I think the problem with this is the word “if.” The recent past has shown us that the targets are not confirmed al-Qaeda targets, rather those of questionable character or behavior. Also, during the Musharraf government, there were numerous occasions that Baitullah Mehsud exact location was communicated to US forces for assistance in taking him out, the US didn’t bother.

Also, if our government in Pakistan were to admit that they were not able to deal with the terrorist threat on their own, maybe the Pakistani people would support the involvement of the NATO forces instead of the US. The problem here is that our government isn’t telling anyone the whole story.

Lastly, I am particularly offended by our government in Pakistan again claiming that there is no such agreement between Pakistan and the United States. The Washington, much like the Wall Street Journal, is a credible publication that will provide evidence. If you recall, the Wall Street Journal, in response to the Government of Pakistan’s claims that Zardari had not called the Kashmiri Freedom Fighters terrorists, posted the recordings of the interview so that anyone can listen to the comments and decide for themselves.Recently, with Foreign Policy magazine having to post a clarification about Mustafa Kamal’s ranking as “2nd best Mayor in the World.”

If the government would just be honest with the people, news like this would be easier to accept.

Where is the problem. You don’t want to deal with these people allowing them to create trouble yet will make a noise if someone else comes to clean up your mess!!!!

First, my post was not a condemnation on Mustafa Kamal or the MQM. My argument was for the media to get the story right.

I fully agree that Mustafa Kamal has done fantastic things for the city of Karachi and we, Karachities, are very lucky to have him as our mayor. The improvements completed and those in progress will greatly improve the city of Karachi for those who live here and those who invest, visit or do business here. However, I am sorry that I can't agree with your argument that he is ranked #2 as a mayor around the world. If you review the Foreign Policy magazine and its website, you will find that there is no individual ranking for mayor, only cities. While I would like to believe that Mustafa Kamal is the 2nd best mayor in the world, there is no survey to back that up. At least, not in the Foreign Policy magazine issue that we are discussing.

If you read the text above the comment about Mustafa Kamal, it states "Here's how three of the world's top mayors are climbing the ladder." As far as my understanding of English goes that doesn't say that he is one of the top three mayors in the world. Credit is due to Mustafa Kamal and his team, and the party that brought him to the people, there is no arguing that.

Country first has always been our belief at Behind the Chairman's Door!