‘Your Leaders Reflect You’ by Orya Maqbool Jan

By Orya Maqbool Jan | Daily Express

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Pakistan: a client of more than one state

China has been Pakistan’s firmest ally for 60 years – and it is to Beijing that Islamabad looks to counterbalance the influence of western largesse. By Mustafa Qadri Pakistan’s special relationship with the United States may have taken centre stage since the attacks of 11 September 2001, but in China it has another enduring great [...]

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Kari Wa’r (Urdu)

By Kashif Hafeez

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After the minerals in Afghanistan…

By Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud Pakistan has always relied on military means to pursue objectives in Afghanistan. Our long-sought ‘strategic depth’ theory might also be achieved through strong socio-economic ties. The projects that can help the people to flourish have always been brushed aside The recent discovery of huge minerals deposits in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province [...]

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Imran Khan says America responsible for Terrorism in Pakistan and my fishy feeling!

By Umer Sultan “Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan declared the government of Pakistan a slave of the US and added that the ongoing terrorism in the country would continue until Washington stopped meddling in the internal affairs of Islamabad.” -PTI Imran Khan said the above quote in a press conference after the twin suicide [...]

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Jinnah And Iqbal On Palestine : Yes, We Do Share A Bond With The Palestinians!

Little light is thrown upon or reflected on the views of the towering personalities who helped to shape the reality that came to be known as Pakistan, over the problem of Palestine. With the recent attack on the Freedom Flotilla by Israel which was bound to take aid for the people of Gaza and also [...]

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US paying Afghan warlords to protect convoys: report

* US money fueling protection racket run by warlords, corrupt Afghan officials * Report faults Pentagon for lack of effective oversight KABUL: Millions of dollars are going to insurgents and others as protection money for safe passage of American supply convoys in Afghanistan, a US Congressional report released on Tuesday claims. The Pentagon’s system of [...]

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Taliban-ISI Report Makes No Sense

By New Pakistan I finally got around to reading the new report by Mr Matt Waldman from London School of Economics. I could barely get through it without groaning. This is the quality of work coming out of LSE? Very disappointing. It seems like Mr Waldman is perhaps out to make a name for himself [...]

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Looming Kandahar operation

By Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud Growing civilian casualties severely jeopardise coalition efforts to muster support in the country. They push the common Afghan to join the Taliban in their fight against the coalition forces. This has tremendously helped the Taliban grow stronger

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ISI charged

Daily Times Editorial As the stipulated date for phased exit of US forces from Afghanistan draws closer, there is a corresponding increase in the frenzy of all players to secure their respective turf in post-withdrawal Afghanistan. It is in this context that the recent publication of a controversial report by the London School of Economics, [...]

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