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Posts Tagged ‘ISAF’

End Game and Blessed is Pakistan

By Adnan Arshad Mansoori • Dec 13th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Indians, Americans, NATO Countries & above all Israeli Commentators here-at this Esteemed Forum — We love MANKIND as much as we are Taught to love Ignored & Crushed Indians, the rest of NON-Believers are no different than us, Hard working, family loving, most of the time honest. However there are few who nurture only haters [...]



Na Khuda Mila Na Visal-e-Sanam

By Maria Sultan • Dec 13th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

We created Taliban and we made ourselves the front-running allies of the United States. We then focussed on fighting against the Taliban and we than locked horns with the United States. At one side, now Taliban are refusing any negotiations with us, and on the other side Americans refuse to provide us any soft corner.
The [...]



Zardari Emerges As Wall of Resistance to NATO

By Umer Toor • Nov 30th, 2011 • Category: Politics

What a unique and unprecedented scene is there outside. The NATO, ISAF, and American forces are begging for pardon and asking for apology and showing their regret repeatedly, but the fiery, steadfast, and upright commander in chief of Pakistan is not budging.
President Asif Ali Zardari has refused a request by the United Arab Emirates [...]



Timeline of American Aggression in Pakistan

By Ali Suleman • Nov 30th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

§ 1 January 2011: US drones launched 3 separate strikes killing 18 civilians. No reaction from Pak military, political leadership.
§ 7 January 2011: According to anonymous Pakistani officials, a USA drone strike in North Waziristan killed at least 4 civilians. No reaction from Pak military, political leadership.
§ 12 January 2011: US drones fired 4 missile [...]



UAE and Turkey Also Attacked Pakistan as Part of NATO

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Nov 28th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Yes, Turkey and United Arab Emirates, our beloved and long lasting Muslim brethren are also part and parcel of the NATO and ISAF forces in the Afghanistan. The same forces which attacked Pakistani post and killed more than 30 soliders.
Would UAE and Turkey directly apologize from us? Would they tell us and world and especially [...]



Afghanistan Jigsaw

By Air Cmdre (r) Khalid Iqbal • Nov 1st, 2011 • Category: Politics

Afghan President presented the best facet of his statesmanship when he said in a recent TV interview, “God forbid if any war took place between Pakistan and the United States, we will stand by Pakistan…If Pakistan is attacked and if the people of Pakistan needed Afghanistan’s help, Afghanistan will be there with you.” He spoke [...]



Are Drone Attacks Harming Pakistan?

By Gul Raiz • Nov 1st, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

We should be thankful to the United States for cleaning up our own mess for us, whereas some Talibanic frame of mind leaders and people are trying to stir up anti-US sentiments among the masses. They are singing the same old frenzic and sentimental slogans to cajole the people.
If you look at the results of [...]



Is Haqqani Network Menace for Pakistan

By Tazeen • Oct 28th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Haqqani Network or any other network, my point is that why should we put Pakistan at stake just for the sake of any militants. We were supporting Taliban and we saw that Taliban were unable to protect their government and ran away after the US onslaught and up till now they are just launching some [...]



PAK-AMERICA FLUX

By Air Cmdre (r) Khalid Iqbal • Oct 26th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

By and large, Hillary Clinton has a balanced approach towards Pakistan. Her comprehension of Pakistan’s difficulties is fairly accurate. But, these days, American foreign policy is being run by a puppeteers’ mafia comprising; Pentagon, Wall Street, Military Industrial Compel and above all re-election campaign managers. Former defence secretary, Robert Gates, once scornfully commented that budget [...]



Too Little Too Late

By amicus • Oct 22nd, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

As the elections of the half of the members of Senate, scheduled for March 2012, are drawing close, the PML (N) is getting uneasy.
If no spanner is thrown in these elections, the PPP is set to increase its presence in the Senate and dominate it at least till the spring of 2016 when again half [...]