Musings of a modern guy

For some time now, the United States led international force in Afghanistan has been the target of a sustained insurrection by the Taleban, no doubt aided by the Al-Qaeda network (right now, it is hard to separate the 2; although the long term aims of the 2 are different). Now, the Taleban was supposedly a […]

For some time now, it seems that the United States is getting frustrated with the progress that Pakistan has been making towards getting rid of the hotbed of terrorism right on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The current situation is that the area is a resource center for terrorists - they get support over […]

For the last several years, there has been an ongoing political discussion about whether the United States is following the correct policies with regard to getting rid of terrorism emanating from the region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, rated by many as the most likely place to generate the next big terrorist attack in the Western […]

This seems like deja vu again and again. It is a well established fact that Pakistan has played with fire in the past, using US and Saudi money and support to built up an Islamic Army to fight against the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. Towards this end, the Pakistanis used religion as a tool, and […]

Ever since the last Parliamentary election, President (and former Army Chief) Gen. Musharraf seems like a has-been. It was made crystal clear to him that the voters of the country did not like his policies; they gave parties opposed to him a huge victory and sent his supported parties to a minority. Ever since then, […]

President Musharraf must be smiling, nay, positively laughing. For all their political life, the parties of Nawaz Sharif (Pakistan Muslim Leadue -N) and the Pakistan People’s Party of Asif Ali Zardari have been political opponents. They came together just a few months ago when neither of them got a majority in the last elections, and […]