America plays Indian game
ahmed sabirAzam Khalil The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others…
Pakistan’s attitude towards terror has altered: Rao
Pakistan's attitude towards tackling terrorism has “altered”, a “concrete” development that India should take note of, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said in an interview with an Indian news channel. “I…
Pakistan ‘punished’ in Pipelineistan
Pepe Escobar Before the end of 2011, Pakistan will start working on its stretch of the IP (Iran-Pakistan) gas pipeline according to Asim Hussain, Pakistan's federal minister for petroleum and…
Pak-Afghan border strife shows wider tensions
On a mountain trail toward the border with Pakistan, the explosions became louder, more constant and finally visible as puffs of smoke on distant peaks and rising from valleys. Families…
The US mounts pressure on Pakistan Army as Washington-Islamabad
Abdus-Sattar Ghazali Obama administration officials believe that the country's spy agency -- Inter Services Intelligence - ordered the killing of a journalist who had written about ties between the country's…
Plate cutting marks indigenous construction of missile boats
The steel plate cutting ceremony of Pakistan Navy's Fast Attack Craft (Missile) boats was held at Karachi Shipyard, today. Secretary Defence Production, Lt. Gen Shahid Iqbal HI (M) was the…
Pak-US relation
Pakistan and the US mustn't lose sight of their interdependence Simon Tisdall Like some long-married couples, the US and Pakistan are chronic bickerers. Their latest spat, over Washington's decision to…
Breaking Karachi’s cycle of violence
Bilal Baloch The level of killing, burning, battering, and smashing endured by Karachi over the past four days has not been seen in the commercial capital for many years. Many…
94 officers graduate from Pakistan naval academy
In an impressive Passing out Parade held at Pakistan Naval Academy today, 94 officers including seven females were commissioned to join regular Naval Force. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral…
Wali Karzai – Drugs baron, CIA agent or Afghan defender?
Claire Truscott Ahmed Wali Karzai, the Afghan president's assassinated younger brother, was either a drugs baron, a CIA agent or a fierce defender of the Afghan people, depending on who…