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Archive for ‘January, 2009’

Pakistan’s Proxies, If Any, Are Pakistan’s Right

Pakistan’s Proxies, If Any, Are Pakistan’s Right
 
Ahmed Quraishi
 
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—So what if they want to accuse Pakistan of sponsoring proxies in the region?
 
Pakistan did not start the proxy wars in the region. The first proxy militia – Mukti Bahini in East Pakistan – was created and used by India in 1971 to invade Pakistani [...]

Pakistan Is Not America’s ‘War Theater’

Pakistan Is Not America’s ‘War Theater’
 
 
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— The military won’t intervene in the current Pakistani mess and rightfully so.  Let the present political elite – a closed club of vested interest and elitism – be exposed for their true skill. But there is little doubt that we are fast approaching a point where some [...]

Pakistan Is Not America’s ‘War Theater’