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Russian jet may have been shot down, not because of air space violation but out of sheer frustration or may be show of power HUSSAIN SAQIB Turkey has shot down a Russian SU-24 jet for violating Turkish airspace on Tuesday. The jet was downed after Turkey’s consistent warnings to the jet to...

Americans have to keep Pakistan in good humor for the time being because it needs Pakistan’s support in Afghanistan for stability and honorable exit. Will the US risk straining its already fragile relations with Pakistan just to please the Indians, particularly when Pakistan’s nukes do not...

It is in the news again; and if the source of all news is an editorial of The New York Times, it is almost official. The US is going to broach the issue of Pakistan’s ever-expanding nuclear arsenal, particularly its tactical nuclear weapons, with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) during his...

It is not Salim Bukhari; it is the crooks entering the House through fake degrees, rigged polls and proceeds of crime who insult the august house of Parliament Chairman of Pakistan’s Upper House of Parliament, Mian Raza Rabbani, is furious again; not because someone mentioned the M word but...

While Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is packing his bags for his upcoming US visit and giving final touches to various briefs and talking points, it is increasingly being felt that all is not sugar and honey between the two long-term allies. And if there was any doubt, Pakistan’s NSA has confirmed...

Hussain Saqib The worst has finally happened. Russia has joined a conflict in the Middle East which has the potential to turn into a war of wider scale between the two nuclear-armed giants. Weakened by the loss of economic might and kinetic power, and a major chunk of USSR states in 1989...

Full Spectrum Deterrence: An unequivocal message delivered to Indian hawks Pakistan’s National Command Authority (NCA), the apex forum on nuclear matters, has delivered an unequivocal message to India; Pakistan will maintain the capability for a Full Spectrum Deterrence at all costs in order to...

HUSSAIN SAQIB Pakistan’s military deserves kudos for its coming up to public expectations in this crucial time as against the civilian leaders who are thoroughly engrossed in their dirty games abdicating their responsibilities to the chief of army staff (COAS) India’s frustration over the...

Lt Gen Hameed Gul has passed away leaving behind a mourning family, an admiring nation, grateful Kashmiris and a legacy of his fight against the forces of occupation in Afghanistan and Indian-held Kashmir. He fought Soviet forces in Afghanistan using CIA, he fought India in Kashmir and Punjab...

Syed Ali Geelani, the most respected leader of Kashmir Freedom Movement has snubbed the government of Nawaz Sharif and refused to attend Eid Milan at Pakistan High Commission at New Delhi. This snub is a huge personal embarrassment for Nawaz Sharif who is widely perceived by Pakistanis and...

What is the quid pro quo for Pakistan’s meek posture at Ufa? | The Passive Voices

With its deep-sea port of Gwadar, Pakistan would provide shortest supply routes to China and Russia and also Central Asian States. It naval forces would be strong enough to protect its Sea Lanes of Communication (SLOCs). With the world’s 6thlargest standing army, one of the finest nuclear...

HUSSAIN SAQIB Pakistan has finally been accepted as a full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). And this has happened thanks to active support of China and Russia, its time-tested friend and a bitter-foe-turned-friend, respectively. Pakistan, with this new status, has effectively...

In spite of the fact that the US, Israel and India are extremely unhappy with Pakistan Army and its leadership and they would be looking for someone to play their game in Pakistan, Zardari would still be a poor choice for international players. He himself has the problem of his own image...

HUSSAIN SAQIB When President Putin postponed his visit to Pakistan in 2012, the most jubilant countries were India and the US but it was subsequently revealed that this postponement did not mean anything to lift the spirits of Cold War adversaries now turned into allies. The on-going visit to...

Apart from the government which was swiftly at the throat of Axact for issuing fake degrees as alleged by Declan Walsh of New York Times, there are two other aspects to this scandal which must be kept in view. There was an organized campaign to stall the launch of a new satellite channel BOL by...

Hussain Saqib Iran is doing to Saudi Arabia in Yemen what the latter has been doing to Syria for a long time; fanning and funding armed resistance against incumbent regimes to bring the regime change. The lobbyists on both sides of the divide are trying to make us all believe it is sectarian...

The United States of America is feared as the most powerful country, both militarily and economically. It is often said that no warship can cruise anywhere in the world without the US approval. The world is treated by the American arrogance as their fiefdom where they can set foot at will. Not...

IHC verdict carefully saves Taseer killer from immediate execution Having failed to find any justification to condone cold-blooded killing of Governor Taseer by his own bodyguard, Punjab Police Constable, Mumtaz Qadri, Islamabad High Court (IHC) upheld his death sentence under Section-302 of...

Hussain Saqib Members of the Upper House should be “pick-of-the-society”; only those allowed becoming senators who are political equivalent of Saints and Sages. Bi-cameral parliament, consisting of an Upper House or Senate and the National Assembly, is the product of parliamentary system of...