Original target al Qaeda, is neutralised; newer quarry Taliban, in shape of Haqqanis, remain most visible.

It seems to me Zardari’s traits of fighter, have dictated various institutional clashes dominating current PPP term.

There are 2 kinds of men: those going with the flow; those venturing out, create spark to ignite spirit or burn down.

It is naive of the US to expect Pakistan to open more fronts in North Waziristan.

Pakistan, US, got into ‘chicken and egg’ cycle, could not decide which first — audience with Obama or opening routes.

Do we wish to ‘humiliate America’ in Afghanistan, or ‘save Pakistan’ from becoming the epicentre of an expanded war?

Be positively engaged with the world; estrangement doesn’t help. Ghairat will have to take a back seat for now.

For war to stop Pakistanis and Americans must work together & that is only possible if they are talking to each other.

SC Gilani verdict was considered ‘smart’ because the court avoided becoming a party to the removal of a tainted PM.

Pakistan aims to avoid war with India by making it cost-prohibitive. Agni testing lays waste to any pretension.