Military Establishment Archive

Pathetic reign of a decaying society – by Lal Khan: A majority right wing government is a provocation for the oppressed masses that are being tormented with this avalanche of socioeconomic onslaught The maiden speech by the third time prime minister, Mian Nawaz Sharif, was no different from the

The merits of the case – by Farahnaz Ispahani: Erstwhile coup-making general and former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf was indicted on murder charges Tuesdayin connection with the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. While the anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi had named Musharraf in the case in early 2011,

Need for revisiting Pakistan’s Afghan policy – by Professor Ijaz Khan: Pakistan’s reluctance to act decisively against the Taliban and/or other related targets inside Pakistan made Pakistan’s demands to have a strong say in the Afghan solution not trustworthy Pakistan tried to bargain a solution for Afghanistan that will ensure

اور حساب کیسے برابر ہوا؟ – از جاوید سومرو: سخت گرمیوں کی وہ دوپہر میرے ذہن کے کسی کونے میں آج بھی محفوظ ہے جب اچانک میرے پرائمری سکول میں میرے استاد نے بھرائی ہوئی آواز میں کہا کہ بچوں سکول کی چھٹی ہوگئی ہے اور آپ سب

So then: to this now – by Kamran Shafi: The writer is a columnist, a former major of the Pakistan Army and served as press secretary to Benazir Bhutto kamran.shafi@tribune.com.pk The out-of-control and rampaging terrorists are now down to attacking the Jamaat Khanas of the most peaceful, philanthropic,

Nawaz Sharif: a sloppy start to national security – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Without a holistic strategy addressing Afghanistan, India and also the United States, Mr Sharif cannot even begin to solve the domestic terrorism problem Two months into his third stint, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his core team’s handling

14 August Time for Freedom Again – by Bahadar Ali Khan: Six decades ago, we achieved freedom from Britain. But the habits of the slaves don’t die overnight. Over the years following independence we got busy with hunt for a new master. Among two available choices we picked one, the

No checks on banned militant organisations collecting donations – by Ammar Shahbazi: KARACHI: Camouflaged under different names, a number of banned militant organisations are operating in Karachi with impunity — ravenously pocketing Zakat and other Ramazan-related charities in the country’s financial hub. The banned al-Rasheed Trust and Al-Akhtar Trust and the

Sitting ducks – by Kamran Shafi: The writer is a columnist, a former major of the Pakistan Army and served as press secretary to Benazir Bhutto. kamran.shafi@tribune.com.pk For, we too are floating about merrily, unaware that we are plumb in the sights of a dangerous,

Collective Amnesia – by Khadim Hussain: A scene from Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Nobel Prize winning novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, has vaguely remained my memory for a long time. The scene is about a gun battle in 1967 between liberals and conservatives in Macondo

We must face our demons – by Kamran Shafi: The writer is a columnist, a former major of the Pakistan Army and served as press secretary to Benazir Bhutto kamran.shafi@tribune.com.pk It is quite incredible that though we are in our late-ish sixties, both our country and its people

In denial on Abbottabad – Farahnaz Ispahani: The leaked report of the panel set up to look into the 2011 Osama bin Laden incident in Pakistan skips many hard questions including how the nation came to acquire a jihadi mindset Hours after U.S. Navy SEALs found

ISI: Failing state within a state? – by Nadeem Saeed: “The ISI, no wonder, has lost control over both violent jihadi militant extremists on the one hand and the CIA special operatives on the other”, this startling observation about Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency is made in a leaked

Pakistan and Egypt: Where Armies Rule – by Ayesha Siddiqa: ISLAMABAD — The July 3 coup that ousted Egypt’s first popularly elected president, Mohamed Morsi, reminds us that military putsches can happen anywhere. Egypt and Pakistan have political similarities. Both have powerful and predatory armies, are heavily militarized and

Failing, Failing, Failed? – by Saroop Ijaz: The writer is a lawyer and partner at Ijaz and Ijaz Co in Lahore “We are a failing state even if we are not a failed state yet” thus spoke Lieutenant General (retd) Ahmad Shuja Pasha while talking to

