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THE ELUSIVE NATIONAL POLICY AND NARRATIVE
Posted on30. Oct, 2012 by Brig Samson Sharaf.
By Brig Samson S Sharaf Pakistan is unfortunate amongst a few select countries to have never had a cohesive, integrated and permanent National Policy. It is a sad but a true reflection of a state that has spent half its existence under military dictatorships or tailored democracies. Whatever time that can be credited to civilian [...]
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Zardari AND ANTI US MANTRA
Posted on23. Oct, 2012 by Brig Samson Sharaf.
By Brig Samson S Sharaf President Asif Ali Zardari chose the twilight of his present incumbency to unequivocally and passionately diagnose the multiple ailments of the country he leads. He seemed frank, candid and at times helpless about the miseries he described before a sympathetic audience; and why and how, Pakistan was dangerously off course [...]
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MOVING BEYOND MALALA
Posted on17. Oct, 2012 by Brig Samson Sharaf.
By Brig Samson S Sharaf As our vitriolic media would have us believe, the targeted attempt on Malala Yousafzai is a watershed in Pakistan’s policy on the War on Terror and a fully fledged counter terrorism operation is inevitable. This extraordinary child was overplayed by the state propaganda to portray a soft, progressive and defiant [...]
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BALOCHISTAN: THE NEGLECTED BACKYARD
Posted on02. Oct, 2012 by Brig Samson Sharaf.
By Brig Samson Simon Sharf Speaking as host in a public meeting presided by Qaid e Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Quetta, Lal Din Sharaf my father demanded an end to the distinction between locals and non locals in Balochistan. To offset the parochial and divisive forces, he urged all Pakistanis to work concertedly towards [...]
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RECLAIM PAKISTAN FROM A TIGHTENING NOOSE
Posted on19. Sep, 2012 by Brig Samson Sharaf.
By Brig Samson S Sharaf For Pakistan, the images being flashed are ominous. While the economy continues to melt into a spiral, the society rapidly deteriorates and the writ of law becomes a fantasy, the rulers seem infatuated with a Waltz played by the angles of death. It appears that the henchmen are tightening the [...]
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THE MEN OF STEEL
Posted on09. Sep, 2012 by Brig Samson Sharaf.
By Brig Samson S Sharaf The early birds had not yet begun to chirp. The church bells were ringing at the Catholic Cathedral Lawrence Road Lahore and the Voice of the Moazzin echoing through the speakers of Al Shams Mosque next door. It was the early morning of 6 September 1965. Suddenly there was [...]
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WEST ASIA AND TEHRAN SUMMIT
Posted on05. Sep, 2012 by Brig Samson Sharaf.
By Brig Simon S Sharaf In sequel to my article, Arab Springs of the Southern Front, two events are significant. In both President Morsi of Egypt, an emerging Afro-Arab democracy takes centre stage; someone who seems willing through a calibrated and cautious manner, to take the high moral and democratic pedestal; rather than adopt the [...]
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ARAB SPRINGS OF THE SOUTHERN FRONT
Posted on24. Aug, 2012 by Brig Samson Sharaf.
Middle Eastern countries being inherently monarchies or dictatorships are in effect vassal states relying heavily on USA for security and stability. These are never the models to be followed in the traditions of Islamic welfare and sovereignty of Allah. By Brig Samson Sharaf In Pakistan while we remain glued to our version of WOT and [...]
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Jinnah’s Pakistan
Posted on14. Aug, 2012 by Brig Samson Sharaf.
"Religious minorities are equal citizens and an important integeral part of the Islamic State; their responsibility, honour and dignity rests squarely on the State." Raja Mujtaba By Brig Samson S Sharaf Happy Independence Day Pakistan! You have survived 65 eventful years despite numerous odds. There were sceptics like Schuman who gave you less than 50 [...]
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Pakistan: Drugs And Educational Institutes
Posted on10. Aug, 2012 by Brig Samson Sharaf.
Time for holding ceremonial seminars on drug abuse as a compulsive expenditure should now be over. It is now time to act. By Brig Samson S Sharaf At 15, Shiny was the brightest student and scored straight As in her O Level Examinations. Her parents were busy doctors minting a fortune and wanted her to [...]
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