Articles with tag: army
On the Waziristan Operation
Mehroz Sadruddin Nov 12, 2009 interacts: 44If the American and NATO forces do not undertake the requisite action along the Durand Line, then the impact of the achievements being attained by the Pakistan Army may be short-lived.
Kerry-Lugar Bill – A Pyrrhic Victory
Nauman Qaiser Nov 10, 2009 interacts: 94those in Pakistan who term Kerry-Lugar Bill an over-whelming victory for the people of Pakistan are rejoicing over a triumph that in fact has all the ingredients to ruin our very existence.
Pakistan Is Plagued By An Environment Of Distrust
Jasbir Sarai Nov 9, 2009 interacts: 3US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton's ‘Charm offensive’ in Pakistan seems to have been a bit of a dampener.
East Pakistan to Bangladesh
Ali Chishti Nov 4, 2009 interacts: 112Those against whom the “two nation theory” had been built were directly involved in dramatic negation of this very notion.
Vision21: Waziristan Strategy or Pakistan Strategy?
Azhar Aslam Oct 30, 2009 interacts: 66Pakistan and Waziristan were not always like this. How we have come to this pass is crucial to analyse, but even more urgent is to assess that are we prepared enough to win this battle?
Evolution of a War
Nadeem Tarar Sep 22, 2009 interacts: 249The Untold Story of Jihad in Kashmir is a myth-busting and brutal exposé of Pakistan's secret war against India.
Open Letter to Gen. Aslam Baig
Ali Chishti Sep 4, 2009 interacts: 10General Beg – the world remembers you and since the recent revelations of your own cronies and partner of crime , it’s high time you should come clean too.
How To Improve ISI's Image
Ibrahim Malick Aug 15, 2009 interacts: 81Every state apparatus requires intelligence agencies, and Pakistan is no different. There are 26 intelligence agencies in the US. Somehow, the ISI and the CIA are the two that are most demonized.
My Boy, Jonaid
Aisha F Sarwari Aug 7, 2009 interacts: 27If a nation is only as strong as its army and any constitution’s basis is undoubtedly on a strong and equipped army then the question arises: Is the government effectively focusing on winning this war in Swat with minimal loss of men?
Vindictive at Their Best-Pakistan Army
Salman Aneel Jul 11, 2009 interacts: 27Pakistan's three infamous A's: The Army, Allah and America. We blame the Islamic fundamentalists and USA for all the chaos in Pakistan. But if we take a closer look the real culprit seems to be Pakistan army.
The Plight of Internally Displaced Pakistanis in Swat
Shiraz Bashir Jul 9, 2009 interacts: 7More than 2.4 million people have been displaced in Swat valley and its neighboring districts of Dir and Buner. This is the fastest and largest displacement of people since the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
The Landlords of Defence To Pakistan's Defense
Salim Chauhan Jul 3, 2009 interacts: 160God bless General Naseerullah Babar, Benazir Bhutto, and the rest of them for sowing the seeds of the carnivorous plant that we now face in Swat, Buner, Dir, and, now, from what I hear, Saidu Sharif.
Is TALIBANIZATION a New Phenomenon?
Salman Aneel May 20, 2009 interacts: 511Media has been an effective tool in changing public opinion; earlier it was demonstrations against US drone attacks, but some clips of Talibans, beating a woman, slaughtering Pakistan army and people took a 360 degree turn.
Reasons for War in the Pakhtun Land
Pukhtoon Khan May 13, 2009 interacts: 40The situation in swat is not a local problem. It is the symptom of a bigger crisis in which Pakhtuns are going to be trapped due to neglecting the importance of sticking to the national interests of Pakhtun land.
Politics As Usual
Rashid Malik May 10, 2009 interacts: 4As hundreds of thousands flee the war-ravaged areas in Pakistan, a status-quo in US-Pakistan relations has been regained. US officials express no immediate danger of a collapse of the state.
In Search of Political Will: Fight Against Militants in Swat
Khalid Bhatti Feb 5, 2009 interacts: 86Not only the state of Pakistan has the right to take arms against these elements but rather has a duty to curb these elements with all of its might.
