Archive for August, 2006
Gwadar’s Strategic Value
This Article appeared in The News on August 11, 2006. The development of Gwadar as a major alternative port was conceived with the aim of overcoming various strategic weaknesses that have, or are likely to, handicap Pakistanâ’s national interests. To cite just a few, Karachi, the only port of the country could be subjected to [...]
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 [...]