Posted by: Osman on: 08/01/2009
INDIA’S intentions are now clear. Our neighbour to the east is interested more in maligning Pakistan internationally than finding a solution to the current stand-off. It could even be argued that bringing to book those who orchestrated the Mumbai assault does not really top New Delhi’s list of priorities, for there are wheels within [...]
Posted by: Osman on: 12/04/2008
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir break up Srinagar demonstration.
Posted by: Osman on: 09/11/2007
“The problem, however, is that these many Pakistanis take this all lying down and do not stand up to the militants.”
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Posted by: Osman on: 03/03/2007
Ayaz Amir, Dawn:
It would also help if Pakistani journalists given to parroting the American line on Afghanistan (friendship deterring me from naming them) were to stop insinuating that elements within the Pakistani intelligence community are helping the Taliban. If they are helping the Taliban, there would have been no need to get 700 of [...]
Posted by: Osman on: 12/11/2006
Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the upcoming foreign secretaries-level talks with Pakistan would explore the contours of a joint mechanism against terrorism rather than right away share evidence in the Mumbai blasts, according to his remarks quoted on Saturday.
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Posted by: Osman on: 11/10/2006
Dawn >> Scotland Yard may join Mumbai probe
The Scoland Yard would also be interested in the way the Mumbai Police “unraveled the conspiracy plotted with the financial and strategic help from Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence,” the Statesman said.
That the British police have conveyed their wish to visit Mumbai and interact with the anti-terrorist squad [...]
Posted by: Osman on: 09/10/2006
“Kargil: In Chapter 11 of this rather controversial book the author decides to step into the biggest minefield when he brazenly refers to the Kargil Operations as “considered purely, in military terms, the Kargil Operations [...]
Posted by: Osman on: 04/10/2006
Just finished Pervez Musharraf’s excellent book — leaving out some minor chapters, in about 3 hours. It’s a light & interesting read. He’s not the best writer (as he indirectly admits himself), but his account is very real, clear & even unnecessarily frank at times (he even talks about his early romance). Some chapters provide [...]
Posted by: Osman on: 30/09/2006
in an era superrich in nightmare scenarios, nothing disturbs the sleep of world leaders more than the prospect of chaos in Pakistan—and jihadists’ gaining control over its nuclear weapons. Standing between order and that cataclysm, those leaders believe, is General Pervez Musharraf, the country’s leader since 1999. On Sept. 12, 2001, Musharraf made a snap [...]
Posted by: Osman on: 30/09/2006
These people are never satisfied.
NYT editorial today:
Now that the dinner is over, Mr. Bush needs to focus on the real problems of Afghan security and reconstruction. And he needs to remind General Musharraf that the very minimum America expects of its allies is that they not concede any form of sanctuary to such sworn enemies [...]