A Proven Approach to Make Pakistan's Defence Impregnable
David Leffler Jan 30, 2009 interacts: 116If there are no internal or external threats, there are no enemies. No enemies, no conflict. But how could such an ideal goal be achieved in Pakistan where tensions are so high?
Introspection – Pakistan and Terrorism
Khalid Bhatti Dec 18, 2008 interacts: 61Isn’t dispensing power to non state actors a crime against the state itself, and those who committed it should be brought before the court on the charges of high treason.
The Taliban and Our National Interest!
H P Nov 18, 2008 interacts: 339The Pakistani Taliban is not an ideological but an opportunistic anarchic group. The farrago of Sharia is a cover to step up recruitment to create anarchy in FATA and NWFP.
We Have Met the Enemy and the Enemy is Us!
Salim Chauhan Sep 22, 2008 interacts: 420How the Chowkidar is Destroying the House from Inside.
Long Live the King: Musharraf’s Controversial Legacy
Karamatullah K Ghori Aug 20, 2008 interacts: 9Nothing came out publicly from GHQ about Musharraf’s impeachment when the civilian government made its decision known. But bells had started ringing in both Rawalpindi and Washington.
17 August 1988
Agha Amin Aug 17, 2008 interacts: 32An army chief who should never have been the chief in the first place and should have instutionally retired by 1980 was finally terminated by divine design on 17 August 1988.
The Lame Duck Government
saeed qureshi Jun 29, 2008 interacts: 43The Pakistan army has been once again mobilized in a big way to stamp out the presence of Taliban in the Tribal areas as well as Swat and Mardan.
Pakistan (private) Ltd.
Amer Nazir May 26, 2008 interacts: 5‘Why could you not have been brave enough, why do you not have some courage, why did you not ever go to jail, why did you never kill someone, why did you not ever embezzle money – ’
Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha on Pakistan Military
AliHasan Cemendtaur Mar 2, 2008 interacts: 24Stay out of politics, it is good for you, good for us, Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha advises Pakistan Military.
Musharraf’s Days are Numbered
Mohammad Gill Jan 24, 2008 interacts: 73From all political portents, it seems it’s time for Musharraf to go. If he doesn’t leave voluntarily, he’ll be helped out by force – by the army of course.
An Insight Into Pakistan Army and Musharraf
ijaz gul Nov 29, 2007 interacts: 195A combination of threat perception and indispensability strengthened his quest for legitimacy till it consumed his reformist self.
Emergency:What Lies Ahead For Pakistan?
ijaz gul Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 9The politic body, already decimated, raped and largely turned into a mob of opportunist has yet again been put on the dissecting table for surgical procedure by butchers.
Army and the President
Yasser Latif Hamdani Oct 9, 2007 interacts: 198November 16, 2007, if he sticks to his submission before the Supreme Court through his counsel, Musharraf will leave the post of army chief and become a civilian president.
Violation of Civilians by the Army in Pakistan
mohammad shoukat Apr 5, 2007 interacts: 27How the army controlled security abused my mother and my brother in front of the whole world.
The Massacre at Bajaur
S F Hasnat Nov 5, 2006 interacts: 589There have been so many blames as well as blunders assigned to the Pakistan Army that it has become indefensible even for a relentless ally of the establishment to validate their performance.
Lynddie’s Smile
soma sarkar Oct 1, 2005 interacts: 6There’s something pathological about her ability to smile.
Army Action in Wana and Our Responsibility
Mukhlis T Jul 26, 2004 interacts: 68We hear that the U.S. deserves the Blowback because “as you sow, so shall you reap”. So 9-11 is blowback, and the attack on Karachi’s Corps Commander isn’t?
The Constipated Faujiz
Rozaiba Feb 9, 2004 interacts: 330One by one, each of the three most strategic assets have been jeopardized under the rule of the Pakistan Armed Forces lead by General Parvez Musharaf.
Defending Pakistan
Syed Amir Husain Apr 21, 1998 interacts: 24A paper detailing the military threat Pakistan is faced with and how Pakistan can combat it given it’s economic and political constraints.
