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Posts Tagged ‘BlackWater’

Pakistan Nuclear Assets Are Safe, Take Care of Your’s

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Nov 9th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

People like Seymour M. Herch waste no moment to ridicule the efforts and sacrifice of Pakistan military and Pakistani people in the war against terror, which was started by the Americans, and the primary reason why this war is still going on is that the Americans are failing in Afghanistan and their presence in [...]



Is USAID Akin to Blackwater in Pakistan?

By Sher Ali • Nov 3rd, 2009 • Category: Politics

The U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. government’s corps of international do-gooders is helping United States in its hegemonic designs across the globe.  They help create a network of NGOs in any given country, and then distribute US aid among these vultures, who in return do all the dirty work for them. Interestinlgy enough, [...]



DynCorp in Pakistan

By Salman Mugsi • Oct 12th, 2009 • Category: Politics

DynCorp is a firm providing security for US diplomats in Pakistan is equipped with sophisticated weaponry that appears more suited to Special Forces commandos, raising questions about its real role in a country facing a serious terrorist threat.
Remember the Inter-Risk? Inter-Risk – a subcontractor for the US firm DynCorp International. Inter-Risk, KBR,  Blackwater, and DynCorp [...]



Kerry-Lugar and Blackwater: by ‘Reluctant Anti-Americanist’

By Dil Nawaz • Oct 8th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Certain brands define the love-hate relationship that Pakistan has had with the United States of America over the past 60 years. America has been the biggest and most advanced ‘Superpower’ of the world. American technology, capital markets and economy is the biggest in the world. Pakistan as a third world country needs investment and technology [...]



And Then They Came For Me

By A Khokar • Oct 3rd, 2009 • Category: Features

So; here we are; our brethren from and across the Khyber -Hindukush ranges are again gathering momentum by joining hands with enemies of Pakistan by carrying out their subversive activities to destabilize us and are all out to eventually take over this land of our dreams by deceit and their chicanery. The intensive bomb blast [...]



Blackwater Training Afghan Army

By Shayan Khan • Oct 1st, 2009 • Category: Features

Building up Afghanistan’s army, which has become a top priority in the Obama administration’s strategy, will not be simple, no matter how many more U.S. troops are going to be provided Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal.
Army building, like nation building, is a challenge in a country in which corruption is rife and illiteracy is high. Nine [...]



From Free Mason to Blackwater to Xe Services

By Guest Blogger • Sep 30th, 2009 • Category: Politics (Urdu)

Courtesy: Jang



Proofs of Blackwater’s (Xe Services) Presence in Karachi

By Guest Blogger • Sep 29th, 2009 • Category: Politics

A report published in Urdu daily, Jasarat has claimed country’s intelligence agencies have submitted their report regarding Xe (Blackwater) to the federal interior ministry. The report includes proofs of XE Services (also Blackwater) presence in Karachi besides shocking story of their nexus with the political party dominating the city. The report also contains details of [...]



Government Must Confront Haroon Rasheed Over Blackwater

By Haris Hashmi • Sep 22nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Pakistan’s primacy in the region cannot be ensured by fiat or trying to keep the world out. It must be based on a conscious strategy of leadership that adapts to the changed political environment. Pakistan is going through a tough time and has already seen worst of it and has emerged more resilient, powerful and [...]



Profile of Inter-Risk

By Sher Ali • Sep 20th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Date of Formation
Inter-Risk was formed and registered with Registrar of Firms, Islamabad 0n 01 September, 1988.
Date of Incorporation
Inter-Risk became a Private Limited Company incorporated with Corporate Law Authority on 12 February, 1991.
The resources of the State are neither ample nor flexible enough to contain the threats to national security. This is especially so, if measures [...]