Military courts not an answer
We have suffered the ignominy of four military coups. The fifth coup has taken place with the unanimous consent of members of the national parliament present and voting. Constitutional cover…
Afghan special forces brace for exit of US elite troops
If Afghanistan is to avoid the chaotic breakdown seen in Iraq, US-trained special forces undergoing instruction at a drill camp outside Kabul must play a key part in imposing security…
Pentagon: Budget cuts will reduce military readiness
The Pentagon's restrained budget would reduce US military readiness, cut down on training, ground a dozen fighter squadrons and eliminate tens of thousands of civilian employees, Pentagon officials said Wednesday…
Safety standards
The financial woes under which PIA labours are a decades-old and a well-known headache for the state. But a letter published in these pages a week ago speaks volumes for…
Problems with the Taliban
The cross-border attacks by terrorist groups with sanctuary on Afghan soil and facilitation from external actors, including India, have compelled Pakistan to adopt a more assertive stance. Pakistan’s recent precision…
Hope emerges from Istanbul
In the incessantly destroyed national and individual lives of Palestinians – by so many global and regional powers and people – hope for a better future was never going to…
Dissecting Pakistan?
Islamabad is lately abuzz with some ‘Good Samaritan’ voices demanding Pakistan’s division into more than a dozen provinces to ‘improve’ administration and governance. Similar clamour is being generated from select…
War of words
A WAR of words broke out last week between India and Pakistan triggered by New Delhi’s belligerent statements. Threats and bellicose statements by Indian officials have continued sporadically after the…
The womb of war
WARS should be stillborn. They enter the world and, like delinquents, they cause disruption, chaos, and mayhem. And when wars end, as they do so abruptly and painfully, survivors lament…
India’s militaristic turn
Early October witnessed an intensification of India’s anti-Pakistan discourse and military signaling, initiated by the Indian defence minister’s address and reinforced by subsequent speeches from the chiefs of the army…
