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For now, let us let those claiming Afghanistan as the graveyard of evil empires bask in their self-acclaimed glory. USA has achieved its goals for destroying AQ and killing OBL. Now it is just a matter of denying this territory as a safe haven for Taliban "guests" to keep the world safe. I...

Not necessarily. A linear correlation is not really a good measure to compare very different countries. Exactly. Facts will speak for themselves, eventually, given that demographic changes take decades to reveal themselves. What's the rush?

I know the guy in charge of the COVID program, and he is probably the best choice for this position that PMIK could have selected. This successful ranking is no surprise to me, since I knew he would do a stellar job from the get-go. Awesome!

Let me just observe that the problems with the justice system are not any lacunae in cross examination. The basic issue is the lack of access and delays for the vast majority of the population. It simply does not exist in any effective manner, since it is more a tool for settling scores than for...

Please see the above.

How to boil a frog - continued.

This is a big deal indeed!

I would agree with that assessment broadly, with the observation that nothing substantive is likely to change on the Pakistani side simply because they have left themselves with no alternative pathway given the economic and demographic challenges that have been left to spiral beyond any hope of...

Nothing succeeds like success. Bangladesh now has a smaller population, a larger budget and greater per capita income. All we can do is pretend we are still doing better than them. A pretty sad spectacle.

One of the issues with any approach - state or federal level - is dealing with the diversity of circumstances in a way that is scalable. What works in NYC will never work in all of Montana. Then comes the attitudes of the population, ranging from entitlement to personal responsibility, and a...

My uncle fought in Burma during WW2. It is a hellish area to fight a war, no doubt, and doubly so for invaders

The question here is what value Pakistan sees if it were to be recognized by Israel in return?

Such matters are usually on a reciprocal basis from recognition to visa fees.

I agree, given that Israel and Pakistan, for all their differences, will inevitably find it easier to live on the same planet at peace with each other rather than at war. At some point in the future, things will surely open up, as Pakistan joins a growing list of countries which have normalized...

Mere theatrics. As long as both Israel and Pakistan understand that Pakistan's nuclear weapons are India-centric, all is well. And they do.

A Pakistani newspaper and the good old Abraham Ait? Isdatallugot? :D

Not to worry, the real story is this: "the UNGA president lamented what he said was a lack of large political will for the resolution of the Kashmir dispute compared to the Palestinian issue which had more will behind it." And we all know just how well the Palestinian issue is going towards a...

Any proof of that allegation other than hearsay?

For now. Nothing is permanent in international geopolitics.

In Pakistan, he might go "missing" for a while if he is lucky, or end up dead of he is not, but that is usually reserved for those who dare speak up against the true overlords of Pakistan. Everything else is pretty well tolerated.