The hate campaign by fake bloggers: whose agenda they are promoting?
Raza Rumi A dubious blog – LUBP – has taken some of my tweets and weaved a story around it. The problem with that blog is that it is not managed by real people but by individuals who have no moral courage to reveal their names. I was wrong about the blog and the people who manage it. I must admit my mistake and change my view. I was supportive of them in the past thinking … Read entire article »
Full text: Statement by Human Rights Watch before Syed Saleem Shahzad Inquiry Commission
After our earlier post, here is the full text for PTH readers. Yes, it is a PTHleak… Statement by Ali Dayan Hasan, Human Rights Watch, To Syed Saleem Shahzad Inquiry Commission 9 August 2011 I. Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch is a nongovernmental organization that monitors human rights in more than 80 countries around the world. Human Rights Watch researchers conduct fact-finding investigations into violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, and then publishes those findings in dozens of reports and hundreds of news releases every year, generating extensive coverage in local and international media. This publicity helps to inform the public and hold abusive governments accountable to their international legal obligations. Human Rights Watch meets with government officials to urge changes in policy and practice in countries, at the United Nations, … Read entire article »
Filed under: ISI, journalism, Pakistan
A Double Whammy for the Cyber Army General
Slowly but surely the cyber army general, more popularly known as Zaid Hamid or “Sir” Zaid by his army of silk mustached self styled patriots or the bevy of monikers that circle around his red beret is clawing his way back to the limelight after his Yusuf Kazab association related lull. Yes, we’ll never let anyone forget of that shady association. Of late he’s been making all sorts of nasty waves by appearing on two … Read entire article »
The Apologists Blindly March Forth
By Zia Ahmad The Nation has always been a bit of an oddity amongst the English language in Pakistan. A sister concern of the vehemently conservative Urdu daily Nawa-e-Waqt, The Nation has inherited the responsibility to play the custodian of the Two Nation Theory for the English paper readership in Pakistan. Apparently 1971 never happened In Nawa-e-Waqt’s version of history. … Read entire article »
Time to redefine Pakistan’s Security Interests
By Amaar Ahmad : The recent humiliations of our military have spawned a media debate about the need for public knowledge about the budgets and agenda of our security establishment. We should learn from history. India did not invade Pakistan after the fall of Dhaka in 1971 even when our army was at its weakest and had no nuclear weapons. Today with a burgeoning economy and a growing affluence, and with the known efficiency of asymmetric warfare that Pakistan can wage, India has an even less incentive for such bravado. We did actually came close to a full war with India during Kargil in 1999, in the aftermath of the attacks on Indian Parliament in 2001 and in Mumbai in 2008 respectively. Why? Because our establishment looked the other way as homegrown militants … Read entire article »
Servants, not masters!
Salman Latif While the wounds of Abbottabad’s ‘imperial insurgency’ were still fresh, a debate was going on in the GHQ. For the first time in the history of Pak Army, the Chief was vociferously questioned by the officials who were briefed by him about the entire operation. Some of them went as far as to suggest resignation for the entire top echelon. The interesting part, however, is that all the questions thrown to the Army Chief General Kayani revolved around the violation of national sovereignty and about the drone attacks. The officers demanded immediate bans on drone attacks and wished to know how could US violate international regulations and launch an attack on our land. Sadly, not one of the officials asked the … Read entire article »
I am an anti state actor
By Ibrahim Khalil It all started with a single Daily Beast article which I posted on my Facebook page and excerpted the following: Pakistan’s bin Laden Scapegoat Pakistani officials tell The Daily Beast that the head of Pakistan’s notorious intelligence service may step down, as the government looks for a fall guy for the bin Laden debacle. “The senior Pakistani sources say that Pasha was never keen on the ISI job in the first place. He had no background in intelligence and was an infantry and armor officer in previous commands. He was, however, very close to Kayani, who insisted he take the job when he was nominated in 2008.” Based on the above I commented: This shows NEPOTISM at the highest level in military. Nothing less than Kyani’s head should roll. … Read entire article »
Pakistan PM Gilani defends military, intelligence in wake of bin Laden raid
By Issam Ahmed Analysts see the Pakistan prime minister’s speech as an attempt to counter popular anger and outflank the political opposition regarding the US raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound. Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani speaks during parliament session in Islamabad, on May 9. Gilani on Monday strongly defended his military and intelligence agencies, calling allegations of complicity in sheltering Osama bin Laden ‘absurd’ and vowing to launch an investigation. Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani strongly … Read entire article »
Filed under: Army, ISI, Yusuf Raza Gillani
What Now for Pakistan and America
Usman Ahmad explores the future of Pak-American mismatch With Osama bin Laden dead many are left debating the future of the ‘war on terror’ and the impact this will have on the Islamist Jihad Movement. Closer to home, however, the question on everyone’s lips is what will now become of Pakistan. … Read entire article »
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