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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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Pictures from the Seige
A collection of pictures of the continued siege at Lal Masjid in Islamabad from domestic and international media outlets, including CNN, BBC, Dawn, and The News.
Attack on the President?
The domestic news channels are breaking this story out of Rawalpindi that in the area around Chaklala Air Base, there was Light Machine Gun fire at the President’s plane. Dawn News (the newest private news channel) is reporting that a home that was rented by a couple on Thursday was found to have anti-aircraft guns [...]
