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A TRYST WITH JINNAH

Posted on10. Mar, 2011 by .

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Shahbaz Bhatti

By Brig Samson S Sharaf:
Bhatti was a soft and honest face of Pakistan. Internationally, he earned Pakistan a good name to the extent that the Canadian Government sent a special ministerial delegation to join his family in mourning. He was someone the world wanted to see in Pakistan. He was soft spoken, clear and persuasive. At every function of the Christian community I attend with him, he always emphasised Pakistan our Country, Jinnah our Leader and readiness to sacrifice his life for the vision of Jinnah’s Pakistan.

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Pak-US Relations: TIME FOR PAKISTAN TO RE ASSERT

Posted on20. Feb, 2011 by .

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By Brig Samson S Sharaf:
Sectarian outfits initially raised and patronised to contain a revolutionist Iran are being patronised to destabalise Pakistan. In the interim, these organisations played their role in Eastern Europe and Chechnya as also mobilising India and Pakistan to the brink of war. Some chatter suggests that with Jundallah’s support, Iran could be next.

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CHINA-US DIPLOMACY AND AF-PAK

Posted on23. Jan, 2011 by .

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Brig Samson S Sharaf:
Just like Algeria faces a people’s revolution, Pakistan is not far behind. If that happens, then the forces of intolerance will unleash themselves against the entire system. The government must realise that far too much time has been lost to political tantrums and it is time they deliver honestly. The only democratic options are to either perform or call for immediate elections. The slide and rot must be stopped and arrested.

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PAKISTAN US RELATIONS: THE LONG WAR

Posted on15. Aug, 2010 by .

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By Brig Samson S Sharaf
My parting words to Dr. Mead were that Pakistan or no Pakistan, in the final analysis, it is the people of the region who will win. I asked him to read the Forgotten Social Dimension of Strategy by Michel Howard and take a fresh look at his thesis of Asian domination.

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AMERICA EMBROILED IN ETHICS OF WAR

Posted on24. Jul, 2010 by .

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A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE; WHO WILL ANSWER? By Brig Simon S Sharraf Though ordinary citizens may look at war as an end to politics and diplomacy, statesmen of realism paradigm know that it is ‘a continuation of the policy in concert with other means’ (Clausewitz). According to Julian Lider, the transition point to state sanctioned [...]

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