“It’s going to be a long, difficult struggle. . . . In my view, it’s going to be much tougher than Iraq.” This is what Richard C. Holbrooke, the State Department’s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan had to say before coming over to the most toughest and troubled ally of United States in its [...]
Just because Richard Boucher has twisted the Pakistani arms entitles him to receive Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam? What on earth has he really done to receive such a lofty civil award of Pakistan? Well, Zardari is the president of Pakistan and he may award such national emblems to the people, but somebody must tell him that these awards [...]
Bloodcurdling political scenario in Pakistan is getting aligned on new parameters and as the events unfold, many developments are emerging in the wake of just round the corner presidential elections in Pakistan. Asif Ali Zardari has nominated himself from his party for the post with expected overwhelming majority with no dissent in sight and PML(N), [...]
We have to bring change in our thinking and in our practices. If we didn’t do it, then the so-called saviors would keep on cajoling with us, and we would be like dumb sheep, and the dream of million will remain fruitless.
The way Americans are running our country is not only abhorrent but also very [...]
According to the interior ministry, five suicide bombers may strike in any city or any figure in the country in the following days. This is the news we have heard after the gap of some time.
When the new government came and it started the change process on surface, the winds of national reconciliation also reached [...]
If United States really wants to end the terrorism and the danger present to it’s people then it should rigorously adopt the way of negotiations with the angry and hostile elements. Along with the dialogue, US should passionately shower fraction of it’s immense wealth in the troubled region and the effects would be magical. But [...]
The young and smart British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is meeting very cozily with the religious leaders and leaders of the political parties and very openly saying that he is all, on the behalf of his government, in the favour of the dialogues with the militants.
This has come in the backdrop of Bush telling his [...]
When John Negroponte and Richard Boucher came to Pakistan with smoking guns even when the new government hadn’t come in shape, people were at first utterly confused as why in the hell these two have come trotting at this point time. But now there is no confusion.
They were here to let the Czardari of Pakistan, [...]
They say that Pakistan is a front line ally of United States. The thing is that alliances are made between the peers and they are based on equalities. Alliance are meant to initiate and foster close, conducive, fruitful and productive relationships between the partners in the alliance.
Pakistan is the so-called ally of United States in [...]
American strikes have been expedited in the FATA region as the leaders of winning coalition in Pakistan are hinting at resuming the dialogue process with the militants. Both Asif Ali Zardari of PPP and Mian Nawaz Sharif of PML-N have told United States clearly that they will do according to the will of people.
Nawaz Sharif [...]
