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@Ajaxpaul sorry for deleting your post, I thought you were being sarcastic as the post was made without a reference. I have retracted the warning but regrettably was not able to recover your post. My apologies.

There is definitely the possibility that a call was made between the DGs but whether it lead to the rescue or it was made in the aftermath of the rescue is where I am skeptical, I am more inclined to believe it was a courtesy call for thanking the Indian Coast Guard. The news has been carried...

Yes but that version of events completely contradicts the established SOPs for such scenarios. By the time the information would be relayed to the DG through various channels as ships or even their bases are not in direct comm with the DG, especially if he is abroad, the situation will already...

They did not "call" the Indian Coast Guard for help, a mayday signal is broadcast on open frequency that all nearby vessels respond to. Its a code of honour of the seas. No sailor wants one of his peers to die by the sea. Gratitude to the Indian Coast Guard for their efforts.

Sure that perfectly explains why a high profile intelligence operative was on Linkedin since 2014. All high profile intelligence operatives advertise themselves on online media, posting CVs and looking for jobs whilst they are engaged in counterintelligence activities.

Its an absolute travesty, our governments are acting like children. They need to put their big boy clothes on and talk this out. Yeah, one of the first casualties in fact was an infant who died from shrapnel injury. Its absolutely terrible. The civilians on either side deserve better than...

That notion I could get behind, ideally I would like nothing more than to travel to the Indian South, then maybe to Dajeerling. I hear there are some wonderful routes for bike riders towards Laddakh that I would die to ride. But alas, neither side is prepared to accommodate the other so as to...

The point highlighted is where I would like to contest, the Taliban have not been "pushed back temporarily", they have been well and truly uprooted. The physical and social reality of FATA simply cannot furnish the space for them to reinsert themselves as they had after the American invasion. We...

Yes, your people's interests lie more towards romanticizing about their own supposed hegemony over the region. Pakistan really sticks them like a thorn in their side.

Sir when I first entered Bajaur back in 2008, I was told to jump off a hovering heli because they couldn't even spare the time of touching down as there were RPGs already flying around like sparrows. I landed in a fort that was the last bastion of Pakistan's sovereignty for an area extending...

I too have noted with grave concern, the departure of many members who made this forum such a vibrant community and encouraged discourse. There's no shortage of chest-beating jingo-maniacs on both sides but they hardly make for any fulfilling or interesting conversation. I am honoured that you...

Movies, I could fully agree to. I was referring more towards the political interest that Indians seem to have in Pakistan.

Sorry for being out of touch Sir, as you have already noted, we're living in times too eventful. Your government isn't making it any easier for us and I am already itching to retire. So work load, coupled with angst is really taking a toll on me. Good thing I got in touch with you today though...

Like many Indians on this forum and off it, I see you also make yourself out to be an expert on Baloch issues. Allow me to please set some things in perspective for you. If you think Khalistan was something, thank God you never had the misfortune of fighting the Taliban. They're a tough bunch...

Funny finding you here Sir. Its been a while. :-)

India openly backs a man responsible for wholesale massacre of Makranis, Punjabis, Pathans and Hazara in Balochistan. He already travels on your nation's passport and India is deliberating on allowing him asylum in their country, "and no one seems to have a problem with it", to put it as...

It's most unfortunate, what else would you like me to say? Or are you suggesting that the provision of ambulances is now also the responsibility of the Army? BTW, the Army did arrange for C-130 transport for the shuhada from localities close to operational airstrips.

Don't try to politicize someone's death at least. The only reason that Ruhullah or any other shaheed officer is given more attention, as you point out is due to the fact that the bulk of them die aged 22-25, which in itself is a tragedy and therefore attracts more attention. Also Ruhullah had...

Historically, Military Rulers have used the oath as a pretext to assume power. The oath, which I am sure must be similar to the Indian one, has a provision that states that "I shall protect my nation from all threats, foreign and domestic". Military Rulers have often used this statement to...

Sir the way things have gone south in the last few months, I feel that even our next couple of generations might find visiting the other country, a task more difficult than conquering Everest.