Archive for 'Pakistan'
Pakistan: OUR WRANGLING INSTITUTIONS
Posted on11. Nov, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal Pakistan is passing through interesting times. In an environment of deceit, incompetence and mistrust; different institutions are busy in competitive race for the turf. While they zealously guard their acquired space, often they appear actively engaged in encroaching upon the adjacent spaces as well. And they are in [...]
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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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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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Pakistan in Search of Future
Posted on24. Oct, 2012 by Dr Mahboob A Khawaja.
By Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD. History cannot be replicated by superficial images and video sounds as a reality factor that happened in the past. Thinkers, philosophers, political visionaries, common folks, poets, artists, and so many others activists who were committed to their sublime aims and ambitions in life and enriched a specific time span. Faith, [...]
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Balochistan And Missing Persons
Posted on23. Oct, 2012 by Asif H Raja.
Issues of missing persons and death squads in Balochistan By Brig Asif Haroon Raja Amidst the murky environment in strife-torn Baluchistan, sudden appearance of Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Akhtar Mengal from his self-imposed exile since 2009 was a surprise for many. He is relatively moderate and wants to settle grievances remaining within the [...]
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Need to arouse patriotic fervor
Posted on20. Oct, 2012 by Asif H Raja.
By Brig Asif Haroon Raja Balochistan despite being the richest province of Pakistan in terms of natural resources has remained backward and neglected. There have been sporadic spurts of violence unleashed by the Baloch nationalists who are convinced that their resources are being plundered by other provinces and resource-rich Balochistan would be better off [...]
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Baluchistan and Pakistan Army
Posted on20. Oct, 2012 by Nadir Mir.
By Brigadier Nadir Mir The enemy in Baluchistan is neither the Baloch nor the Pakistan Army, but foreign hostile forces and their allies. The problem in Baluchistan is local sense of deprivation, alienation, grievances; cycle of violence, under development of a sparse demography spread over vast spaces and of course Geopolitics. Many Baloch claim to [...]
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Hasil Khan Bizenjo Speaks His Heart
Posted on15. Oct, 2012 by Asif H Raja.
Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo’s impressions on Balochistan By Brig Asif Haroon Raja Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo son of Ghaus Bux Bizenjo, an old politician and President National Party (NP) is currently a senator. He was invited by ‘Thinkers Forum Pakistan’ chaired by former Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat on October 2012 to deliver a [...]
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BALUCHISTAN: BEYOND SIX POINTS
Posted on14. Oct, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal Attempt on Malalah’s life, dumping of defaced dead bodies in Baluchistan and surfacing of body bags in Karachi are some of the facets of terrorism running high in Pakistan; intricately linked together by common financier, trainer and arms provider. Logistics trail leads to one source, though operatives have [...]
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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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