Sir: Sunil Dutta, the author of the article “Pakistan stands isolated in South Asia” (Daily Times, April 21, 2012), is described as ‘a Lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department’. I would love to know what qualifications in your opinion an LAPD officer has for commenting on such a significant and complex topic in international affairs, especially in a ‘personal’ capacity. I would appreciate a transparent disclosure of your criteria in determining whose ‘personal opinions’ get column space in your newspaper. SHEHZADA NAKHODA Via e-mail