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Posts Tagged ‘Hillary Clinton’

Burgeoning US-India Relationship and Pakistan

By Maria Sultan • Jul 24th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The issue of arrest of Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, executive director of the US-based NGO Kashmir American Council, and negative propaganda against Pakistan in this regard with the US State Department is worrying the new foreign minister and her office in Pakistan. To add insult to the injury, Hillary Clinton in India is hinting at [...]



Hillary’s Mission in India

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jul 23rd, 2011 • Category: Politics

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to India is creating lots of ripples in the Pakistan and it seems that the authorities in the Pakistan are dying to get the lady into their country and Hina Rabbani Khar the new foreign minister is very keen and eager to make her first mark by pulling [...]



Caution! Black Hole Ahead

By Air Cmdre (r) Khalid Iqbal • Jun 8th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Towards the fag end of his unenviable military career, a representative of the Bush legacy Admiral Mike Mullen was recently overwhelmed by  pre-retirement syndrome and though it fit to assume the title of supreme commander of the Pakistani armed forces while declaring it to the American media that Pakistan is about to launch an offensive [...]



Mrs Clinton

By Tahir Hameed • May 30th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Mrs. Hillary Clinton has visited Pakistan, in a bid to woo Pakistans Army and ISI. Yes Pakistan is Americas Ally in the War in terror and now according to Mrs. Clinton it is time that the Pakistan Army penetrated Waziristan and took on the so called terrorists that have been hitting out at NATO and [...]



Pakistan under the Microscope

By Tanzeel • May 12th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Post Faisal Shahzad and Ajmal Kassab scenario has yet again provided Indian hawks to spew venom against Pakistan, lately I came across with a hate filled article in Wall Street Journal by an Indian Journalist Sadanand Dhume who has subtly tried to connect every terrorist having Muslim name with Pakistan. I usually don’t pay heed [...]



Do Pakistani Officials Really Know About Osama Bin Laden?

By Mohsin Sehgal • May 12th, 2010 • Category: Politics

It seems that the US officials are the most confused lot right now as they are poking the ghosts in the dark castle with dark glasses on their blind eyes. Instead of recognizing the ground realities and adopting a realistic strategy in the interest of people of America and rest of the world, they are [...]



North Waziristan Operation

By Ali Yar Khan • May 11th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Faisal Shahzad’s failed terror attempt has provided a formidable niche to the United States to force Pakistan to start the long pending North Waziristan operation. The Pakistani forces have carried out operation in Swat and almost every agency of the tribal regions and has so far confined to carry out targeted and limited activities in [...]



What next in Afghanistan?

By Afshain Afzal • Apr 27th, 2010 • Category: Politics

After the failure of recent talks between Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Advisor James Jones, India has been singled out but still it will work to achieve some of the US objectives which suits New Delhi. New Delhi was quick enough to pick up the mood [...]



Flabbergasted America

By Maria Sultan • Feb 9th, 2010 • Category: Politics

President Zardari Asif Ali Zardari announced some days ago that he was transferring formal control over Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. That came as a surprise to many and many jumped to the conclusion that it showed the mounting pressure upon the presidency in the wake of NRO and the deteriorating [...]



Bin Laden is in Yemen

By usman • Jan 5th, 2010 • Category: Politics

After Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, now Yemen is the new target of US and NATO forces.
According to the media reports, secretary of State Hillary Clinton said instability in Yemen posed a global threat and pledged on Monday to plug any holes in U.S. security procedures after a Christmas Day airline bombing attempt. Clinton, in her [...]