Recent content by Lincoln

I will try and reply to this in parts although the answers to these is already there in my reply. I will try and summarize it. Wrong, they did calculate it in most likeliness. Like I said, Afghanistan has shown hostilities and threatened Pakistan's territorial integrity since 1947, and we were...

Afghanistan was probably the first nation to initiate hostilities with Pakistan when they voted against Pakistan's inclusion in the UN. They launched skirmishes into Pakistani territories, instigated tribal populations, funded and armed proxy groups, and turned up the heat every 10 years. I...

And in the process, the Army has taken over the government and civilian machinery, I think the fact that the Pakistani people have no state left to run anymore is the bigger collateral. Maybe perhaps because there is evidence that they're involved. We used to hear it in the news, from...

They have endless resources. I know a few cases myself, where very ordinary people who took part in the protest, with no political standing or membership whatsoever, with no engagement in any anarchy or arson, were tracked by phone, and picked up. No warrants, nothing. Illegally. You have to be...

One major problem with justifying enforced disappearances on the pretext of terrorism is that the people behind these disappearances can also do it for nefarious purposes, such as political engineering and coercion. You're putting your trust in the organization that they will extra-judicially...

There are several unanswered questions, such as if he was a refugee or a legal immigrant. The other thing is that, this could be a crime of any nature and people should not jump to conclusions, rather wait for the investigation. While it's true that some people have become more intolerant due...

Ok, you can, but everyone knows it makes no difference.

Has it ever occured to you why people are interested in American elections although they're not Americans. It's because they exert influence globally. Turkey has become globally significant for different reasons. To some because of the refugee crisis, because Europeans would probably...

Fancy words here and there which make no sense. Delivery system? I think you mean tankers. Russian tankers will deliver oil, it's not rocket science, we make a contract, place orders, they deliver. We have facilities to receive that and store that oil just like we do from Arab nations. The...

At first I really thought how then realized that they believed the actual inflation rate is double the official.

The transportation excuse seems reasonable but it's hard to believe when our neighbor India had 100 million barrels of crude oil shipped from Russia this year alone. About 819,000 barrels daily. It's clearly so profitable that Russia deseated Saudi Arabia to become the 2nd largest supplier of...

There are crazy, disconnected people everywhere. If they fall down to a low level, doesn't mean we should too. Keep your class, and keep yourself civil. Imagine how would others react if you were to shout what you post here in public.

It's not about 'friendship,' it's about national interests. Moreover importing oil from Russia won't jeopardize our relationship with the Arab world who are also maintaining a very neutral stance despite western pressure and leverage. Not about friendship, just about national interests.

I personally don't believe that the UAE is as wicked as the US. As long as the shares are not in anything related to military or arms production, I think it's fine. Better than taking more loans only to ask for extensions or rollovers. UAE also recently wanted to buy a large share in some...

I think what the UAE is offering is in the best interests of both nations. It's not the typical lender-borrower deal, but like a business transaction. A minority in the shares and a seat in the board won't give them control of the organization, but a say, which needless to say might be...