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by Ahmed Quraishi
It is impossible to analyse the latest humiliating diplomatic bungle by Pakistan’s political and military leaderships simply because it defies logic. How can a legitimate and normal diplomatic exercise by a country turn …

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Pakistan Siezes US Military Equipment
December 31, 2011 – 6:13 am | 13 Comments
Pakistan Siezes US Military Equipment

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ISLAMABAD: The paramilitary rangers has started taking possession of highly sensitive US cargo stranded in Pakistan following the blockade of the Nato supply route by Pakistan in protest against the November 26 air strikes that …

Pakistan Military The Least Corrupt Institution in The Country: Report
December 29, 2011 – 7:43 pm | 5 Comments
Pakistan Military The Least Corrupt Institution in The Country: Report

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KARACHI – Judiciary has stepped up into the 4th position from 6th in the previous year in terms of corruption, while land administration department has got the first position on the list of country’s most …

The Army’s Constitutional Role
December 28, 2011 – 7:58 pm | 4 Comments
The Army’s Constitutional Role

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By: S.M. Hali
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s statement about the constitutional role of Pakistan Army has put to rest rumours and speculations of an army takeover. It has also refuted Yousuf Raza Gilani’s charge of the army …

What Do The Generals Want? a ‘Smart Coup’
December 27, 2011 – 8:09 pm | 6 Comments
What Do The Generals Want? a ‘Smart Coup’

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by Farrukh Saleem
ISLAMABAD: The GHQ seems to have at least three immediate priorities: the generals want the memogate to be investigated in order to expose breaches over national security; they want US-Pakistan relationship to be …

Those Who Curse The Pakistan Army, Think Twice!
December 26, 2011 – 6:59 pm | 54 Comments
Those Who Curse The Pakistan Army, Think Twice!

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By Humaira Naz
“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if …

PIA Crisis: Fall of Yet Another Pillar
December 26, 2011 – 5:03 pm | 3 Comments
PIA Crisis: Fall of Yet Another Pillar

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Karachi: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been sustaining with financial hemorrhage for long period on the high operational cost against its revenue earnings but it has been continued its flight operations at all odds with …

US Gears For Limited Relationship With Pakistan
December 26, 2011 – 4:52 pm | 5 Comments
US Gears For Limited Relationship With Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – With the United States facing the reality that its broad security partnership with Pakistan is over, American officials are seeking to salvage a more limited counterterrorism alliance that they acknowledge will complicate …

Debunking The Myth of a Secular Pakistan
December 26, 2011 – 4:38 pm | 3 Comments
Debunking The Myth of a Secular Pakistan

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Ali Rizvi | PKKH Exclusive
An Islamic state as conceptualised by many Pakistani’s reeks of religious fanaticism, of authoritarian bigotry, of medieval practices, of the oppression of women, discrimination against minorities, of extremism, of …

Jinnah, And Pakistan, Were Culmination Of Ten Centuries Of Muslim Empire
December 25, 2011 – 12:11 pm | 19 Comments
Jinnah, And Pakistan, Were Culmination Of Ten Centuries Of Muslim Empire

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A nation that formed and gelled through ten centuries of imperial rule, culture and religion was destined to emerge. The Quaid made it happen in 1947.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Pakistan was destined to emerge thanks to our history …

US Central Command Briefing to Pakistan on NATO Attack Cancelled
December 24, 2011 – 4:20 pm | One Comment
US Central Command Briefing to Pakistan on NATO Attack Cancelled

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ISLAMABAD: A briefing by the head of the US Central Command to Pakistani officials on a November 26 cross-border Nato air attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and severely strained ties with Washington has been …

How A Few Pakistanis Conspire Against Pakistan Military & ISI
December 23, 2011 – 10:01 pm | 26 Comments
How A Few Pakistanis Conspire Against Pakistan Military & ISI

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One day an idea is discussed on Twitter in Pakistan. Next day, an anti-military draft is released in Hong Kong, and another submitted to the Supreme Court in Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Here is an interesting sequence …

Pakistan Rejects US Probe on Lethal Strikes
December 23, 2011 – 4:09 pm | 4 Comments
Pakistan Rejects US Probe on Lethal Strikes

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday rejected a US probe into American air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, providing little sign of a swift resolution to the worst crisis in the countries’ fragile alliance.
“Pakistan’s army does not …

US Accepts Some Blame – Refuses To Apologise‏
December 22, 2011 – 11:06 pm | 7 Comments
US Accepts Some Blame – Refuses To Apologise‏

