Pakistan Pal

It is undoubtedly true that nations who forget their heroes are bound to perish. These ungrateful nations are bound to be pushed to the very depths of obscurity that is inadvertently bestowed upon its heroes.

There is a very real danger that Afghanistan will descend into a battleground for proxy wars unless the planned US withdrawal in mid 2011 is preceded by real stabilization measures.

Iran possessing nuclear weapons is “unacceptable,” a mantra repeated by many heads of state. The same was said of North Korea although it may have little more than a device and thus far may not have weaponized its nuclear capacity.

The scale and dimension of the current military maneuvers currently underway is impressive. These high level land air field exercises are a sequel to the month’s long war games that had undertaken strategic planning for the present and future...

Those who thought that the Nuclear Security Summit Conference in Washington DC was designed to put Pakistan in the dock or maneuver Pakistan’s Prime Minister into some sort of difficult situation must have been disappointed...

This has been another extraordinary week for President Barack Obama. The release of the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR); the signing of the nuclear arms reduction treaty (START) with Russia; and the Nuclear Security conference...

A media report says that the Pentagon wants US influence to ease India-Pakistan tensions but the US State Department is resisting any such US intervention. Listening to the Pentagon may be a good idea for many reasons.

Good news at last! The politicians have finally reached consensus on wide ranging constitutional reforms and the decision—much criticized at that time to form a committee to review and suggest constitutional reforms-- stands vindicated.

Vice President Joe Biden’s congratulatory whisper (of big f---ing deal) to Barack Obama after the House of Representative’s passage of the Health Care bill two Sunday’s ago was one bookend for an extraordinary presidential week by any account.

Last week’s visit of a very high level Pakistani delegation to Washington to meet with their opposite American numbers was at best a first step in a very long, testing and crucial journey essential to bringing a measure of peace...