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Poisoned gifts and unmet expectations Ayaz Amir Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Islamabad diary Pakistan could have handled this mess better, with slightly more finesse and subtlety. But the quality of decision-making in Islamabad is what it is. So there is no point in moaning over it, or being...

Pakistan caught in a bind by Sharif’s Saudi debt Author: Sajjad Ashraf, NUS Stung by his complete failure to muster the parliamentary support needed to join in a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen’s civil war, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is now counting the costs of his $1.5 billion...

SAUDIS FACE DEFEAT IN YEMEN AND INSTABILITY AT HOME – OPED By Mike Whitney “The interventions of US imperialism, with the direct collaboration of the Saudi monarchy, have plunged the entire Middle East into chaos and bloodshed—from the destruction of Iraq, to the transformation of Libya into a...

It’s likely that the Pakistani prime minister and army chief of staff will travel to Riyadh this week and make the requisite political and military commitments. Whereas its military contribution might have been brigade-strength, had it joined its GCC allies in the first instance, it will now...

IN THE YEMEN CRISIS, OPPORTUNITY APR 13 2015 BY JARRAR SHAH Aamir Qureshi—AFP PAKISTAN SHOULD PLAY ITS ROLE IN THE LATEST MIDDLE EAST SAGA. Saudi Arabia’s wish that Pakistani forces see action in Yemen has been resolutely rebuffed by the recent joint session of Parliament in Islamabad...

Whether or Not Pakistan Will Join the War in Yemen May Depend on a Group You’ve Probably Never Heard Of By C. Christine Fair and Ali Hamza Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM Editor’s Note: It’s payback time. As Saudi Arabia goes to war in Yemen, it is calling in favors, with Egypt and other...

India's Wrong Priorities: As Children Go Hungry PM Modi Buys Fighter Jets In France Jean-Pierre Lehmann On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent state visit to France (GDP per capita, $42,000) it was announced that India (GDP per capita, $6,000) would purchase 36 “ready to fly”...

Saudi Arabia, Turkey Discussing Unlikely Alliance To Oust Syria's Assad Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) is bid farewell by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud after their meeting at Riyadh's Erga Palace in Saudi Arabia on March 2, 2015. | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images...

What good is all that military hardware, after spending billions and trillions of dollars, that Arabs can’t defend themselves? I guess it’s about time for them to hand over all their hardware to Pakistan so it can be put to a better use. Also, they should continue to assist Pakistan in...

US, China, Russia compete over helicopter sales to Pakistan Chuang Shu-chung and Staff Reporte 2015-04-10 Another variant of the Super Cobra helicopter (AH-1W) comes in to land on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard on July 30, 2013 near Rockhampton, Australia. (Photo/CFP) The US is trying...

Bhai meray, you need to calm down. She is entitled to her opinion. She did serve the PAF and Pakisatn for 6 years. I don't feel, being a moderator, it's your job to take sides and pass on judgement. You ought to stay neutral. Secondly, those women are from medical Corps. Do you have an example...

Fatima Shafi First Officer at ExpressJet Airlines Greater New York City Area When you are young, you think you can change the world but as the reality of life, old traditions and shackles of culture come stand as obstacles in your face you realize, may be not! By no means I am trying to state...

More pictures: The US Just Held Long-Range Bomber Drills Over An Area Russia Wants

Incredible photos of Dutch F-16s intercepting US B-52 bombers during an exercises over Europe DAVID CENCIOTTI, THE AVIATIONIST APR. 8, 2015 On April 2 two US B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers, one assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and the other assigned to Minot Air Force...

I don't understand, after spending billions and trillion of dollars to acquire all kinds of latest military hardware, why KSA needs Pakistan's assistance in Yemen? Are they so incapable to defeat bunch of thugs with all that might? I would suggest that Pakistan should only assist if KSA is...

Acoustic Quietness of Chinese Submarines Figure 1 and Figure 2, which are taken from the August 2009 ONI report, show the acoustic quietness of Chinese nuclear- and non-nuclear-powered submarines, respectively, relative to that of Russian nuclear- and non-nuclear-powered submarines. The...

ISLAMABAD: Naval officials informed the Standing Committee on Defence Monday that the federal government has endorsed a summary to get eight submarines from China. Pakistan's military has long been a major importer of defence equipment, particularly from key ally China. After the Cold War...

Operation North Waziristan: Delayed but not abandoned Posted on 06. Jun, 2010 by Raja Mujtaba in War on Terrorism By Brig Asif Haroon Raja In the wake of weak governance, rampant corruption, weak economy, messy political situation and growing incidence of terrorism, Pakistan is being...

Sir: This is supposed to be a defense forum but has turned into a gossip and Islam bashing board. The duty of a Mod is to monitor the forum for quality and its content and not to take sides and indulge in controversial debates. But guess what, some of them are heavily involved in debating and...

I will when I see something constructive from you and like minded. As of yet, I have not seen anything and hence requires no response. No wonder you and company have taken ¾ of the thread space just trying to justify your lame and baseless arguments without any success. You and like minded have...