Drones over Fata
They finally got to him. Hakeemullah Mehsud was taken out by a drone and ticked off the list of CIA targets that had the express approval of President Obama. The…
Tying our own hands with others’ drones
Did you watch the National Assembly proceedings in which Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar and PTI leader Imran Khan jointly outsourced Pakistan’s sovereignty to the US government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan…
Musharraf treason trial: not-so-brilliant diversion
Brilliant, sayeth anyone? This is downright pathetic and we are supposed to take it seriously. When other problems cry for attention, when the Taliban vow vengeance and the government (stricken…
Psy ops over, time for truth
Anyone trained in the art of modern warfare would tell you the importance of what are called `psy ops` (psychological operations). Deployed by that Nazi master propagandist Goebbels before and…
Nakhra for sugar daddy
It is perfectly possible to be anti-TTP and anti-drone simultaneously, without making any moral equivalence between the two. The TTP is a murderous cult that deserves no sympathy. Drones operated…
Extremism is what matters all else is secondary
Punjab, heart and soul of Pakistan, will it also now be the death of Pakistan? Dangerous thought but relevant question because the land of the five rivers, now also the…
Tensions along Loc
Tension is rising along the Indo-Pakistani border again after the region had been relatively quiet since 2008 the year of the Mumbai attacks. After the alleged killing of five Indian…
To the Amir Hakimullah Mehsud
Respected Amir Sahib, we have no quarrel with you. The areas under your command, where the righteous flag of the Taliban flies, we ceded control of a long time ago,…
From inside parliament: final appearance or theatrical farewell
Pakistan's 11th president has been called many things: A political genius; a pragmatic conjurer; a wheeler & dealer; ruthlessly practical. But never a true statesman, nor a great orator. His…
‘A friendly match’ Election Outlook-XIV
What is a friendly match? According to Wikipedia, a friendly game or an exhibition match is a sporting event "in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind…
