Pak-Afghan border strife shows wider tensions
ahmed sabirOn 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…
Cross-border attacks on Pakistan & Afghan allegations
Jawayria Malik On 6th July 2011, at least 600 militants crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan and attacked two Pakistani villages. It was the latest in a series of alleged cross-border…
China, ASEAN set “guidelines” on sea row, but no deal expected
China and Southeast Asian countries agreed on Wednesday to a preliminary set of guidelines in the South China Sea dispute, a tiny but rare sign of cooperation in a row…
China building two aircraft carriers in Shanghai
Region worried about Beijing 's military modernisation China is building two indigenous aircraft carriers as part of a broad program that has rattled nerves regionally, sources said , as the…