Others simply won it with guile, stratagem and the fluid nature of irregular war

Pakistan’s and PAF’s role remained restricted to airspace clearance and coordination during the war

It was the first but not the last time the PAF will fly against Soviet/Afghan airspace with weapons at the ready

What should worry us is having a metaphorical graveyard as a neighbour

There are four inflection points where what appears as an easy Taliban sweep over Afghanistan can stand reversed

With the Taliban being far more deliberate, adaptive and sensitive to their perception among the world at large

A moment of institutional decay which has spelt slow death of sports as an element of national identity

The two contending belligerents in Afghanistan hold off their areas under occupation

The just-concluded Azad Jammu and Kashmir election ‘must’ be a moment of reflection for the PML-N

Taliban will need to survive and govern requiring sustenance, financial and economic