India
Tragedy At Bombay – The Aftermath
The tragedy at Bombay is a sort of 9/11 for India. It appears to be one of many other acts of international terrorism which have been taking place at so many other places in the worlds at regular intervals. All these are despicable acts and need to be condemned in the strongest words. The government [...]
Threats From Two Borders
This Article appeared in Daily Dawn on December 09th, 2008. THE government’s warning that it would have to withdraw troops from its western border in case of a threat on its eastern frontier with India was not only uncalled for, it was unrealistic as well. The continuous harping on this issue on TV talk shows [...]
Dealing With The Militants
This Article appeared in Daily Dawn on December 02nd, 2008. Pakistan is caught in the eye of the storm in the so-called war on terror between the US and its allies on one side and Al Qaeda and the Taliban on the other. Due to America’s faulty strategy in Afghanistan, the US and its allies have [...]
Asserting Control
This interview appeared in “The News” on August 6, 2006. In South Waziristan, due to the flawed strategy by the government in the last one and a half year, (local militants) have organised themselves into a Taliban-style system of governance. They have established a parallel sort of administration. By Raza Rahman Khan Brigadier (Retired) Mahmood [...]