Senior minister tells PM to see the writing on the wall on July 13, 2017At the federal cabinet’s meeting on Thursday, when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif started the last agenda item, i.e., the issue of the popular demand for his resignation, the response of the ministers was predictable. That is, approval of PM’s decision to not resign, followed by an applause. But not all the ministers were in a […]
PM readying to put SC in the dock on July 11, 2017Finally, the Joint Investigation Team’s (JIT) report is out and it does not portray a pretty picture for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family. The report, however, will be perceived as incomplete until the court receives its last volume. The head of the JIT requested that volume be kept as classified because the investigation […]
What does Pakistan want in Afghanistan III on June 23, 2017In his speech while inaugurating the Kabul process meeting on June 6, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had asked pungently, “Our problem, our challenge, is that we cannot figure out what it is that Pakistan wants”. That might be our problem too. Because there’s very little that makes sense in Pakistan’s Afghan policy right now. The […]
What do we want in Afghanistan? II on June 21, 2017Pakistan has adopted the rhetoric of ‘we want to see peace in Afghanistan’ and repeats it so much that the slogan has almost started losing its meanings. What do we mean by ‘peace in Afghanistan’, is the real catch. Our security analysts and retired army officers keep reminding us of how peaceful Afghanistan used to […]
What do we want in Afghanistan? I on June 19, 2017Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan has yet again plunged to a nadir following the recent wake of terrorist attacks in Kabul and other Afghan cities. After Kabul had been hit by a horrific attack killing at least 150 people on May 31, the Afghan leadership held Pakistan responsible for the incident. The Haqqani Network and the […]
India exploiting Baloch to settle scores: Ghazan Marri on June 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: India is using the Baloch resistance to settle its score for Kashmir with Pakistan and funnelling money to the Baloch fighter groups for militancy. Ghazan Marri, the Baloch leader who has been in self-exile since last 18 years, expressed these views while talking to Daily Times from his UAE apartment. “How else are they […]
Afghanistan needs to put its house in order: Army top brass on June 8, 2017Civil and military leadership of Pakistan has taken strong exceptions to the “baseless accusations” made by the Afghan President in Kabul Process meeting inaugurated by him on Tuesday. While opening the 23-nation moot, Mr. Ghani had said Afghanistan was suffering an “undeclared war of aggression from Pakistan”. This statement came a day after the Afghan […]
Countering terrorism is not militarys job on May 26, 2017ISLAMABAD: Combating terrorism is not military’s prowess nor could it be effectively fought without civilian law enforcement agencies, especially the police force, said Tariq Pervez, former coordinator of NACTA. He was addressing a public seminar on ‘Counter Violent Extremism’ organised by the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies. Pervez further said that not only that there […]
Experts from Pakistan, India propose creation of common media market on May 25, 2017KATHMANDU: The extremely vitiated discourse propagated by the broadcast media in India and Pakistan has been acting as a spoiler for efforts to improve relations between the two countries, which demands the provision of an alternative media platform that dilutes the negative effect of the traditional media. This came as a strong proposal in a […]
The curious case of Kunwar Moiz on May 18, 2017ISLAMABAD: The curious case of missing business tycoon Kunwar Moiz remains, for all intents and purposes, unsolved. Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) allegedly picked him up from the federal capital a week ago. His ‘disappearance’ has not only plunged his housing society project into chaos in terms of leaving those who had invested in it out […]