Do you think you can deter people or groups with the atomic bomb? Only to some extent. Kalashnikov (AK-47), another weapon, is responsible for deterrence and far more deaths than the bombs dropped on two Japanese cities; Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.…
Time to address Pakistan’s internal strife, as Afghanistan explodes and goes wayward
Pakistan is once again seized with the Afghan fall-out equation, as the United States exited the war-devastated country in a nightmarish mode. Washington has left behind dozens of unanswered questions…
The Afghan government points a finger at Pakistan in a tactic to divert attention from its own colossal failures.
As districts fall to the Taliban one after another without resistance, the government in Afghanistan has squarely put the blame on Pakistan for…
Indian commentators are acknowledging that keeping a distance from the Afghan Taliban was a mistake. Now that India has closed down its consulates in Kandahar, Jalalabad and Herat, they are realizing that there are no permanent friends or enemies – only national…
A few questions first about the current Afghan situation, in order of their importance. Is Afghan peace hostage to big power rivalry? What policy should Pakistan adopt vis-a-vis various warring Afghan factions? Why have the Americans left without a viable power structure…
Foreign remittances, a supra-yield in agriculture and industry are sine qua non for stability. Couple that with wealth generation by building vertical cites and the Islands in Sindh
It sounds paranoid to expect miracles in this age of 5G. At a time…
Federal govt names Shahzain Bugti, MNA, as special assistant on reconciliation and harmony in the province
I avidly remember Nawab Akbar Bugti’s last interview that I conducted on his Vodafone for The Post, just days before he was killed in a cave where…
Time to get tough on the riverine gangsters of Sindh and their political patrons
A sizable chunk of Pakistan’s landmass is under the dark shadows of dacoit’s rule. Yes, this is no exaggeration. It is a fact of our national life, and…
The United States is leaving Afghanistan in turmoil after two decades of occupation. The Doha Agreement with the Taliban, bypassing the Ashraf Ghani government, had pulled the carpet from under the feet of the Afghan government – leaving the last rites to…
Exigencies of electoral politics in both Israel and the Palestinian Authority continue to bleed Palestinians
Would that happen if Bernie Sanders was the President of the United States today! Before we dwell into the aftermath of the 11-day devastating war between the…