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This blows away the conspiracy theories that the Army has not been fighting the militants in North Waziristan, or doesn't want to fight them. There has been fighting going on between the militants & the Army in North Waziristan for a few months now. Mullen said if Pakistani troops took action...

Most of the people that don't want to go back, & do whatever it takes to stay back in the West are the ones that are disillusioned with Pakistan, & who haven't enjoyed a "decent" standard of living. Anyways, I am seeing more & more people coming back to Pakistan who have an option of staying...

I believe the Afghan troops have killed 20 ISAF troops this year.

By the way, I did not know anyone in Sindh when I first got here, but made "good connections" over time through good networking. Everyone does this throughout the world, & there is nothing wrong with that. That is what I meant by "good connections", I was not talking about merit or no...

Why is there a likelihood that Saudi Arabia would support Israel if there was a war between Israel & Iran? Will Saudi Arabia Support an Israeli Attack on Iran In June? - Forbes Also, here is a link to another interesting article: Saudi Arabia in charge of US Policy: Israel cheerleads...

I'm talking about the trend in the Obama administration's reign. If we iterate the results till May for the complete 2012 year, the number of strikes will be a lot less than 70. That will show that drone strikes have decreased dramatically in the last three years. As the US is packing up its...

How are any of the developments, in countries like Libya, Iraq, Somalia etc promising?

I doubt this will happen, there has been a sharp decline in the number of strikes from the time Obama became president, & as long as it keeps getting exposed internationally, it will decline further.

I would argue that it is very difficult to survive in the US without "connections" either, especially with the way the economy is doing. I think it is pretty standard behavior, although it varies from place to place, nation to nation.

Pakistan is making the headlines in the international media, for all the wrong reasons. My own personal experience, working in interior Sindh for the last 4 months, has been completely different, and taught me a lot of things. My previous interactions in Pakistan over the years had been...

Every sovereign nation fends for itself. If it is totally dependent on any other country for any issue, it is not really a sovereign nation. Pakistan is a sovereign country that fends for itself. It does not need freebies from China/Arab states, it doesn't need China/Arab states to do everything...

Security forces kill 8 militants in Orakzai agency Security forces kill eight militants in Orakzai agency | DAWN.COM

This is standard Sindhi script, it's based off Nastaliq, but different from the Urdu script, it has more alphabets & sounds.

16 Taliban surrender in Kurram Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

Eight TTP militants surrender in Kurram Agency http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakistan-army/177975-eight-ttp-militants-surrender-kurram-agency.html

Maoists expanding base in Assam http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20120504/1978172.html

Maoists kill contractor in Orrisa: The Maoists on Friday killed a contractor by slitting his throat in Malkangiri district. Subalo Sil (48) had barely left his village, MV-55, in a motorcycle to the worksite when a group of Maoists killed him, police said and denied the charges writte

Even the US ground intelligence forces have admitted that the Taliban have gotten stronger over the years: http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/177956-us-intelligence-military-odds-afghanistan.html

Naxals on rampage, kill 2 in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra: Naxals on rampage, kill two in Gadchiroli - The Times of India

Solace among confusion: 5% decline in poverty