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AFGHANISTAN: ENDING THE GAME
Posted on04. Mar, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
Armed forces of Pakistan have been under pressure to ‘Do More’. Pakistani military was asked to overstretch itself and engage the targets which Americans could not dare to do themselves. Regional approach of involving adjoining neighbours for a durable solution was looked down upon in the favour of accommodating expansionist designs of distant neighbours with [...]
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THE BALUCHISTAN SQUEEZE
Posted on25. Feb, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
It is unfair to blame FC for all the woes of Baluchistan, while it has partial jurisdiction over only 5 percent of the area. IGFC Baluchistan has recently stressed for collective political efforts alongside socio-economic development to address the current precarious law and order situation. Although the present situation is largely a result of political [...]
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JACOBABAD AMERICA & WE
Posted on18. Feb, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal Last week, Air and Army chiefs spent a busy day at PAF Base Shahbaz, located in Jacobabad. The two chiefs flew in a single formation of 02 Block-52 F-16 aircraft. At this occasion, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman declared, “Jacobabad Airbase is under the control of the PAF.” [...]
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Stunt Hearing On Balochistan
Posted on12. Feb, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
"……that given the ethnic diversity of the province, its complicated history, and the existing geographic constraints, an independent Baluchistan was untenable. She also pointed out that targeted killings were also being carried out by the Baluch dissident entities. Armed Baluch groups are also responsible for targeted killings, ethnic cleansing and systematic destruction of private property." Christine [...]
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Pakistan: Frenzy Of Adiala Eleven
Posted on06. Feb, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal The narrative and counter narrative about Ex-Adiala eleven is turning rather mysterious. They certainly were not the members of a squad that had won some sports world cup for Pakistan They were hardened terrorists playing ‘catch me if you can’ with our judicial system.’ They were involved in high [...]
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Afghanistan Beyond PeeING
Posted on29. Jan, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
"Actions speak for the depth of a society; a humane and a just society would always be respected. Arrogance begets hate and disgrace." Raja Mujtaba By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal Forty second long video showing American Marines joyfully urinating on dead Afghan fighters in southern Afghanistan is the latest episode of disregard of basic [...]
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GLOBAL FISSILE MATERIAL REGIME
Posted on22. Jan, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
By Commodore® Khalid Iqbal The Conference on Disarmament (CD) is a multilateral forum for disarmament diplomacy. It has evolved important treaties banning biological and chemical weapons as well as underground nuclear tests. CD hasn't produced anything worthwhile since the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban treaty (CTBT), a pact now on hold because some key nations, including [...]
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US: The Receding Empire
Posted on15. Jan, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal 2011 was indeed an ‘Annus Horribilis’ in the chequered history of Pak-US relations. Likewise, it was a year of global retreat for America. The US kept an unrelenting pressure on Pakistan by taking pot shots on its core national interests. Even the Kashmir cause, so dear to candidate [...]
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Pakistan: Mainstreaming Baluchistan
Posted on09. Jan, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
There is lot of space between existing circumstance and the point of no return. Through national unity, seriousness of purpose, faith in the aspirations of our people for peace and progress and their ability to persevere and overcome any and all challenges, political space lost to the dissidents can be reclaimed. By Air Commodore ® [...]
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Pakistan: Seeing Beyond Perceptions
Posted on01. Jan, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
By Air Commodore ® Khalid Iqbal A mini Pakistan assembled at the National Defence University to conceptualize the contours of ‘Comprehensive National Security’. Participants of this five week intellectual activity were drawn from all parts of Pakistan; they represented all walks of life. A mix of over 50 parliamentarians, civil and military bureaucrats, advocates, technocrats, [...]
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