Tag Archives: Khalid Iqbal
COUNTERING BLASPHEMY
Posted on23. Sep, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal There is persistent outflow of anti-Islam literature in various forms: movies, caricatures, printed matter and word of mouth. Pattern is of a well orchestrated, multi-pronged campaign to keep the Muslims off balance. Reactions by the governments of the countries from where such materials are originating have generally been varying: [...]
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AFGHANISTAN: BEYOND TOKYO CONFERENCE
Posted on16. Jul, 2012 by Raja Mujtaba.
By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal During the Obama years, at least two persons out of his Afghanistan team accurately and correctly perceived the nature, gravity and complexity of the Afghanistan conflict and were eager to find a respectable way to get America out of the fiasco. These were Richard Holbrooke and General Stanley Mc [...]
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PAK-RUSSIA RAPPROCHEMENT
Posted on08. Jun, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal For over six decades, Pakistan has lived under an uncertainty-cum-insecurity syndrome in the context of its relations with Russia, especially in the Soviet era. During early days, Soviet quest to reach warm waters was interpreted as Russian design to sever Baluchistan from Pakistan; and analysts were not widely off [...]
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Turkey’s Upright Stance!
Posted on12. Sep, 2011 by Khalid Iqbal.
Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul said Turkey would reject the report, regarding it as “null and void”… “The time has come for Israel to pay a price for its illegal actions… first of all, (Israel) is being deprived of Turkey’s friendship.” By Air Commodore ® Khalid Iqbal Turkey has finally taken the long overdue step [...]
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DISPUTES, MEDIATION & THE UNITED NATIONS
Posted on24. Jul, 2011 by Khalid Iqbal.
Air Commodore Khalid Iqbal:
The principle of mediation is well recognized in the UN Charter. Article 33, in particular, calls upon the parties to any dispute to seek a solution through mediation. Mediation is a cost-effective way to promote peaceful dispute settlement, conflict prevention and resolution. The importance of mediation had previously been reiterated in a resolution on the prevention of armed conflict, adopted by consensus during the fifty-seventh session of the UNGA
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AFGHAN CONFLICT: NO END IN SIGHT!
Posted on19. Mar, 2011 by Raja Mujtaba.
By Air Commodore Khalid Iqbal:
Fundamental challenge for American policymakers is to reconcile the rhetoric and reality. They need to seize the opportunity and leave by 2014. Their intent and actions should conjointly focus at withdrawal. Sending a positive signal one day, and contradicting it the next day would further erode American rating amongst Afghans. Time for an honourable exit is running out.
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India: Human Rights Violations In IOK
Posted on28. Jan, 2011 by Khalid Iqbal.
By Air Commodore Khalid Iqbal:
It is doubtful whether the observations made by the UN Special Rapporteur’ will carry any weight with the powers that be in New Delhi to take any concrete steps for putting an end to grave human rights abuses which have gone unabated at least for the past two decades
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TIMES SQUARE BOMB HOAX, ISRAELI INTEL GROUP SHOWS ITS HAND
Posted on03. May, 2010 by Jeff.
ISRAELIS BLAME TALIBAN GROUP, ONE THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FOR YEARS By Gordon Duff Who would have believed it? Only days after a warning of an Israeli “false flag” bombing against the US “in the works” a massive car bomb is discovered in Time Square! Better yet, though no intelligence organization in the world [...]
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