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A U.S. military investigation has accepted some blame for the deadliest friendly-fire incident of the war in Afghanistan but ultimately concluded the airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers were justified — findings expected to infuriate …

DG ISI Did Not Meet Arab Leaders Between May 1-9: ISPR
December 21, 2011 – 7:49 pm | 6 Comments
DG ISI Did Not Meet Arab Leaders Between May 1-9: ISPR

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The Inter Services Public Relations department (ISPR) has denied a media report which had stated that DG Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI)  Shuja Pasha had met Arab leaders to discuss a military coup in Pakistan.
A statement released by …

Twilight Of The Taliban : TTP Buckles Under Internal Fissures, External Pressure
December 19, 2011 – 4:42 pm | 12 Comments
Twilight Of The Taliban : TTP Buckles Under Internal Fissures, External Pressure

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ISLAMABAD: The twilight of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – an outlawed umbrella of militant groups – appears to have set in.
The group responsible for most violence in the country is in disarray with its ‘chain …

US Think Tank Paid $100,000 to Haqqani to Write Book Against Army
December 18, 2011 – 5:17 pm | 11 Comments
US Think Tank Paid $100,000 to Haqqani to Write Book Against Army

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ISLAMABAD: Smith Richardson Foundation, an American think tank, claims that it paid $100,000 to Husain Haqqani to write a book, which attacks the Pakistan army and the military-mosque alliance and its implications for US policies.
Haqqani came …

US Army Veteran tortures Pakistani salesman in racist attack
December 18, 2011 – 11:54 am | 20 Comments
US Army Veteran tortures Pakistani salesman in racist attack

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A Pakistani security salesman was viciously beaten and tortured in a hate crime at a home in an upscale neighborhood in Tomball, Houston, on Wednesday.
The Houston chapter of CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, wants …

No Fried Chicken For US Soldiers In Afghanistan?
December 17, 2011 – 3:56 pm | 6 Comments
No Fried Chicken For US Soldiers In Afghanistan?

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US government is using the media to downplay the affect of Pakistani blockade. But the G.I.s want their fried chicken, Mr. Panetta.

SPECIAL REPORT | Friday | 16 December 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan—The US military is doing its …

India Invaded Pakistan In 1971 Without Provocation: Know The Facts, And The Enemy
December 17, 2011 – 3:45 pm | 89 Comments
India Invaded Pakistan In 1971 Without Provocation: Know The Facts, And The Enemy

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Time for some facts on India’s 1971 invasion of Pakistan.
First of all, there was no ‘Indo-Pakistan war of 1971′.
That’s a misleading description.
India INVADED Pakistan in 1971. Use the right words because there is a …

From Pakistan to Afghanistan, U.S. Finds Convoy of Chaos
December 17, 2011 – 3:22 pm | 2 Comments
From Pakistan to Afghanistan, U.S. Finds Convoy of Chaos

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The route from Karachi to Kabul was the best way to get supplies to U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and the main artery for a Pashtun trucking empire—until Pakistan shut it down.

Like a broker tracking the …

Squeezed NATO Supply Line Runs Dry
December 16, 2011 – 8:35 pm | No Comment
Squeezed NATO Supply Line Runs Dry

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ISLAMABAD: Stepping up pressure on an already-squeezed supply line, Pakistan on Thursday imposed a ban on export of petroleum products to Afghanistan and Central Asia, meant for Nato troops posted in the region.
The decision was …

Memo a Reality & Conspiracy Against Army: Kayani
December 16, 2011 – 8:25 pm | 5 Comments
Memo a Reality & Conspiracy Against Army: Kayani

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PESHAWAR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) in his reply to the Supreme Court stated that the memo was a reality and a conspiracy was being hatched against the army and national security, a private TV …

The Pakistanis Have a Point
December 15, 2011 – 3:52 pm | 8 Comments
The Pakistanis Have a Point

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As an American visitor in the power precincts of Pakistan, from the gated enclaves of Islamabad to the manicured lawns of the military garrison in Peshawar, from the luxury fortress of the Serena Hotel to the …

US: Kashmiri Freedom Activist Dr. Fai Vindicated
December 15, 2011 – 3:11 pm | 3 Comments
US: Kashmiri Freedom Activist Dr. Fai Vindicated

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US Drops A Charge Against Kashmiri-American Activist

“Let not anyone think that today’s events will slow or otherwise impede the KAC’s work.”
Kashmiri American Council
WASHINGTON, DC—The Kashmiri American Council’s Board of Directors today confirmed their understanding …