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"Why hasn't the US closed down the safe haven for the TTP Qari Zia Rehman group that operates in Kunar, Afghanistan & infiltrates into the Bajaur & Mohmand Agencies of Pakistan?" Rehman is at war with America in Kunar. He has a $3m bounty on his head. He lives in fear of PREDATOR and ground...

"...Somewhere inbetween, the priorities of both the agencies clash so badly..." Correctimundo. "However, appointments of Panetta as the Defense Secretary, and Patraeus as the Director - CIA (Both having ever greater understanding of the Afghanistan-Pakistan region than those that served...

Fascinating. So DAWN reports that " ...Imam was known to have kept contact with leading Taliban in hiding in Pakistan since the US-led coalition ousted them from power in Afghanistan in 2001...". "The fissures among the militants were laid bare in February...according to a senior Pakistan...

"works both ways kiddo...." Let me know when you send a dollar our way or a bullet at the afghan taliban. Either would be the first time so don't kid yourself. I'm not.

"Even if Pakistan decides to cooperate with the US on all or parts of its wish list, this time the US needs to deliver on Pakistan's 'strategic wishlist' (formalized long term trade access, formalized access to high technology COIN equipment, formalized NSG waiver) first before we take any...

"If it is true, then well... Pakistanis beware... Even tougher times ahead." "...Tougher..." than what? What do you perceive that's not been already considered by Pakistan's leadership? What do you KNOW that the rest of us don't.

There's evidently plenty of reason to question whether the appointment of Gen. David Petraeus to head the C.I.A. will lead to closer Pakistani-U.S. cooperation. Despite numerous meetings between Generals Kayani and Petraeus relations are described as "cool" at best- Move To C.I.A. Puts...

The article from the original post generating this thread is B.S. "...The Central Investigation Agency (CIA) has established its own spy network in Pakistan, a US newspaper has quoted an official, as saying. According to the US official, the CIA established its spy network in Pakistan’s...

"...for Pakistan to transition from a state in crisis, to one on a trajectory of economic growth, the threats environment will have to change - no two ways about..." Transformation of the army's organizational design is dependant upon a change in the threat perception. This strikes to the...

Let's start here because I've bigger fish to fry with you- "50 feared dead as Afghans storm across border..." September, 2008. Wasn't that in the midst of your FIRST combat operation? Yup. So? Rahman attacks you? We'll LA-DI-DAH. Join the party. He attacks us too. That's why he's a...

"Privatizing the largest loss making PSE's would give Pakistan around 300 billion rupees additionally (no more subsidies to cover their annual losses)." This would be contingent upon their sale into the private sector. That's problematic unless the profit potential is there without undue...

"We see COIN stuck so up your arse around the world (starting from Nam, Iraq and now Afg), but we dont see you guys 'transforming' every branch of your armed forces to fight it?" Try this-type TRANSFORMATION OF THE U.S. ARMY into google. You might actually enlighten that self-satisfied lame...

I've reviewed your proposed 2010-2011 budget. It accords 10 rupees to your defense expenditure for every rupee spent on education, health, housing and the environment. This is unsustainable. Pakistan cannot wait for your Fauj to "rout" the taliban. Development, therefore cannot proceed...

Did you read the above link offered by Chinese-Dragon? It may be helpful to do so.

This is a major report commissioned by the USAF about the PLAAF's growing capabilities and operational focus. As the USAF represents the PLAAF's major notional opponent, USAF perspectives will unquestionably be shaped by information contained here. The study is massive with over 272 pages...

Reliance by Pakistan upon America's impingement of sovereign rights through PREDATOR strikes remains a fundamental rhetorical weakness. So long as elements of the Afghan taliban government and their Haqqani and Hekmatyar associates enjoy unimpeded sanctuary inside FATAville and Balochistan any...

"Where did the '50% of resources for the military' figure come from" From Niaz- "...Our Armed forces will continue to eat up 50% of the resources..." Thanks for the budget link however. It's extensive. Perhaps you can highlight the salient elements WRT defense and security...

"...we cannot lower our guard against them." Perhaps it serves you not to do so but the key word is, instead of "cannot", substitute "willnot". India poses no realistic threat of offensive conventional high-intensity war against Pakistan. Please key in upon "realistic". It simply won't...

The issues highlighted by Muse and Niaz remain paramount. It's a reasonable assumption that any nation consuming 50% of it's available resources to sustain a peacetime military has stunted and will continue stunting its progress. Pakistan faces non-state warfare as its greatest enduring...

Thanks for the op-eds. They represent a useful contribution. The discussion remains difficult and clouded by an absence of verifiable fact, particularly WRT actual casualties. Claims and counter-claims are largely unproductive to advancing further understanding when the stark reality is that...