Pasha’s Abbottabad briefing: the ISI chief found faults with everyone: Former Inter-Services Intelligence director general, Lt Gen (r) Ahmed Shuja Pasha, launched a salvo of allegations against anyone he could when he appeared before the commission probing into the US’ Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May

Double Bind (Part 1) – by Waseem Altaf: While addressing 123rd PMA Long Course at Kakul, Abbotabad, on 23rd April 2011, General Kayani, the COAS informed that the backbone of terrorists had been broken. One thousand meters away in a fort-like structure, master terrorist Osama Bin Laden

لیٹ اس بلڈ پاکستان جناب عامر حسینی پر وہابی دہشت گردوں کے حملے کی شدید ترین الفاظ میں مذمت کرتا ہے: دو دن پہلے، تکفیری دہشت گردوں نے معروف پاکستانی مصنف, صحافی اور انسانی حقوق کے کارکن عامر حسینی کو ہراساں کرنے کی کوشش کی. انہوں نے ان کی رہائش گاہ کے باہر ہوائی فائرنگ کی ، اللہ و اکبرکے نعرے لگائے اور اس کے بعدموقعہ

In foreign hands – by Baloch Faryad and Nauroz Marri: It is not uncommon to come across an amalgam of politicians, analysts and journalists on national media posing and answering such vexing questions as what is happening in Balochistan and who is fueling the current unrest in Balochistan. Before

Osama Bin Laden Inquiry Leads to a Scathing Report – by A Z: The leaked accounts of Osama Bin Laden Commissions’ report reveal a scolding that the ISI spooks will not be proud to show Mom. The report is particularly critical of the failure of Pakistan intelligence and security agencies to know

This is not a Test – by Saroop Ijaz: The writer is a lawyer and partner at Ijaz and Ijaz Co in Lahore saroop.ijaz@tribune.com.pk The prime minister said that the most recent carnage in Hazara Town is a “test case”. This is better than nothing. However, it makes

Findings of Abbottabad Commission: How US reached Osama – by Malik Asad: ISLAMABAD: The Abbottabad Commission Report, which is yet to be made public, contains a treasure trove of information on the hunt for the world’s most wanted man – Osama Bin Laden. Its findings reveal that the arrest of Khalid

Akhtar Mengal admits foreign involvement in Balochistan – by Qaiser Butt: “The Baloch militants consider me a traitor while the security establishment also treats me as an enemy, I’m being targeted by both,” says Akhtar Mengal. ISLAMABAD: Balochistan has been bleeding since 2004. Successive governments tried to stem the bleeding –

To the Amir Hakimullah Mehsud – Ayaz Amir: Respected Amir Sahib, we have no quarrel with you. The areas under your command, where the righteous flag of the Taliban flies, we ceded control of a long time ago, and we have learned to live with the

شیعہ نسل کشی اور پاکستانی حکومت اور ایجنسیوں کی بے حسی – از حق گو: سی این بی سی چینل پہ شیعہ نسل کشی کے حوالے سے ہونے والے ایک پروگرام میں علامہ حسن ظفر نقوی نے ملت شیعہ پاکستان کے مسائل کو اجاگر کرنے کے ساتھ ساتھ پاکستان کی سیاسی جماعتوں اور ایجنسیوں کی

Cross-party group of MPs in the UK condemn bomb attack as over 30 are killed in Quetta, Pakistan: Editors Note: LUBP appreciates the call for action on the issue of Shia Genocide in Pakistan with special attention to the Shia Hazara community by cross-party British MPs’ Iain Stewart and John Denham. The Chair and Secretary of the Hazara

Nawaz Sharif’s US-Saudi affinities – by Ayesha Alam: Nawaz Sharif’s widely questioned “electoral victory” in the May 11 elections is overshadowed by his subservience to US-Saudi interests. With a bankrupt economy, he is even more vulnerable to external manipulation, one that he seems eager to

