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The curious case of the Shamsi airbase
Between the UAE and Pakistan, the base was handed over to the US and everyone looked the other way over its use.
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Pakistan’s fictional reality
I have been called a ISI agent, army poster boy, agent of SPD, pall bearer of liberalism and a 'Musad' agent.
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No to operation in North Waziristan Agency
Operation against Haqqani network will move Afghan Taliban groups against battle-stressed Pakistani security forces.
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In the national interest
A binary has been created: The civilians distrust the military; the military distrusts the civilians. Who is to blame?
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An open letter to General Pasha
No amount of oppression can keep the people chained; Instead, oppression begets violence and deep turmoil.
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Rest in peace, Saleem Shahzad
What endeared him to me was his absolute humility, a trait generally rare and rarer still in our profession.
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For reasons of state
Weaker states still have to find the means to survive; they still do it through balancing or bandwagoning, or both.
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Hopes dancing on bald men’s hair
Aunts Agatha and Dahlia are commanding the PN and PNS Mehran respectively.
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Let’s dispense with our doublespeak on drones
The military cannot make the kind of requests revealed by the cables and then embark on unsustainable policies.
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Righting the civil-military imbalance
Civilian supremacy is not defined by venting anger, nor firing military officers but about by taking charge.