Dear Readers,While the counter-insurgency in Swat is now in its final act, the Army has already in the preliminary stage of launching full-blown operations in South Waziristan. The militants in this region are still in disarray after the death of Baitullah Mahsud, and even though claimants to leadership make their appearance from time to time,…
One has to hand it to Asif Zardari, on the face of it he has politically out- maneuvered Mian Nawaz Sharif yet again, or has he? Despite being under pressure lately Zardari has notable accomplishments. The success of sorts in Swat has been bought at a heavy price, the sacred blood of our young martyrs…
US President Obama on July 13, 2009 ordered US security officials to look into allegations that the Bush Administration resisted efforts to investigate a CIA-backed Afghan warlord over the killings of hundreds of pro-Talibaan prisoners in 2001. The prisoners were in the custody of Gen Abdul Rashid Dostum, a prominent Afghan warlord who served as…
The Supreme Court (SC) had given notice to former President Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf to explain his position in the “Judges Case” on July 29, 2009. Musharraf decided not to comply with the SC notice on the evasive legal technical grounds that it was not served on him. I have known Pervez Musharraf for over…
Dear Readers,As an avid student of military history, Pervez Musharraf should be able to recite Clausewitz’s “Principles of War” backwards. With a goodish stint as COAS Pakistan Army, more than 10 years, and having had a wonderful time as President for nearly 8, he should have let go of the Army when he retired as…
