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Expanding war Expanding war Saturday, June 27, 2009 The first targeted suicide bombing has killed two soldiers in Muzaffarabad. Till now, Azad Kashmir had not been caught up in the bitter war between militants and the military being fought in Pakistan. The attack on an army vehicle has...

Next outsourcing model ? This is the oldest military trend ever. Even before European nations had standing armies, there were warrior chiefs who would pledge loyalty to kings or offer protection to them. The trend has continued through the ages. British "protectorates", American bases in Korea...

From what I remember, the IIT degrees don't count for much at ISRO anymore. The Aerospace engineering department at IIT's was set up at IIT's as a feeder for DRDO/ISRO, but they no longer are. DRDO and ISRO have a substantial pay difference for graduate and post-graduate engineers, so it is...

A pretty evenhanded story. The description of the barriers to trade are so matter of fact as to be funny. It is almost like how old British books would describe African kings or disputes between kings. The story also does a good job of identifying the actual issues - communication, currency...

DAWN.COM | Editorial | Is LoC trade collapsing? Is LoC trade collapsing? PRESIDENT Asif Ali Zardari spoke not a day too soon when, on June 9, he publicly emphasised the need for opening trade across the Line of Control in Kashmir. That it is on the verge of collapse is little known...

Probably we are diverting this thread. My post in retrospect seems slightly off-topic. Let's drop LeT out of this thread and call TTP what they are - terrorists.

TTP and Kashmir are not related. I was not trying to say they are. I am trying to understand your differentiation between a freedom-fighter and a terrorist. Rather than a hypothetical case I could make up, this one seemed an apt opportunity to understand what terrorism was. This attack was in a...

DAWN.COM | Provinces | Baitullah claims Muzaffarabad suicide attack Baitullah claims Muzaffarabad suicide attack MUZAFFARABAD: Two soldiers were killed and at least three others were wounded here on Friday in what was the first ever suicide bombing in Azad Kashmir, police and military...

I think giving the match fees to PCB was the fair thing to do. That should have been on the table from day 1. It should not have required a threat of legal action. Anyway, Sharad Pawar is supposed to be the ICC head from next year - and he is the one who promised a favorable treatment to...

First of all, I don't think RAW was involved. India has not made an attack like this even at the heights of militancy, and I can't see India starting something like this now with peace process a possibility. I would say these are garden variety terrorists from NWFP trying to expand their area of...

ICC is an independent body registered in Dubai and semi-independant of MCC. It would be near impossible to sue them. The only thing that holds the cricketing councils together is the contract law. ICC often prosecutes cases in regional locations, but rarely has a case been bought against ICC...

Isn't ethnic cleansing too strong a word ? To me, the term signifies either killing or forcible migration of people to such an extent that the population changes significantly. I think of Hitler (Jews), Uganda (Indians/Pakistanis) etc. when I think of this. Avoiding some groups in governmental...

Or if the supply lines are cut and food rations run short, just chuck a grenade into the kitchen. By the way, this thing is ridiculously hot. I am used to eating green chillies and peppers, but just touching this thing (just the skin of the pepper) to the tongue causes burning.

Let me try and draw up a cost-benefits. (AM, does the list cover all issues?) Hold match in Abu Dhabhi There are a lot of Pakistani people in Abu Dhabhi,so they don't have to travel. (Can put a number to this) Home advantage (?) to Pakistan. (Can't put a number to this). Possible extra...

DAWN.COM | Cricket | ICC rejects request for World Cup matches in UAE LONDON: Matches in the 2011 World Cup due to be staged in Pakistan will not take place in the United Arab Emirates, International Cricket Council president David Morgan said here on Thursday. Instead, the 14 fixtures...

Also, was Jinnah the Governor General or President ? I don't know if Governors count as real head of state.

What happens if this ends up as a case of "bird in hand being worth more than two in the bush ?" Do we know if ICC will agree for such a swap ? This I think is unfair to the other 3 nations - who knows what the security situation in India/Pak/SL/BD will be in 2015 ? If any one of them has a...

With this new information, I can't understand the Pakistani position. I think at least SL/BD/India are negotiating with good faith. If shifting venues was about revenues to PCB, that has been offered (If more was needed, that should have been the counter-proposal). If it was about travel...

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\18\story_18-6-2009_pg1_11 I can't say what they were doing with rocket launchers - I was not involved in planning it. I would assume that the police have collected evidence after arresting the culprit. The claim of kidnapping was made by...

The guy who has been arrested worked for Pak Army medics. No one has linked him to India. No traces of Indian involvement is seen from those arrested. About your statement of "the most extremist people would not be against a cricket team" -- Pak police is saying that it was a kidnap plan to...