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Apt Handling Of National Security – II

Apt handling of national security – II

Our armed forces and intelligence agencies have become more hardened today than they were ever before in the conduct of Low Intensity Conflict (LIC). However, over the past decade, the…

Fighting Sectarian Terrorism

Fighting sectarian terrorism

The PML-N finally faces the moment of truth for nurturing the banned sectarian terrorist outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. In Monday's parliamentary debate on Shia massacres in Quetta and Karachi, all fingers were…

Why Break The Relationship?

Why break the relationship?

The US agenda with Pakistan pre-9/11 was, in order of priority viz (1) nuclear non-proliferation (2) terrorism and (3) drugs, with the Taliban government in Afghanistan figuring prominently in the…

Agenda For The Nation 2013 And Beyond-III

Agenda for the nation 2013 and beyond-III

Over the past five years, extremely bad governance wrought with corruption and compromise in the name of continuity of democracy has brought the country to a disastrous point. This has…

No Ray Of Hope

No ray of hope

In less than 20 months all coalition forces are due to withdraw from Afghanistan. President Hamid Karzaiā€™s outburst against the Americans had raised the question of whether Karzai wanted a…

Debt And Fiscal Policy Statements 2012-13

Debt and fiscal policy statements 2012-13

Two important documents, namely, Fiscal Policy Statement and Debt Policy Statement for 2012-13, released on 4th February 2013 by the Debt Policy Co-ordination Office of Ministry of Finance, while expressing…

America`s New Strategy

America`s new strategy

After a decade dedicated to the `war on terror` and two long and costly land wars, the US has already shifted strategic gears. It has left Iraq, mission largely unaccomplished;…

Argo: An Embrace Of US Foreign Policy

Argo: an embrace of US foreign policy

A new political thriller, Argo, starring and directed by Ben Affleck, has earned critical praise and a number two spot on the box office charts for the second straight week.…