Is US heading towards an exit strategy in Afghanistan? The whole world is curious about this. It is a general perception that America is facing a defeat in Afghanistan. At domestic level the public support for Afghan war is waning sharply. Only 36 percent Democrats think the war is worth fighting in Afghanistan. The ratio [...]
The ancient French/German wisdom in political negotiations proclaims that: “The devil is in the details.” A very true, extremely accurate proclamation. Pakistan found out “the devil in the details” in the Kerry-Lugar Bill and the US-brokered National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). It has discovered “the devil in the details” in its IMF negotiations and its loans [...]
Of all the world’s potential hotspots, one of the most unlikely is tucked into the folds of the Himalayas. It is a slice of ground that is little more than frozen rock fields and soaring peaks that is decidedly short on people, resources and oxygen. But for the past year it has been a worrisome [...]
Last one year or so has been a lean period for our easterly neighbour. After the departure of Bush from the White House, there has been a rapid decline in America’s India pampering trend. Nevertheless, Bush’s carryforwards by the current administration continue to relapse. One such recurrence was Robert Gates declaration that it might not [...]
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 [...]
To be honest, we need to let go of hypocrisy and accept the realities. We are beggars and so are not choosers. We yearn for the US aid, and we are dying to get the US visa. We are ready to do anything to get the green card. We dream to study in US universities [...]
So get ready to receive some pro-American non-sense to be propagated through the text messages on your cell phone. The point man of Obama or the American viceroy to Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has met with the telecom operators according to a TV report and has struck a deal with the the telco gurus and has [...]
We’re in the midst of the biggest political crisis in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban government in 2001. Pakistan has launched a major offensive into the South Waziristan tribal area, a move that was preceded by a string of murderous terrorist attacks against Pakistani security forces. U.S.-Pakistani relations almost went thermonuclear over a [...]
According to the media news, The Obama administration in an astute move has decided to appoint former US assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs, Robin Raphel, an old South Asia hand and one known to be Pakistan’s friend, as coordinator for non-military assistance to Pakistan, it was learnt.
Appointed as a key member of [...]
When mother of police incharge died, the whole town came to attend the funeral, but when police incharge died, no one appeared.
What an outlandish moment. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has echoed the feelings of billions of hearts in Pakistan. First time, a tinpot dictator has been called before court in Pakistan. Atta moment, atta [...]
