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Pakistan’s Contribution to the War on Terror – US CentCom
Picked up from GoatMilk, first printed in the South Asia Tribune in May of 2003. This same report was removed from the US CentCom website and reposted on the US Information Clearinghouse Website: This is the first official estimate of losses suffered by Pakistan, given by the US military high command and analysts say these [...]
“Delivering Without Taking the Credit”
The United States and Pakistan reached tacit agreement in September on a don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy that allows unmanned Predator aircraft to attack suspected terrorist targets in rugged western Pakistan, according to senior officials in both countries. In recent months, the U.S. drones have fired missiles at Pakistani soil at an average rate of once every four [...]
Secret Orders to Allow US Raids Into Any Country
We are posting this for a few reasons. First, because every news outlet in Pakistan is reporting the story of a “Secret US Order” that allowed military raids into Pakistan. Second, former President Musharraf’s stand that neither he, nor anyone in his government, approved these raids. Third, the current government’s regular complaints to the US [...]
Alaskan Senator Blackmails Pakistan
This has to be one of the best stories of the election. Yesterday, Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens was indicted of concealing over US$ 250,000 in “gifts” from an oil company looking for favors. The oil company used the Senator to secure business contacts in Pakistan and Russia, along with other favors. According a report in [...]
Eating Grass in Alligator Infested Waters – Samson Simon Sharaf
In the first two parts of the essay, ‘are we ready to eat grass?’ a bird’s eye view of security perspectives arising out of a Pakistani mindset have been discussed. The question that now arises is, ‘do we have the potential to grow the grass we intend to eat?’ In this regard an interesting development [...]
Pakistan: A Country on Fire – Ayesha Siddiqa
The bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on 20 September 2008 has hit Pakistan hard. The reputation of the hotel as a meeting-point and social hub for the capital’s political and diplomatic class ensured that the attack – which killed fifty-three people and wounded 250 – would receive the maximum worldwide publicity that the [...]