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Yeap. That's true. Libya used to be one of the "indirect" phadaybaz (quarrelsome) in the Middle East. And yes I agree that there "is" no threat to Pakistan from Israel.

You mean Saudis are awake enough to figure out what's happening around their airspace? I don't know why we have to make huge issue whenever Israel's name comes up. It is a far away country with no issues with us. Pakistan has proven time and again that any fair deal is good for us...

I beg to differ! FYI! Israel has been at DIRECT war with Arab states: Syria, Egypt, and Jordan. PLO / Hamas / Hizbullah are non-state entities who has been at DIRECT war with Israel. Jordan was always reluctant to go to war and after 1967, they quit being at war with Israel. So...

I am not sure what you mean by "implying Hinduism". Islam in Sindh and Balochistan started with Bin Qasim. And Bin Qasim defeated a Hindu Raja Dahir. So it is possible that the coastal area and many parts of Sindh were named by the followers of Hinduism. At this stage it doesn't matter if...

Looks like CIA "employed" Mossad to figure out what India was upto. Once they got the confirmation about Indian stupidities, they passed the info on to ISI. Remember Israel is not anti-Pakistan, and similarly Pak Army has never been anti-Israel. Most of the anti-Semitic vitreol in Pakistan...

I don't think there is a lot of material on the name itself. So I'll give my view (I could be wrong). Gwadar has two syllables for sure. 1) Gwa, 2) Dar 1) Gwa or Gawa sounds like a reference to the holy cow "Gawa" or "Gaya" 2) Dar means door, or port, or "entry point". So the meaning...

We! hahahha! Su-47 sahib, keep this lentil-based "reaction" under check please. Beano would surely help. FYI, Israel attacked "under-construction" reactors in Iraq first, and now in Syria. This is what we call "advanced planning". Pakistani reactor (made in Canada) is in Karachi, and the...

Israel never saw Pakistan as a mad anti-semitic country, so there was no reason to attack Pakistan. Indians however are a different bunch when it comes to Pakistan's strategic goals, and we should never expect good coming from them (on country-to-country level, in-person they are great friends)...

Ms. Lee, Military technology is a bit more complex combination of "civilian" tech. China may have embargo (from time to time), but the West will continue sharing with it, the basic civilian tech. Without that "sharing" West won't be able to fill its WallMarts and ToysRus. China can then turn...

Link of high tech investment and the political condition of a country have a very complex relationship. However the bottom line is that any country interested in high tech investments must be extremely friendly to the people of investing countries. Here are some example from a diverse set of...

It is reasonable to talk about selling weapons to "brother Muslims". However pragmatism must drive our thinking (and hence decisions). The problem with "brother" Muslim countries is that with few exceptions they are either dirt poor or tiny or both. Let's look at the Azer situation. This...

Newsweek, Washington compost and all leftie rags couldn't do a squat against President Bush's foreign policy, and in their desperation trying to chip away on President Bush's allies. Pakistan has always been a thorn in the side of world's lefties. The only short period of exception was the...

Well Energon sahib, I understand your POV with due respect. However I strongly suggest you brush up your knowledge about US-India relationship starting from PM Nehru's time. p.s. Our problem is that people pick up few newspapers and overnight become "experts" on history. That my...

Good story! However cotton was not the only objective for Pakistanis and Americans. You can buy shiploads of cotton on slightly higher prices than going through a complicated process of setting up Taliban. Pakistanis and Americans wanted to get oil pipelines through the south, and any...

Agreed! Ha! Shiv Ji it is high time we moved away from petty Indo-Pak (or Pak-India if you prefer) squabling. Quote in Musharraf's book is "he said she said" and the person involved named Armitage has denied this. There was no counter argument from anywhere. No one form US administration...

Energon sahib, Not sure how you want to define "Equitable" in the same sentence as "Mutual". Nations make agreements for mutual benefits and set up terms for a given period. If by "equitable", you mean fair, then heck yes! US had to give a fair deal. Just remember how Pakistan rejected Prez...

Salim sahib, I respect your opinion. Believe me that Soviet Union was no protector of Syria either. Let's not forget that Syria lost Golan heights at the "hight" of Soviet era. Soviet union couldn't do a thing to stop the mauling and manhandling of its allies in the Middle East. Even...

OK. I was going to ignore this thread just because of the self-loathing title. Unfortunately many of the posts (no name named :) ) have crossed every limit of self-hatred and self-deprecation if the posters are of Pakistani origin. Otherwise this very thread is utterly disrespectful of a nation...

Yes. Why would China jeopardize its $billion WalMart business for few cents from Iran?

And those "many a country" are bunch of leftists or anarchists.