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The Panama Papers and Pakistan

By Najma Minhas One head has rolled and many more are spinning as those in the limelight try to deal with the implications of the Panama Papers leaks. An Alice…

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UK ex-diplomat says Altaf accepted working for RAW

By Murtaza Ali Shah Britain's former deputy head of Mission in Karachi Shaharyar Khan Niazi has claimed that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement's leader Altaf Hussain voluntarily told the British government…

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Brass tacks, Akbar Bugti and the RAW’s game in Baluchistan

Let me share with you another fascinating untold secret story where Brasstacks was directly involved in defending Baluchistan and Pakistan from RAW backed rebellion of Akbar Bugti in 2005-6. By…

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Pakistan’s Navy – A Quick Look

Traditionally the junior service, operating in the Army's shadow and receiving a ten percent share of the 2015 defence budget of $6.6 billion, Pakistan's Navy personnel numbers more than 22,000…

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Pakistan’s F-16s – Finding a fair price

By Michael Krepon A message to Congress, Sell F-16s to Pakistan at a steep cost. Pakistan relations are never stress-free. At issue now is whether the U.S. Congress will allow…

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Today’s tempest

By F.S. Aijazuddin Pakistan's politics and its television channels run like its sewage and fresh water pipelines. All it needs is for one to burst for the other to become…

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Congressional report on Pakistani Nukes

By Sameer Ali Khan American Congressional Research Service released an important report on Pakistan's nuclear weapons on January 14th, 2016. Besides other aspects, the report narrates Pakistan's rationale behind acquisition…

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Balochistan is part of Pakistan

By Agha Gul I agree with you so far as US administration's vision and strategy goes. Having strategic mobility, the US ends up being every country's neighbour, hence the effects,…

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Pakistan is entitled to be member of Nuclear Supply Group

Pakistan’s nuclear program has always been the discussion of the western world. It has often been criticized on the assumption that Pakistan’s nuclear program is not secure. Many have formulated…

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What stands in CPEC’s way?

By Muhammad Daim Fazil When Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled the blueprint for the enormous $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project last year, Pakistan was understandably pleased. The Pakistani…

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