This (right) is a satellite picture of the devastating path of the Indus that has rendered 4 million homeless and affected 20 million. This NY Times imagery gives a bird’s eye view of the extent of the calamity. Putting the pieces of this devastation back would be a herculean task for any government. Especially a government that is seen to be ineffective and living...

These faces of war in Afghanistan are a grim reminder that the Taliban are evolving their tactics better than the ISAF in this war on terror. The increased levels of sophistication and expertise in using IEDs and conduct of guerrilla warfare indicates the tenacity and vibrancy of the so called backward Taliban to contest all that is Western in this war. They...

  Understanding what really happened after July 5, 1977: It was 4th July 1977 , Lieutenant General Iqbal Khan told his headquarters staff that finally at last Mr Z.A Bhutto and the opposition alliance PNA had reached an amicable peace settlement. My father, a newly promoted brigadier, was one of this staff. On 5th July 1977 General Zia , the army chief handpicked by Prime...

Since Pakistans Foreign Minister does not control a substantial part of Pakistans Foreign Policy , i.e the Afghanistan and India policy ,thus the visit of Pakistans army chief to USA for a so called strategic dialogue. The word strategic would be a bit inflated since in reality Pakistan does the tactical garbage collection for USA.   Pakistan’s military establishment...