Targets, not drones, draw ire from Pakistan: Weinbaum
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Pakistan’s relationship with the United States was hit hard in 2011, owing to various factors, prime amongst which were the May 2 raid to kill Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad and the attack on Pakistani armed forces’ check-post in Salala in November. Both countries have been unable to undo the … Read more
Pakistan’s real dangers are internal ─ William Milam
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar The year 2010 witnessed a dramatic deterioration in trust and diplomatic relations between the United States and Pakistan. The two strategic partners in the war on terror traded allegations on the Raymond Davis affair, the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound, drone strikes, Admiral Mike Mullen’s assertion about ISI’s alleged contacts … Read more
American Troops, Drones For Quetta
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on December 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
It was bracing at least for the naysayers in Balochistan to hear simultaneous statements from the U.S. embassy in Islamabad and the military’s public relations wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (I.S.P.R) that Washington was not deploying any troops in Quetta. Reports about the deployment of ground forces in Quetta, which Washington believes is being used … Read more
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Drone strike on Balochistan: Where is the right target?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on December 7, 2009 · 1 Comment
Baloch Hal Editorial: By Malik Siraj Akbar US President Barrack Obama has committed an additional 30,000 troops under his new Af-Pak policy announced at United States Military Academy in West Pont, New York. Under this plan, Washington is contemplating withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan in the next 18 months. According to Obama, the US will … Read more
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Taliban exist in Quetta: US diplomat
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 14, 2009 · 4 Comments
DAILY TIMES Thursday, October 15, 2009 Taliban exist in Quetta: US diplomat * Stephen Fakan says Taliban should not be allowed to operate from Balochistan * Lauds Pakistan Army for tremendous efforts against terrorism By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: The Taliban are currently living in Quetta and need to be eliminated before they consolidate their … Read more
The Quetta Shura
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 1, 2009 · 21 Comments
Many people are asking me these days about the Quetta-Shura. Washington has threatened to expand its drone attacks to Balochistan. In the wake of these developments, I would like top reproduce an article of mine, “Threat to secular Balochistan”, which was published in Pakistan’s leading English language newspaper, Dawn, in March this year. This article … Read more
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