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1. Stop saying that the government is 'imported'. A lying politician saying so does not make it so. Don't be so gullible. 2. What has been brought on Pakistan???? Care to explain in concrete & provable terms? No conspiracy theories peddled by motivated troll army at the behest of a failed...

Or rather the opposite is true, that US is merely posturing & does not really intends to engage a superior platform. China is not willing to start a war & therefore they would not engage non-stealth fighters just yet. China would let US posture & not get provoked needlessly. So, either US wants...

You are misquoting things here. Check your translations first. Quran talks in metaphors. It is not a science syllabus book, nor one of mathematics. If a language's idiom uses a specific figures to denote an impression of a great number, that does not mean that you take that number literally...

A man kept a monkey as a pet. The naughty monkey found a thin necked jar full of almonds & stuck its hand in to grab a handful. Now his over-stuffed fist was stuck in the jar & would not come out of the jar's neck. Monkey's greed would not allow it to let go of the almonds & it could not get its...

India already created a new normal. Pakistan just helped them along. A bit of background first: The first time Pakistan had to go on back-foot over Kashmir, diplomatically speaking, was in the aftermath of Kargil. This is pretty common knowledge among those in the know & if you have a contact...

Who burned what in Lahore? Be more specific & substantiate your claims. I wonder how could PML-N, a party under severe scrutiny during Mushy years could get away with anything? You are most likely making a false claim; so do provide relevant & substantial references. All political parties...

Saw it on TV. It was boastful. Serves him right.

Nahin yaar. What about the video testimony? Do you think that he was visiting a circus? He planned & executed the mayhem. He was a direct beneficiary of it. How can you say that he was not complicit? He was clearly complicit & masterminded the whole thing. He had an interview just before the...

See, this is what security-centered approach does - eliminate viable options. Do you have any idea how much of a peace-bond is trade, for example? Do you know that democracies do not easily go to war with one another? Do you see the havoc & instability that is caused by meddling into other...

They are just venting. They know that they can do nothing. Let them stay proud & poor. They deserve being so. Many in Pakistan used to talk about a future confederation with Afghanistan. This idea was always resisted by generally the more educated & more liberal. I was in its favor too, once...

Thanks for saying this. In 1965, they conveyed a message to Pakistan to not worry about the Western border. I think things changed after 1971, & hence their war plan for bifurcation of Pakistan with border at Indus with INDIA. Pakistan did well in not only obtaining a copy of it, but changing...

Baba, stop dragging politics into every thread. I merely stated the dynamics of decision making that led to this juncture, pointing out that politicians are better decisionmakers because generals have a security-centered mind-set. This does not call for a tangent to derail the discussion. I am...

True sir. I am not endorsing a confederation. I am merely saying that we'd be better able to engage a democratic Afghanistan. A lot needs to happen before one can entertain something that might forever remain a pipe dream. I am just upset at the outcomes of security-centered policies. The whole...

Well that is your view Areesh & of course you are entitled to your opinion. But considering history, NS made the right call. Would IK come back to Pakistan when courts sentence him? Would he display half the resilience? I think not. So let it be as it is. One can not fight against history.

Well, if they be scoundrels rather than reasonable men, then let them come. Pervez Elahi routinely over-estimates himself. His life has been spent in dreams of being someone he can never be. His son is even worse. PDM offered Pervez Elahi to be CM & reportedly he agreed, only to be misled by his...

That was 1990. The first gulf war took care of those low prices.

Nothing that skillful diplomacy & preparedness can not handle. The expansion in Army during early Bhutto years was based on credible intelligence (a copy of Afghan war plan, actually) and a strategy was evolved to enable Pakistan to fight a two-front war. Afghanistan had a chance in 1965, but...

Good analysis & breakdown. One can derive general rules for comparing politicians: 1. Never trust mere technocrats. They have no roots, no links with people, & often do not have a stake. Their political views are often an amalgam of drawing room political discussions. Case in point - Shaukat...

Bro, what about deficit spending? Who gets to foot the bill? I will willingly accept Rs. 200/liter, which forces me to pay my fair share. The impact of deficit spending is much worse than simple inflation. Its like delaying the inevitable but with interest.

Me too. He does not hold back. He is what he is & not a hypocrite. MA. A politician has to be a survivor in Pakistan. Remember Bhutto, Liaqat Ali Khan, Hayat Sherpao? Mushy was just about ready to kill Nawaz, but Saudis saved him. He is perhaps the luckiest man in Pakistan's politics - got...