Move on?
May 16, 2012 – 5:56 pm | 4 Comments

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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 Army to Donate Salaries to Flood Victims, Politicians Refuse
August 4, 2010 – 3:04 pm | 18 Comments
Pakistan Army to Donate Salaries to Flood Victims, Politicians Refuse

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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s army said Wednesday that personnel would each donate one day’s salary to up to 3.2 million people affected by worst floods in living memory.
The move by the most powerful institution in Pakistan follows …

‘Mere Log’ – PKKH Launches Aid Appeal
August 4, 2010 – 2:14 pm | 32 Comments
‘Mere Log’ – PKKH Launches Aid Appeal

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PKKH is launching “IBN-E-QASIM: SEARCH & RESCUE BOAT SERVICE“ for affected areas in Sindh, as part of the MERE LOG aid and relief project for the victims of recent floods in Pakistan.
We will dock from …

Pakistan’s Only Rescue Team; The Army
August 4, 2010 – 5:06 am | 28 Comments
Pakistan’s Only Rescue Team; The Army

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Masroor Mian | PKKH Editorial
The Pakistani Government, like many other things has also failed at providing the people of this nation with a reliable disaster management force. The only known disaster management organization in Pakistan …

US “Trapped” By ISI
August 4, 2010 – 3:16 am | 15 Comments
US “Trapped” By ISI

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The following article apparently sounds like ISI being demonized, but reading between the lines, it actually reflects the fear and frustration they have in their hearts, the way they are terrorized of the genius of …

Islamabad’s Weakest Link
August 2, 2010 – 1:36 pm | 31 Comments
Islamabad’s Weakest Link

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Talat Hussain
On the face of it, the furore in Pakistan seems pointless. British Prime Minister David Cameron has not said anything new. All he has done is to repeat the standard script that the Washington-London-Delhi-Kabul …

Pakistan to Acquire Predator Drones?
August 2, 2010 – 7:39 am | 14 Comments
Pakistan to Acquire Predator Drones?

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Army is inching closer to realising its dream of owning Predator drones – the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) notorious for launching successful strikes against high-profile militants – even as the institution keeps …

Pakistan No Obedient Ally
August 2, 2010 – 6:09 am | 10 Comments
Pakistan No Obedient Ally

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ERIC MARGOLIS, QMI Agency
WASHINGTON — Release of 92,000 U.S. military field reports from Afghanistan by WikiLeaks has revealed the war’s ugly underbelly and embarrassed the hell out of Washington and its NATO allies, including Canada.
They …

ISI Foiled US Attempt To Steal Nuclear Secrets
August 2, 2010 – 6:02 am | 5 Comments
ISI Foiled US Attempt To Steal Nuclear Secrets

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ISLAMABAD: Former DG ISI Lieutenant General Javed Ashraf Qazi has disclosed that Pakistan had foiled an attempt of a CIA official to steal documents of Pakistan N-secrets with the help of a Pakistani military officer.
Talking …

Reasons Why the US and India Demonize Pakistan’s ISI
August 2, 2010 – 5:54 am | 5 Comments
Reasons Why the US and India Demonize Pakistan’s ISI

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Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence agency, or ISI as it is popularly known, is seen as their nemesis by those who have tried to undermine the security interests of the country one way or the other. …

Crashed Air Blue Flight’s Black Box Found
July 31, 2010 – 6:25 pm | 4 Comments
Crashed Air Blue Flight’s Black Box Found

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ISLAMABAD: Investigators searching the site of an airliner crash near Pakistan’s capital in which 152 people died have found the plane’s black box, a minister and a civil aviation official said Saturday.
“The investigating committee found …

Shuja Pasha Cancels UK Trip – Zardari Insists on Going
July 31, 2010 – 6:15 am | 54 Comments
Shuja Pasha Cancels UK Trip – Zardari Insists on Going

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ISLAMABAD: Revealing the division within its ranks, the government struggled all day on Friday to come up with a unified response to British Prime Minister David Cameron’s disparaging terror remarks.
For once the PPP leaders …

10 Best Intelligence Agencies in the World
July 29, 2010 – 7:39 pm | 75 Comments
10 Best Intelligence Agencies in the World

