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TTP is not Pakistans asset. Its elimination or subjugation is important for the state. Sadly people believe they can be turned which is not true. My fellow Pakistanis will not like me stating one fact which is Pak civil and bureaucracy leadership lost Kashmir before partition when they...

short range not more than 300 can be acquired within the mtcr limit and payload less than 500 kg. But real issue is cash.

Why didnt musharraf saab reform the system when he had the chance? He brought his own poodle justice dogar instead of fixing things permanently after imposing emergency. Same thing he did when he took over and promulgated LFO. Politicians are genetically corrupt, dictators dont want reforms...

Respect for professional military men but as rulers whether it was ayub, zia, or musharraf no one really brought about true reforms. To be fair to ayub he tried but it ended in disappointment. Instead of fanboying we must judge them by reforms. Judicial reforms, bureaucratic, police, economic...

shoaib should migrate to hindustan seems he has more friends there.

Mohtaram With the streets you will be back to square one. Protests did occur during the 80s and MQM was born out of violence, yes the Pak establishment did have a role in propping them up but they became a reality and Altaf became an icon and rest is history. I simply failed to understand as...

I respect your views with sincerity; however, permit me to disagree as I see a bigger game at play which has been played many times at the national level. Stakes are much higher in Karachi as players involved have a violent past plus external factors. Forgive me if I sound redundant, but any...

I view it as a warning for intelligence community of the country that claim to be the ideological and geographical defenders of Pakistan. Normal people of karachi like any citizen neither have the resources nor the organization to take on armed militias fully supported by PPP. PPP sole purpose...

Why do we waste our brain cells on this wannabe milton friedman. PML-N is the only party in recent history that brought about reduction in exports. This mufta should answer this along with the fact as to why his pizza muncher leader didn't even bother to document even 5% of lahore's economy let...

Thanks Janab, The study below analyzes multilateral aid vs bilateral aid. Multilateral aid played a significant role in economic growth according to this study whether foreign aid has a positive effect on economy overall is another issue...

Pakistan has not received aid from once source. Other sources like Japan, EU countries, KSA should also be included in any analysis. Pakistani elite has failed to implement reforms like south korea and israel and time and again go to IMF or GCC despite foreign aid and just do not go ahead with...

Exactly, no military regimes have brought about reforms for instance Pak penal code is still based on 1860 code while criminal procedures on 1898 code. No real documentation of economy has taken place. 5% of land owners own 2/3rd of land while emjoying tax free status on agri products. No...

it is absolutely wrong to say that musharraf era got no aid. heres is a chart below economic, military and coalition fund. Despite this we went to the IMF. problem is none of the military regimes brought about structural reforms so as not to antagonize corrupt politicians who help in...

Shouldnt Pakistan start a trade route to Nepal via China to bypass india.

its hard to disagree with Gen khan.

National Security Policy of Pakistan is oxymoronic – Gen. Tariq Khan Writer, Gen. Tariq Khan, who retired as head of Pakistan’s Central Command laments that in Pakistan, if the ‘security of the people' is the mainstay of the National Security Policy, as is defined on page one of the document...

Isn't it amazing that these countless organizations filled with babus have been created since a decade now, but they have actually failed to even provide water to the city let alone developing it and then they claim to be shocked! Why shouldn't we be pessimistic about the future of this country...

Excellent write up sir. Except trade with hindus and your lethargy comment that did not exist before, I agree with everything else, especially this geo economic posture. Are they trying to say they never focused on economy? laughable. How were they running the country. Why wasn't economic...

Mohtaram Most of the reforms like land, police, bureaucratic were actually stalled by the land owning elite of west Pakistan who had nothing to do with west. They just wanted power. This class includes everyone from western educated individuals to religious leaders to military personnel...

I think there is a realization in Karachi that IKs hands were tied even before the elections but this is also true that people are disappointed. Without establishment's direct dealing with ppp problems will not be resolved simple. ppp does not wish to deal with anyone except the establishment