The Pakistani Spectator

Sporadic fireworks have always been a regular part of Pak-US relations. Successive governments have been managing the bilateral relationship despite huge gap between the state policy and public opinion. Ironically, some facets of these relations which our successive governments thought were mutually beneficial, at times, drew a sharp public reaction. Strategic divergence between Pakistan and [...]

There is no choice for poor Haqqani but resign. He would consider himself lucky if he gets away from being declared traitor and being sent to the gallows. Contrary to all the expectations, he has arrived in Islamabad and trying his utmost best to convince the movers and shakers in establishment that he is not [...]

I find no option but to denounce the superpower over their nefarious role in this whole episode. The America has dressed down the democratic government of Pakistan and has exposed the feeble efforts of civilian representatives to gain power over the generals.
This is not to say that the democratic government is so grand and clean [...]

A nuclear bombshell has dropped in the midst of Pakistani politics and its time for PML-N to part with the principled politics and reach out to the establishment in this dire times and assure them of their support, as the intentions of the PPP has been exposed in broad day light by the infamous Mike [...]

In Pakistan, the most biggest sin is to try or talk about the civilian supremacy over the generals. This is even bigger sin than the blasphemy or treason with the country. You can be forgiven for anything in Pakistan, but not for talking about controlling the military and its agencies. No sir, no way.
Much feeble [...]

I am quite faithful that there would never be a direct war between the Pakistan and the United States of America. There would never be a burning hatred between the Americans and the Pakistanis. Both governments would never sever their ties.
The bonds between US of A and Pakistan are way too strong to get broken [...]

There is every reason to believe that this all drama revolving around the war against terror and the terrorism in Pakistan is the CIA funded campaign, in which all the entities like RAW, RAMA, Mossad and M-5 are involved.
The pity is that we have black sheep within our own government. People like Hussain Haqqani and [...]

Ambassador to US Husain Haqqani is one of those 40 personalities who shaped the United States capital of 2010, according to a magazine.

The Washingtonian Magazine, in its December 2010 edition, says no other city in the world offers the mix of politics, business, arts, philanthropy, sports, think tanks, universities, and culture that Washington does. Here [...]

“The News” has gone into overdrive these days. Anonymous sources confided “The News” that Ambassador Haqqani’s contract is going to expire in May and reports speak of Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir being posted to Washington to replace Haqqani. This big and false rumor to begin to agitate again, I surmise. If you go through this [...]

No sane tourist could come from United States of America to visit Pakistan in these times. All those who are coming to Pakistan from US are either new recruits at the ever-expanding embassy in Islamabad and mission in other cities, or they belong to either Xe Services, or Dyncorp or any other private security contractors. [...]