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This is the third and final post that focuses on the Kerry-Lugar bill and should be read in conjunction with the first two posts with part 1 here and part two here.   Before I begin, it is important to point out the rationale for the approach taken by this scribe to the bill and my write-up of it which [...]

The Kerry-Lugar bill has been the source of controversy in Pakistan after being passed into US legislation. The bill offers Pakistan non-military aid to a tune of $7.5bn over five years and has sparked public outrage owing to its harsh conditions. This post is the second of three posts and looks at the arguments in favour of the bill as [...]

The Kerry-Lugar bill has sparked controversy and been the source of grave concern for Pakistan’s public and policymakers in recent weeks. The US bill has now passed into US legislation  and offers Pakistan non-military aid to a tune of $7.5bn over five years. This post is the first of three posts on the subject deliberately [...]

May’s B-side like the one for April preceding it,  retains focus on the two A’s that give Pakistan a constant headache- America and Afghanistan and their satanic offspring namely the Taliban and Mr & Mrs Hellfire aka the infamous drones that grace Pakistan’s airspace so regularly. May’s B-side contents are: The Drone War by PETER [...]

Part 2 of rthe Hussain and Hillary Show focuses on Hillary Clinton.  It is short and sweet because like Hussain Obama, Hillary Clinton too delivers a hissy fit but this time it is one that speaks the truth- the Taliban Truth. As the X Files told the world ‘the truth is out there’, well Hillary [...]

This dedicated series of posts covers the comments of the H tag team that is Hussein Obama and Hillary Clinton. On the eve of President Zardari’s first meeting with President Obama, I am posting Obama’s newest diatribe on issues concerning Pakistan. The subtitle of the post in indicative as I have called Obama’s comments as [...]

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 [...]

Guest Blog by NADEEM ARIF NAJMI Pakistan is a country fighting a battle for its very survival thanks to the frantic efforts of its ever-hostile Eastern neighbour, the ineptitude of Uncle Sam on the Western border and its constant drone attacks on Pakistani areas, and General Zia’s legacy – a generation of fanatical Mullahs hell [...]