Very thoughtful,but conflates irreplacable short-term use of Pak land route 4 Afg war w/ longer term trade route http://tinyurl.com/yhj9zf47 hours ago
Good piece.http://tinyurl.com/y9exeev Pakistan's pol discourse antiquated. Politicians sloganeer without slightest idea of practical impact. 7 hours ago
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The Daily Times op-ed page now seems like a glorified Facebook wall for @Mehmal.Bunch of her 20/30-something Lahori buddies writing inanely. 7 hours ago
Don't think I'm the only one who's noticed, but the quality of the Daily Times' op-ed page has deteriorated since Ejaz Haider's departure. 7 hours ago
Here’s a link to my latest blog post at ForeignPolicy.com’s Af-Pak Channel. It’s on the Pakistan Army’s upcoming ground operations in South Waziristan.
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The GHQ attack has drawn accusations from several quarters in Pakistan that it was inspired by foreign powers; some have named India and the US among the usual suspects. Such ‘experts’ rarely bother to give any concrete evidence to substantiate their charges, which are based mainly on conjecture. They can only argue as to which country would want to hurt Pakistan the most: surely it must be India. Since many now see the US as the enemy, it too, in their view, could be the hidden hand behind the attack. In this particular case the leader of the terrorists has been captured alive. An army spokesman has identified him as Aqeel, alias Dr Usman, affiliated with terrorist outfits based in southern Punjab. The terrorists involved in the attack were apparently trained in South Waziristan.
The only conclusion that the world could draw was that no one studies things in Pakistan or, having studied them, deliberately keeps quiet until a false crisis can be created:
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The GHQ attack has drawn accusations from several quarters in Pakistan that it was inspired by foreign powers; some have named India and the US among the usual suspects. Such ‘experts’ rarely bother to give any concrete evidence to substantiate their charges, which are based mainly on conjecture. They can only argue as to which country would want to hurt Pakistan the most: surely it must be India. Since many now see the US as the enemy, it too, in their view, could be the hidden hand behind the attack. In this particular case the leader of the terrorists has been captured alive. An army spokesman has identified him as Aqeel, alias Dr Usman, affiliated with terrorist outfits based in southern Punjab. The terrorists involved in the attack were apparently trained in South Waziristan.
Empty rhetoric —Najmuddin A Shaikh
The only conclusion that the world could draw was that no one studies things in Pakistan or, having studied them, deliberately keeps quiet until a false crisis can be created:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/print.asp?page=2009\10\23\story_23-10-2009_pg3_2