Osama bin Laden – a myth or reality

Among the 19 hijackers that struck targets in New York and Washington on 9/11, none was an Afghani or Pakistani. They were Arab Muslims, mostly from Saudi Arabia, based in Europe and trained in USA, in all probability by Jews. Yet all hell broke on Afghanistan and now Pakistan is being punished for its uncommitted [...]

War against Pakistan

Desperate and defeated militants started hitting innocents and peaceful men, women and children of Pakistan. On December 7, 2009 four blasts rocked Peshawar, Lahore and Quetta. In the morning at 10 am a suicide bomber came on a rickshaw, killed at least ten people in Peshawar when he blew himself up near the courthouse located [...]

Pakistan and not Afghanistan worries USA

Announcement of Af-Pak policy by Barack Obama last March led to shifting of centre of gravity of war on terror from Iraq to Afghanistan and resultant induction of 21000 US troops into Afghanistan from Iraqi theatre. With available extra forces the new commander Gen McChrystal, launched a well orchestrated operation in Helmand in July with [...]

Conspiracy of Equating Militancy and Islam

It is quite fashionable to use the term “Islamic Militants” even by local print media to identify “Muslims” who perpetrate acts of terror in the country and around the world. Of course,people responsible for such acts need to be condemned in the strongest possible terms, but, heedless use of the expression “Islamic Militants” has far [...]

The Myth of Quetta Shura

As the US and NATO leadership struggle to find a way out of the Afghan quicksand, amid a growing concern caused by the mounting casualties and enhancing strength of Afghan resistance, the US rhetoric seems to be getting focused on the city of Quetta. According to US assessment, the city houses the top echelon of [...]

Waziristan Operation – Some Ground Realities

South Waziristan, given a combination of forbidding terrain and entrenched presence of the hardcore elements of TTP and al-Qaeda fighters, is a tough military nut to crack. The situation has been building up for a considerable time and as the Pakistan Army moves ahead to eliminate and flush out some of the most feared al-Qaeda [...]

Removal of Afghan Border Check Posts

Since October 17, this year when Pakistans armed forces started the military operation, Rah-i-Nijat (Path to Deliverance), they have been rapidly achieving successes by destroying the strongholds of the Waziristan-based militants. In this regard, the Chief of the Inter-Services Public Relations, Maj-Gen. Athar Abbas indicated that within a few days, at least 137 militants have [...]

Rationale behind Waziristan Operation

After taking cognizance of the deteriorating security situation, emanating from the recent terror-attacks inside the country, Pakistans Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani briefed the political leadership on October 16 in connection with themilitary operation against the militants of South Waziristan. Next day, the ground operation, Rah-i-Nijat (Path to Deliverance) was launched after weeks of [...]

Pakistan Crushed Foreign Sponsored Terrorism

Foreign sponsored terrorists targeted four security forces installations in Pakistan on October 15, 2009. In the morning at least 10 persons have been killed in a suicide car blast on Saddar police station, Kohat, whereas many others sustained injuries. The irony of this explosion was that a school carrying children van has also become the [...]

Implications of Drone Strikes

Drone strikes on Pakistan’s tribal areas which started during the Bush era have intensified under the Obama Administration. In this regard, two different missile attacks killed 13 militants on September 29 in North and South Waziristan. In the last three years, more than 700 innocent civilians and 14 Al-Qaeda commanders including the top militant leader, [...]