Greenpeace protest highlights quest for Arctic riches
The waves of the Arctic Sea are being whipped up as the quest for the North Pole's treasures heats up. A Greenpeace video shows dramatic images of armed masked men…
Deadly tentacles of terrorism
The ghastly and cowardly attack of September 15, 2013 by Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) on Major General Sanaullah Khan, Lieutenant Colonel Tauseef Ahmad and Sepoy Irfan Sattar, has once again exposed hollowness…
Idiots of history…all utterly wrong
Imagine Mustafa Kemal’s folly as he went about resisting the victorious Allies and raising the banner of revolt: he did not call an all-parties conference (APC). He did not consult…
Dangers of military intervention
The spectre of US military action against Syria has not diminished with the surfacing of divisions among America’s European allies and the resounding rejection of such intervention by the British…
Blundering into Syria
THE US, together with a `coalition of the willing`, appears on the verge of launching air strikes against the military assets of Syria`s president, Bashar al-Assad. The declared purpose is…
Trusting the enemy
In his recent interview with the Daily Telegraph Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif emphasised his “mandate for peace with India.” Asserting that the arms race must end and outstanding issues be…
The secrecy imperative takes its toll
It can perhaps best be described as a failure of British intelligence. At more than one level. On Sunday morning, a 28-year-old Brazilian, David Miranda, was detained for almost nine…
Pakistan’s recognition of the Taliban
For too long have the people of Afghanistan walked through the dreadful valley of despair. Tuesday’s attack by the Taliban near the presidential palace in Kabul portends an escalation of…
Make them think
Despite the threats and terrorist attacks, Pakistan went ahead with parliamentary elections. This is a great victory for the country. The winners of these elections, like the PPP before them,…
Blood, pride and hope
Modern analyses of the comparative strength of states utilise metrics such as population, GDP, military spending and other `objective` criteria. The `human` factor the sentiments and emotions of the concerned…