Why Quetta suicide attack has already been forgotten – by Mahpara Qalandar: One teenage mourner crying over the killing of his father raised his head up towards the sky and cried: “Ya Allah, what crime did my father commit for which he had to die like this?” Certainly, there cannot be

گلگت بلتستان : جنّت میں سیاحوں کا قتل – از منظور پروانہ:

Gilgit-Baltistan: Between the rock and a hard place – by Senge H. Sering: Despite abundance of natural resources and geo-strategic significance, the largely Shia region of Gilgit-Baltistan continues to face economic stagnation and political isolation Gilgit-Baltistan, a UN declared disputed region in the north of Pakistan, is known to the world as

Re-evaluation of secret agencies’ role sought: The Supreme Court of Pakistan.—File Photo ISLAMABAD, June 10: An ex-serviceman, who had been picked up and brutally tortured, moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking an order for the constitution of a parliamentary committee for reassessing the role

TTP Commander Waliur Rehman Deobandi and Imran Khan’s march of folly – by Mahpara Qalander: Who was Waliur Rehman Deobandi? The easy answer is that he was the deputy in command of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who was killed by a drone attack on 29 of May. But was he just the number 2

نواز شریف کے نام محمد حنیف کا کھلا خط: پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے سربراہ میاں نواز شریف چودہ سال بعد تیسری بار پاکستان کے وزیر اعظم بن گئے ہیں۔ اس عرصے میں انھوں نے قید تنہائی کاٹی، جلاوطنی میں رہے، ایک بار ملک واپس آنے کی کوشش

PM Sharif’s convoy stopped to let Army chief pass – by Shahzad Raza: Who is the real power wielder in Pakistan: the Prime Minister or the Army chief? ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan witnessed a historic democratic transition, many in the county have started to believe that the days of military supremacy are over.

Not all Pakistanis criticize drone strikes on Takfiri Deobandi Wahhabi terrorists hiding in FATA – by Paul D. Shinkman: Pakistani protesters burn a representation of a U.S. flag to condemn a drone attack in the Pakistani tribal area of Waziristan that killed Taliban leader Waliur Rehman, on May 30, 2013 in Multan, Pakistan. While speaking at the Aspen

تنویر قیصر شاہد نے دہشت گرد ملا لدھیانوی دیوبندی اور اسٹیبلشمنٹ کا بھانڈہ پھوڑ دیا – از حق گو: آج صبح تنویر قیصر شاہد صاحب کا مزاح و طنز سے بھرپور کالم پڑھا جس میں موصوف نے ملا لدھیانوی دیوبندی کی وہ خبر گیری کی کہ دوسری تیسری بار پڑھ کے اندازہ ہوا کہ محترم کا مقصد صرف

The future of Taliban – by Abbas Zaidi: The future of the Taliban is bright in Pakistan. They will not take over Islamabad from where they can deal with the world. No. This will not suit them The very abbreviation TTP (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan) and the concept behind

دہشت گردوں کا فرار اور رہائی – سیکورٹی اداروں اور نگران حکومتوں کا کردار – از حق گو: انتخابات کے بعد ہونے والی پیش رفت میں یہ بات تو سامنے آگیی کہ وفاق اور پنجاب میں حکومت بنانے والی نواز لیگ بلوچستان میں حکومت سازی کے لئے بھی ایڑی چوٹی کا زور لگا رہی ہے اس کے

الیکشن کے بعد کا پاکستان – از حق گو: گیارہ مئی کے الیکشن ملکی تاریخ کے پہلے الیکشن تھے جن میں اقتدار ایک منتخب شدہ جمہوری حکومت سے ایک منتخب شدہ جمہوری حکومت کو منتقل ہوا – ایک ایسا ملک جہاں سیکورٹی اسٹیبلشمنٹ جمہوری حکومتوں کو گھر بھیجنے

Balochistan: Nawaz Sharif directly in partnership with the ISI – by Amir Mateen: PML (N)’s Balochistan Chief, Sanaullah Zehri’s electoral alliance with ISI-backed Shafiq Mengal group has thrown Balochistan politics into a tailspin. This may have seriously threatened the security and political stability of the already violence prone province. This also