Cheapest Kill

The morning of 7th of December was quite hazy, particularly at lower altitudes where the dust of Punjab plains mingled with the moist, cold air, giving the sky a murky appearance. It was just four days since the 1971 Indo-Pak War had broken out. While the PAF was conserving its air effort in the early…

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Dynamics of Pak-US Relationship

IntroductionIn the beginning of 1947, the global struggle between United States and former Soviet Union was “hardening into the cold war”[1] . With a futuristic vision and owing to its close proximity with Soviet Union, U.S was keeping a close surveillance of the developments taking place in the subcontinent, which was being partitioned into India…

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Beyond Bonn II

As expected, Bonn II Conference did not go beyond the rhetoric. Conference convened to encourage talks with the Taliban and boost the regional cooperation, brought forth the reality of a dead ended peace process sans Pakistan. Though Taliban had been engaged in peace talks for years, they also didn’t show up for the event; they…

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Pakistan’s 26/11

In a tragic and ironical twist of events, it is now the turn of Pakistan to ask its supposed ally (ISAF and NATO) ‘Are you complicit or plain incompetent.’ The insane, almost barbaric attack on two Pakistani check posts by ISAF air power on 26 November 2011 martyred 24 brave soldiers of Pakistan and left…

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