Pakistan
Pakistan - Who’s Fault?
I stumbled across this in Cairene’s blog about an article in National Geographic about Pakistan, which is quite interesting. While I think they have some interesting comments, I am more interested in what you all have to say after reading the two articles.
Struggle for the Soul of Pakistan
I look forward to the comments that [...]
I Still Love Pakistan, Do You
With our Independence Day just around the corner, I was really surprised to get an email from Buzzvines about a new campaign called “I Do Love Pakistan, Do You?” Being a patriotic Pakistani that loves this country, with all its faults and problems, I signed up.
After 60 years of existence, we need to find our [...]
How To Squeeze Jihadi Culture Out of Pakistan - Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr, a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, presented a view of how the US could “help” Pakistan wipe out its jihadi problem in the Christian Science Monitor. He is also the author if “The Shia Revival: How Conflicts with Islam Will Shape the [...]
Problem, Not Solution - Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi
Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi, a noted defense and political analyst in Pakistan, shared an interesting insight into Pakistan’s extremist problem in today’s Daily Times.
The military is drawing flak for its expanded role in the political and other non-professional domains. The intensity of anti-army feeling and the frequency of its expression are unprecedented in post-1971 Pakistan.
The slogans [...]
Bomb Defused Outside Potter Launch In Pakistan
Pakistan police say they have defused a bomb outside a shopping center where the latest Harry Potter book was scheduled to be launched.
Karachi police investigation chief Manzoor Mughal says the man behind the “immature” bomb plot phoned police after having an apparent change of heart because of the many children at the site.
“Police have foiled [...]
Emerging Political Situation - Mir Jamil ur Rahman
Mir Jamil ur Rahman provides an interesting perspective into the political environment in Pakistan with the fast emerging Talibanisation movement.
The flurry of suicide bombings following the Jamia Hafsa operation strongly indicates that Taliban has declared war on Pakistan. The organized pattern of the bombings points to the fact that al-Qaeda is providing Taliban with logistic [...]
Craig Cohen Online at the Washington Post
The Washington Post had Craig Cohen, Deputy Chief of Staff at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, online to discuss and answer questions about the Pakistan Army’s raid on Lal Masjid and the impact it will have on President Musharraf’s Presidency and the future of Pakistan.
I followed it online until about midnight Pakistan time, [...]
Wanted - A Bold President - Ahmed Quraishi
A fantastic Op-Ed piece in today’s The News that puts some interesting ideas forward for the nation’s educated, middle class to consider for changing the political status quo.
To the dismay of the hawks in the Pakistani strategic community, we have a military dictator who refuses most of the time to be what he’s supposed to [...]
APC’s Anti-Climactic Roadmap
Today’s Daily Times, Pakistan’s leading liberal newspaper, has an outstanding assessment of the recent All Parties Conference held in London. I personally believe that the whole APC is nothing more than an attempt to perform a power grab with the Pakistan’s religious right-wing and the exiled former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif.
In the next few [...]
Say It Ain’t So Nic Robertson - Part I
This is the first part of a review of Nic Robertson’s anti-Pakistan “journalistic piece” called “Pakistan: The Enemy Within.” This series will review the broadcast, questions that were not addressed about the madrassas and extremism and the key players that have kept this problem alive within Pakistan and in the region. It should be [...]
