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AJPirzada wrote: He does indeed. I meant no disrespect by pointing out, however, that it is neither the job of the Edhi foundation, nor one of its many abilities, to provide a comprehensive analysis of the situation in Swat. The maintenance of law and order, the provision of electricity, gas...

Edhi is a saintly personality, but is not famous for his "analytical" abilities. There is, unfortunately, much evidence from a variety of sources that things are quite bad not just in Mingora, from where Edhi is quoted, but much more so in far flung villages and settlements (many of which are...

It will take a lot more than an appeal from the good Mawlana for the people to go back to the ruins that were their "home". Unfortunately, with confusion over the division of responsibility between civilians and the military, neither the fallout of the operation was anticipated (apparently, it...

IMHO the morality of suicide (or Kamikaze) bombing and the motivation of the bombers deserve to be discussed, and in greater earnest than is customary; but for reasons given below, not on the basis of these photographs. To provide some background: these pcitures, allegedly taken on 8 September...

British Muslims (many of them second generation, born, and bred in Britain) resort to violence in reaction to British racism, injustice, and lack of opportunities. Naturally, this is hard to admit, so the bogey of Afghanistan and Pakistan is raised. The idea that a short visit to Pakistan can...

Thank you for bringing this letter to our attention. As "fhassan" points out, Sheikh Hamza is a prominent Muslim; he runs a madrasa in California, which is reportedly being converted to a four-year college. What do I think? I think that Sheikh Hamza's letter is "strategic" (in the sense that...

Dr. Ayesha writes: In this connection it is relevant to draw attention to a major ongoing controversy in France that has also been covered, albeit very gingerly, in Pakistani newspapers. The story, Allegations link killing of French engineers to defence deal, was reported on France24.com (the...

The just released World Radars Market Report reports the following deals relating to India: IAF Receives Rohini, a 3-D Acquisition Radar, from BEL II-47 India Plans to Install 45 Doppler Radars II-48 India and Israel Ink Radar Co-development Agreement II-51 India to Purchase Next-Generation...

While those in the know are aware of this, for the benefit of the less initiated it is important to emphasise -- as the post above indicates (last paragraph) -- that the "passage" of a bill by the Senate is but one small step in the complex process of funds becoming available to Pakistan. To...

Excellent idea. I am waiting to get URL privileges (after 15 posts) to offer my two bits when I can. In addition may I suggest, if other members concur, adding 2 threads on: (1) Pakistan in the US FY 2010 Defense Budget; and (2) The US Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) -- currently under...

This is possible. Dawn, 19 May 2009, carries the story (on its back page). There is also much stuff on the Internet, again courtesy of Seymour Hersh. If true, the man who would have run the operation would be Lt. Gen. McChrystal, who recently took over the USFOR-A/ISAF command in Afghanistan...

The NYT headline is not warranted by the evidence presented: "Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed the assessment of the expanded arsenal in a one-word answer to a question on Thursday in the midst of lengthy Senate testimony… he was asked whether he had seen...