Troubled ties
The deteriorating relations between two longstanding allies – Pakistan and the US – reflect a growing conflict of interests. Mutual relations and alliances are built on common interests and goals.…
Tag: Afghanistan
Principled realism
President Trump’s policy of ‘principled realism’ is neither principled nor realistic. The so-called new Afghan policy is a clear manifestation of this. In his speech to outline the so-called new…
Pakistani Military Launched Offensive In North Waziristan
Half a million (0.5m) tribal people mostly women and children fled the area The Pakistani military finally launched the much awaited full scale military operation in North Waziristan, the stronghold of…
Pakistan Perspectives : Political Situation
Political Situation Finally, Pakistan experienced for the first time that a democratic government has handed over the power to the other democratically elected civilian government. The interim government has handed…
New wave of terrorism unleashed
By Khalid Bhatti 28/10/2009 No end to the violence as guerrilla war escalates A recent avalanche of attacks, killing more than 160 people, has opened the flood gates of a…
Presidential election 2009
04/09/2009 Will it make any difference? President Hamid Karzai is likely to emerge victorious from1 the controversial and violence-ridden Afghani presidential elections held on 20 August. The elections were…
Swat Valley nightmare
By Khalid Bhatti 12/08/2009 In April 2009, the Pakistani government announced that it would carry out military action against Pakistani Taliban militants in the Swat district in the North West Frontier…
Afghanistan after 5 Years of Imperialist Occupation
NATO Troops out of Afghanistan, End the Occupation, End the War It’s not a War on Terror but a War against Innocent People, Stop the killing “Something has…
Afghanistan Takes Violent Turn as Insurgency Increased
More than 300 Afghans and 24 NATO Soldiers killed in last two days A fierce fighting is going on between Taliban fighters and NATO forces in Panjwai area near…
Afghan Parliamentary Elections, Conservatives Victory
Drug Mafia, War Lords and Ex-jihadi leaders won the elections The much delayed parliamentary elections in Afghanistan were finally held on September 18, but the official results would only become…