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Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands?
Posted on31. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali As neighbours, China and Japan have a chequered history, mingled with periods of conflict and peace. Following the Second Sino-Japanese War, China was occupied by Japan between 1937 and 1945. The war was a consequence of decades-long Japanese imperialist policy aiming to dominate China politically and militarily and to secure its vast raw [...]
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Whither NWA Military Operation?
Posted on26. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali The atmosphere is rife with rumours that a military operation against miscreants in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) is in the offing. Soothsayers are even predicting the date and time of commencement of the action to crush the alleged harbingers of terrorism, who have wreaked havoc in both Pakistan and Afghanistan and [...]
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Kishanganga arbitration
Posted on24. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali On 27 October 1947, Indian forces occupied Kashmir, denying the Kashmiris the option of accession in accordance with the Independence Act of 1947. The illegal occupation resulted in the 1947-1948 Kashmir War and later the 1965 and 1971 Pak-India Wars; however the accession of Kashmir remains unresolved. The method in the [...]
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Akhtar Mengal’s Pakistan Sojourn
Posted on19. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
Baloch leader’s musings lead to misconceptions By S. M. Hali Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal former Chief Minister and head of Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) appeared before the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) to assist the court to resolve the issue of missing persons and target killing of the citizens in the province of Balochistan. The [...]
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Pakistan: Tribute to Nur Khan
Posted on17. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali Air Marshal Nur Khan, the Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Air Force, who ably led his smaller but well knit force in successful air battles against a larger adversary in the 1965 Pak-India War, was paid homage by naming PAF Base Chaklala after him. Air Marshal Nur Khan’s predecessor and a national icon [...]
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Fishing in troubled Baloch waters
Posted on13. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali The return of Sardar Akhtar Mengal to Pakistan after three years of self-imposed exile at London has created cataclysmic tremors in Pakistani politics. During his deposition on the state of Balochistan before the Supreme Court, the Sardar has submitted a six-point plan in order to create an environment of truth and [...]
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Strife torn Indian states
Posted on12. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali The Indian state of Assam has been the venue of ethnic clashes since decades but in 2012, these clashes have spiraled high because of Indian government’s callousness and mismanagement. In July 2012, bloody clashes took place between the ethnic Bodos and migrants of Bangladeshi origin. The first incident was reported to have taken [...]
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Chinas new aircraft carrier
Posted on12. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
Should South East Asia be concerned? By S. M. Hali China joined the exclusive club of navies operating aircraft carriers with the unveiling of Liaoning, a former Soviet Union carrier. The vessel was commissioned in the last years of the Soviet Union, where it was known as the Varyag, before being sold to Chinese buyers by the [...]
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Putin’s snub
Posted on03. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali Russian President Vladimir Putin’s last minute cancellation of his or for that matter any Russian President’s first ever visit to Pakistan, has not only left a bad taste in the mouth, bud bred doubts regarding the bilateral Russo-Pakistan relations. The cancellation of Putin’s scheduled visit to Islamabad, has forced the postponement of [...]
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Down side of drone attacks
Posted on29. Sep, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali Pakistan has been presenting arguments demonstrating the fallout of drone attacks on its territory but its pleas have fallen on deaf ears; meanwhile the collateral damage continues with each attack. A new research and investigation report by leading US institutions rejects the US State Department’s view regarding the use of drones [...]
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