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Archive for ‘April, 2010’

How India Ridicules Pakistan’s Water Concerns

An independent South Africa water expert who worked in New Delhi is surprised to see the Indian media systematically ridicule Pakistani water concerns. He was even more surprised to see the media in Pakistan, a country often derided for having military governments, provide full coverage to Indian views on Pakistan’s water crisis while Indians fail to show a similar magnanimity.

What Kayani Can Learn From Putin

What Kayani Can Learn From Putin

By allowing foreign militaries a free reign in our tribal belt to kill hundreds of innocent Pakistanis, Pakistan is committing the same mistake as Putin’s, who initially did well a decade ago by crushing the rebellion in Chechnya but now is creating more rebels because of highhandedness.

Ahmed Quraishi: India’s Covert War In Afghanistan

Ahmed Quraishi got the last word on Aljazeeras Inside Story to calmly mention some facts about what the ‘other India’ is doing in Afghanistan, in a show where a former director of Indian Military Intelligence and an American think-tank type from Washington spent time demonizing Pakistan. Aljazeera’s anchor Imran Jardah was neutral. He admitted the [...]

Pakistan Exercise: Military War Games Near India Border

 
Pakistan is flexing its military might near the Indian border in massive war games, this is a clear indication that Pakistan feels secure from its western borders and is comfortable in moving the defence resources towards the eastern border to confront any threat.
All branches of the military are taking part in the exercises named Azm-e-Nau, [...]

Was Benazir Bhutto Assassinated Through An International Conspiracy?

Was Benazir Bhutto Assassinated Through An International Conspiracy?

Pictures show cool and calm assassins. These are not mountain terrorists but cold blooded, well trained killers.
A retired officer of the Pakistani military who has seen the original photographs within hours of the assassination has no doubt of linkages to foreign killers and their Pakistani accomplices inside Pakistan. The killers were both Pakistanis and foreigners.
By [...]

How Military Nurseries Produced Pakistan’s ‘Democratic Warriors’

 
Read how a veteran of a military government in Pakistan [1977-1988] explains the democratic credentials of Pakistan’s democratic warriors.
By AHMED QURAISHI
Sunday, 18 April 2010.
WWW.PAKNATIONALISTS.COM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Military-led governments in Pakistan have failed in creating long term stability and fostering national identity, like the ruling party did in China.  This failure is well known. But Pakistan’s destructive politics [...]

A Wedding To Start A War

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan–A sign of Pakistan-India peace? Hardly. How the wedlock between a Pakistani sportsman and an Indian tennis player is a PR disaster for India and holds implications for relations with Pakistan.

US Agents Detained Pakistanis In Peshawar Consulate

US Agents Detained Pakistanis In Peshawar Consulate

PESHAWAR, Pakistan–Private US defense contractors held Pakistani and Afghan citizens kidnapped from Pakistani tribal territory inside the building of the US Consulate in Peshawar when it was attacked by armed men on April 5.

Loading The Dice Against Pakistan’s Nukes: 8 Suggestions For A Counter Strategy

Loading The Dice Against Pakistan’s Nukes: 8 Suggestions For A Counter Strategy

 
By SHIREEN M. MAZARI
Monday, 12 April 2010.
The Nation
WWW.PAKNATIONALISTS.COM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The dice is already loaded against Pakistan at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington that starts today. According to a Reuters report and information from other sources, are already talking of how India and other anti-Pakistan forces are planning to gang up on Pakistan by not only [...]

Pakistan’s Armed Democracy

[In Urdu] All major Pakistani political parties have militant wings armed with banned weapons. The present elected govt has issued close to 40,000 banned weapon permits in less than two years. AQ talks to party workers to show Pakistanis one more hidden aspect of Pakistans failed political system: an armed democracy monopolized by a few [...]

India’s Covert War In Afghanistan

India’s Covert War In Afghanistan

Ahmed Quraishi’s blunt comment on Aljazeera about India’s covert activities in Afghanistan that belie its claim to a humanitarian interest in the war-torn country.

This Is How US Agents Sneak Into Pakistan

This Is How US Agents Sneak Into Pakistan

Exclusive footage and video about an American woman, most probably a US agent, who was caught illegally entering Pakistani tribal belt from Afghanistan.

Pakistani Analysts Skeptical On US-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue

Pakistani Analysts Skeptical On US-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue

Seven top notch Pakistani commentators and diplomats offer an insightful skeptical view on the prospects of the soon-to-be-launched Pakistan-US Strategic Dialogue.

A Skeptic’s View Of U.S–Pakistan ‘Strategic Dialog’


Before we take another strategic U-turn on Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Policymakers must read this:



  • Pakistan is conceptualized as a theater of war in American operational plans as the term Af-Pak suggests so strategic dialog under the presence of such perception is nothing more than an illusion

Pakistan Air Force’s Biggest Exercises Culminate In Precision Targeting


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Making bomb runs with dive deliveries of weapons and hitting at enemy’s mock bunkers, the fighter aircraft of Pakistan Air Force on Tuesday demonstrated a high level of tactical preparedness featuring speed, precision and strength. With thunderous supersonic boom, the aircraft representing PAF’s fleet including F-16s, JF-17 Thunder, Mirages and F-7 JP appeared in the blue skies during PAF’s Firepower Demonstration at Thal Range, that spans over an area of 34,000 acres. The demo started with two A-5 aircraft – one carrying a National Flag and the other with a welcome banner, flew past the audience including Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, services chiefs, parliamentarians and PAF officials.