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Intelligence Agency is an effective instrument of a national power. Aggressive intelligence is its primary weapon to destabilize the target. Indeed, no one knows what the intelligence agencies actually do so figuring …

The ISI: America’s favourite scapegoat
July 28, 2010 – 6:02 pm | 4 Comments
The ISI: America’s favourite scapegoat

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First, a freelance reporter brings down America’s top general in Afghanistan with a damning article in the iconic pop-culture Rolling Stone magazine. Now, thousands of classified military documents are published on to the Internet through …

Why America’s Allies Are Hedging Their Bets
July 28, 2010 – 6:01 pm | 2 Comments
Why America’s Allies Are Hedging Their Bets

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So how do you say “Duh!” in Urdu? There’s nothing new or remarkable in the suggestion that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has been aiding and abetting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, as highlighted in …

AirBlue Jet Crashes Near Islamabad (Latest Updates)
July 28, 2010 – 1:01 pm | 43 Comments
AirBlue Jet Crashes Near Islamabad (Latest Updates)

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NO SURVIVORS
ISLAMABAD: There were no survivors from the Airblue passenger plane that crashed in the Margalla Hills in Islamabad on Wednesday, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said.
“There are no survivors. We believe all are dead. We …

US should pack its bags: Dan Qayyum, PKKH – On RussiaToday TV
July 26, 2010 – 12:55 pm | 60 Comments
US should pack its bags: Dan Qayyum, PKKH – On RussiaToday TV

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On this edition of CrossTalk with Peter Lavelle, his guests Dan Qayyum (Editor PKKH), Shuja Nawaz and Anatol Leiven discuss whether Pakistan could be the target of the next American-led invasion in the region. …

Diplomatic Talks and Af-Pak Trade Expose US-India Connection!
July 25, 2010 – 8:33 am | 17 Comments
Diplomatic Talks and Af-Pak Trade Expose US-India Connection!

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Zainulabedin Ameer | PKKH Editorial
A series of diplomatic meetings and events have been observed in the past two weeks in Pakistan. The prominent figures to have visited here include: Indian External Affairs Minister, S.M. Krishna; …

Kayani, a man for many seasons
July 24, 2010 – 8:03 am | 16 Comments
Kayani, a man for many seasons

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Shuja Nawaz
In a timely though perhaps overly dramatic move, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani of Pakistan announced recently on national television the extension of army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for another three years beyond …

Indian Government Pulled Own Foreign Minister’s Leg
July 23, 2010 – 8:14 pm | 9 Comments
Indian Government Pulled Own Foreign Minister’s Leg

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NEW DELHI, India—This is not the first time that Indian extremists have sabotaged crucial peace talks with Pakistan.
On 19 February 2007, one day before Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri landed in New Delhi for peace …

JF-17 Thunder at Farnborough [Photos and Video]
July 21, 2010 – 6:42 am | 16 Comments
JF-17 Thunder at Farnborough [Photos and Video]

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Gareth Stringer reports on the arrival of the JF-17 Thunder at Farnborough for the aircraft’s public debut in the west. Images by Paul Dopson.

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General Kayani: The Party Pooper
July 18, 2010 – 12:58 pm | 36 Comments
General Kayani: The Party Pooper

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Dan Qayyum | PKKH Editorial
The stage had been set for another round of the cordial, cosmetic but utterly pointless exercise at the behest of Washington as the US and NATO try and control the India-Pakistan …

Visa Policy Changed for US Diplomats
July 18, 2010 – 12:51 pm | 10 Comments
Visa Policy Changed for US Diplomats

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ISLAMABAD: In a bid to end a row with the US over diplomatic and official visas, President Asif Ali Zardari has asked Foreign Office to enhance the visa authority of the country’s ambassador to Washington.
The …

Another diplomatic success for Pakistan as SM Krishna criticized in India on return
July 16, 2010 – 11:04 am | 6 Comments
Another diplomatic success for Pakistan as SM Krishna criticized in India on return

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S M Krishna criticised for not defending G K Pillai
This is the question India is asking a day after Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi slammed India’s Home Secretary GK Pillai in the joint press …