June 2010′s B-side has two central themes. The first is a focus on Islam and its status in the Islamic State of Pakistan thanks to an excellent article by Ayaz Amir. The second focus on Afghanistan, looks at the prospects of the approaching endgame via an open letter written by David Miliband to General David Petreus. [...]
As expected , President Obama has decided to send another 30,000 US troops to the graveyard of empires that is Afghanistan. The commander in chief of the US Army and the commander in speech for the world waxed eloquently, however his decision will have a profound and adverse impact on Pakistan and will destabilise Pakistan even further. The killing [...]
August’s B-side includes an alternative look at Afghanistan by narrating the story of an Afghan heroine, one Malalai Joya. The second article is actually a speech by David Miliband the British Foreign Secretary on Afghanistan and provides a rejoinder of sorts to the first article. The final article looks at Pakistan’s power and energy problems [...]
April’s B-side is focused entirely on the two A’s that give Pakistan a constant headache- America and Afghanistan. The much trumpeted Obama policy for Afghanistan has been announced with accompanying fanfare and is the focus of April’s B-side as Afghanistan’s fate will affect Pakistan greatly. April’s B-side contents are: A New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan [...]
Welcome to Other Pakistan’s first ever B-side post. The B-side will in truth be the better side of Other Pakistan for it will carry articles and posts from other writers and commentators regarding issues affecting Pakistan, with brief comment from moi. Thus it will allow Other Pakistan to become a better forum of dialogue where [...]
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