli weapons in Kashmir
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- US meddling fuels terrorism in “Af-Pak”
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- Terror havens located in Kunar, Nooristan
  15 July 2011 5:35 AM | No Comments
- Taiwan Espionage Cases Highlight Changes in Chinese Intelligence Operations
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- Pakistan’s Middle East Policy
  27 July 2011 6:51 AM | 1 Comment
- Indian terrorist module behind Mumbai blasts
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- The General in his Labyrinth
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- Doing it wrong is what US does right
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- A Faustian Bargain
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- Costs of leaving Afghanistan
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- Because the weak must apologize
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- How has Pakistan’s security been compromised?
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- Ensuring a safe NATO supply route
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- Iran vows to keep nuclear rights
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- Aspirations of Libyan women for the upcoming elections
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