Pakistani Blogs

Preisent Karzai reciprocated  General Kiyani’s visit to Kabul within a week. What is going on. Why did Mr. Karzai visit Pakistan on the heels of President Ahmedinejad’s visit to Afghanistan and right before President Gul’s visit? A report in the Guardian may give us some insight into the reasons for Mr. Karzai’s visit to Islamabad. Reversing Anti-Americanism: Building US allies in West Asia

A great dinner, cheap wine, a lot of verbosity could not hide the frigidity of US-Indian relations. The first state dinner was an anomaly–and it wasn’t a “state dinner”, even is the press called it that. State dinners are between heads of states, ceremonial affiairs to have a good time. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not the head of state of Bharat–he is the Prime Minister. The President ...

On February 3, a Department of Justice press release headlined “Aafia Siddiqui Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court of Attempting to Murder US Nationals in Afghanistan and Six Additional Charges.” At her scheduled May 6 sentencing, she “faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on each of the attempted murder and armed assault charges; life in prison on the firearms charge; and eight ...

Gen. Petraeus recognizes strategic depth of Pakistan as legitimate because country is “very narrow” Noting that Pakistan has made significant progress in its fight against extremism that threatens its existence, a top US military general has refused to the certificate of “American satisfaction” to Islamabad in its war against terrorism.

The refusal of Pakistani intelligence to turn over Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and as many as six other top Taliban figures to the United States or the Afghan government has dealt a serious blow to the Barack Obama administration’s hopes for Pakistani cooperation in weakening the Taliban. It has left little doubt in the minds of U.S. officials that the Pakistani military intends ...

The stated goal of the US-led War in Afghanistan, according to the Obama Administration, is to defeat the Taliban and establish a stable democratic government over the entire country. Critical to that goal is establishing a professional Afghan army and police force that is not corrupt, and that has the respect of the Afghan people.

Arrest of No 2 may signal Taliban feud, says McChrystal SPIN BOLDAK: The arrest of the Afghan Taliban’s former number two figure may have been the result of an internal feud and purge among Taliban leaders, US and NATO commander General Stanley McChrystal said on Thursday.

The pace of events in the last two months have some how over shadowed the whole episode of US...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said her department is seeking 3.2 billion dollar as aid for Pakistan during the next fiscal beginning October 1. Addressing the Senate appropriations committee, Clinton said the money would be utilised to “combat extremism, promote economic development, strengthen democratic institutions, and build a long-term relationship with the Pakistani people”.

It is clear that the U.S. military operations in the Af-Pak war have been increasing in number and lethal significance during the month of February. Now, in its pursuit of a demonstrable victory over the Taliban, an offensive is being mounted in the heart of Helmand province. As reported by Patrick Cockburn, the battle for Marjah will be another in a long line of punitive campaigns that will ...