Year: 2009

Taliban pride falls in the feet of Pakistan Army: Before Pakistan Army flushed out the TTP terrorists from Sararogha by November 3, 2009, it had served as headquarter of the...

More American deaths: The October 4 daring Taliban attack on two American outposts in the Nuristan province, eastern Afghanistan that left eight Americans and several Afghans...

A quick look at global insurgencies: One of the major questions facing Pakistan, and intriguing the world, is whether it will be able to overcome the Al-Qaeda-led insurgency...

China great 'trade-route' game: China is currently quietly pursuing a new role for itself in the Indian Ocean by gradually expanding its maritime capacity. The primary purpose is...

Mathematics of terror: Of the nine terror attacks until 16th October, seven targeted the army, the para-military or the police, suggesting a dramatic surge in attempts by...

Getting rid of Uzbeks is important: Pakistan embattled army appears set to move into what it calls a 'black hole' for security and intelligence forces i.e. South Waziristan....

Aid with strings? Speaking to reporters at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh on September 27, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the world interest in Pakistan success. The US$1.5...

Perverts contracted? As the US and British forces battle the hardened Taliban militants and the politico-military surge continues, an independent watchdog group, the Project on...

Taliban were thugs and a strategic burden from the beginning: The army and civilians alike were shocked and alarmed in early April when the TTP militants taking cover under a...

Taliban were thugs and a strategic burden from the beginning: The army and civilians alike were shocked and alarmed in early April when the TTP militants taking cover under a...