Challenges & Response of Our New Military Leadership
ahsanBy General Mirza Aslam Beg – Former (COAS) Pakistan is passing through very turbulent times, demanding from our new military leadership deep reflection, to evolve policies and plans to face…
How can we deal with Yemen’s Houthis ?
By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Nearly two decades ago, a small group hailing from northern Yemen established relations with Iran, encouraged by the then President Ali Abdullah Saleh, as a part of…
Typhoon season in South China sea threatens India’s ‘act East’
The Chinese ships are no longer there for the past three days at the disputed Scarborough Shoal. There has been no announcement. The ships simply left. This could be the…
How to save US-Pakistan relations from the brink of disaster
War between the United States and Pakistan is imminent, if one goes by the talk in DC at every other forum on the subject. There is a strange tendency in…
When smiley and Karla glare across Wagha
As could have been anticipated, Pakistani intelligence is having the last laugh in the merry-go-round that we kick-started a week ago by breaking an unwritten 13-year old India-Pakistan code of…
Military vs Civil Rule
By Lt Gen (R) Tariq Khan I have often been accused of promoting military rule in Pakistan and that I am recognised favouring military dictators over democratic governments. I appear…
Pakistan flag becomes protesters’ new weapon
By Yusuf Jameel Pakistan's national flag is now increasingly becoming somewhat an integral part of protests in the Kashmir Valley, where the unrest triggered by the killing of Burhan Muzaffar…
Pakistan-Russia’s emerging best friend?
The Russo-Pakistani relations Pakistan-Russia relations have witnessed ups and downs since 1948 when diplomatic, bilateral ties were first established. The ties were strong when Pakistan was under civilian control, until…
With pushing and plodding, India-Pakistan may still engage
President Barack Obama is an avaricious statesman. He has not yet given up on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement as a fine legacy of his presidency. Therefore, much depends on how…
The Regime Change Phenomenon in Pakistan
By General Mirza Aslam Beg, Former COAS, Pakistan The regime change through undemocratic means is nothing new for Pakistan. It has happened four times in the past, through the manipulations…
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