Civil war is a war between groups meant to take control of a region or a nation. A civil war will always have two sided violence meant to bring about a governmental change or to enforce a substantial change in the policies of an incumbent government. The Geneva Conventions consisting of four treaties signed between
Year: 2009
NOTE: The following media is in the Urdu language and NOT in English. Masood Sharif Khan Khattak on Express News Siyaasi Log 12th Feb 2009. This is an interview about the Mumbai attacks. Other people on the show include Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Muhammad Gondal and Central Spokesperson for PML-N Siddique-ul-Farooq. The
Pakistan has been focused upon intensely for having an extremist political school of thought. Are there no Hindu extremists or Jewish extremists that could be bringing about a reactionary element amongst the Muslims of the world, including Pakistan? Is there not a need for the world to control religious extremism in all religions so that
The Westminster model of parliamentary democracy has been a dismal failure in Pakistan because of the frequent martial laws and the blatant manipulation of the Constitution. For Pakistan to become a viable state it will have to restructure its political system. Devolution of effective political power and greater autonomy to the federating units will have
From the 70s to date Pakistan has often been on the centre stage in the global power struggle and its role has always benefited the USA immensely. One such role was played when Pakistan brought about President Richard M Nixon’s visit to China in Feb 1972. Nixon’s visit to China helped USA contain USSR in
NOTE: The following media is in the Urdu language and NOT in English. Masood Sharif Khan Khattak on Express News Siyaasi Log 17th Jan 2009. This is an interview about India Pakistan relations. Other people on the show include Major General (Retd) Jamshed Ayaz Khan, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif and Indian Journalist Amit Baruah, editor
The late 1970s saw a series of Soviet-propelled political changes in Kabul. In April 1979, elements from the 40th Soviet Army Group deployed at Bagram near Kabul. This was followed on Dec 24 by a full-scale Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Pakistan’s riposte to the invasion was spearheaded by the ISI. The heroic Mujahideen put together
From the 70s to date Pakistan has often been on the centre stage in the global power struggle and its role has always benefited the USA immensely. One such role was played when Pakistan brought about President Richard M Nixon’s visit to China in Feb 1972. Nixon’s visit to China helped USA contain USSR in
Pakistan and India will never go to war again because if they do both will become history. The notion expressed by some Indian and international think tanks claiming that, while India will not be totally destroyed in any nuclear war, Pakistan will be completely annihilated is a fallacy. Let it be said in unambiguous terms