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Salaams Yes it is a strike fighter but it has not lost anything when it comes to air to air capability and is the ideal strike aircraft to use in hostile territory where you may have to fight your way out. I believe it was used keeping in mind the area of operation as Pakistan territory and a...

The infra is actually damaged thanks to NATO supply, the high capacity vehicles played havoc with the highway due to wear and tear. The reimbursements are non existent contrary to popular belief. The volume of goods crossing into Afghanistan without local duty and taxation have resulted in...

I will make it real simple. As per SOP, Pakistan should have fired first on any intruding party since these posts have been established in a hot zone where militants are active. Let us assume that it was a militant group which was moving at night and we did not fire, had they crossed over we...

Please see bold part. This is what i want to highlight as something they want us to digest but it is far from the ground reality when we review the capability of US forces and situational awareness, it is impossible that they had no idea whom they engaged or who engaged them. They surely had...

Please take into account the casualty list of the uber cool US special forces vs our forces. It means that even if we fired, it was not a case of dozens of Rambos being killed which demanded a hot blooded reaction from them. They should have pulled back! Do note that we had zero information on...

Even if Pakistan Army fired first (not at all confirmed to me), it had a complete right to do so since it was not informed of the night operation. You cannot sit pretty and not act if you are manning a post in a hostile area where delayed reaction can mean instant death. There was no...

Well, let us see the other perspective as well. Discarding proof as a mere luxury is not justified when lives and future of an entire nation and region is at stake. This case is not same as having no proof of Zionist control of USA and believing in the same. The world did not invade USA over...

Thanks Araz, i too have been thinking on the same lines. I will take it up a notch and say that right now we need to make sure that India and Iran also see us as a business opportunity than a threat. The gas pipeline needs to be there and we need to give assurances and take assurances from...

The natural calamities and the unnatural terrorism have really caused havoc in last 2 years and surely would take a toll on any economy, leave alone one like Pakistan's. Any growth is good news. Having said this, the mismanagement of funds and the failure to tax the sharks more effectively is...

Too bad there is no sense of economic security and stability in the streets. Prices are not only high but change every other day...there is much variation in price across majority of items. Coming to billing of various services...once again a lot of changes being made every month.

No need to ban transit trade with Afghanistan but a great need to regulate and ensure that it is a win win scenario. Trade is the lifeline of any and all civilizations. Coming to NATO...let us keep them waiting.

Trade is something that builds bridges and creates interdependency. The world is a cruel place no doubt and eventually all relationships survive more due to dependency rather than any other emotion. I hope the economic aspects are studied in Pakistan so that we have a sustained trade rather...

Salaams Well it is a two way street. I am very clear that the military leadership needs to be held accountable. However 71 tragedy had its roots in Bhutto's greed for power more than anything else. Had Bhutto respected the decision of the voters, things would have been better for us all...

If Memo is fact then the responsible Civvies should also get lost...however those not responsible cannot be hailed as traitors. Same goes for the political dealings of DG ISI...if found true.

DG ISI should show his willingness to face a judicial inquiry regarding this allegation. Let us see whether this is blame game or government really does initiate an inquiry. After all this is the common interest of all parties including the one in government. DG ISI should face court martial if...

I guess he was not very fond of mangoes, especially the exploding variety!

The fact remains that NATO attacked and martyred our troops. This fact cannot change, no matter how many investigations we carry out. NATO is not blind at night, does not lack for surveillance assets, nor does it lack for information regarding Pakistani check posts and positions on this porous...

Sadly there is no concept of electricity bill in the tribal areas. They do not pay bills but will take a transformer at gunpoint from WAPDA to fix the issues in case one goes faulty. So Taliban or not...who does not bemoan the absence of free electricity?

We both know that post 9/11 the road that USA took despite its deep knowledge of Middle east and Afghanistan was probably the road of vengeance that lead to more radicalization and terrorism throughout the lands being rescued. The reason for this choice can be up for debate but the outcome is...

That is quite an assumption. Whereas bravery is not in the domain of any particular nation, in war there are victors and losers though both sides may have brave soldiers. I think USA is afraid of losing its foot soldiers whereas the Taliban do not care for their foot soldiers. No leader or...