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This is not about training. Most recruits joined just because of dollars with absolute no sense of duty. Training such men will not make a fighting force. Particulary as there is rampant corruption in the senior officers, many of whom are just unifomed warlords.

I would wager by spring 2022. As they get closer to the power centers of ANA resistence will stiffen up and will require larger force attacks along more conventional battle tactics which is not the forte of Taliban particularly as they have little experiance of managing large operations. But...

Pakistan certainly has gone into state of high alert with the emerging scenario which is likely to be violent and have huge impact on the country - including waves of refugees amongst whom could be hidden terrorists causing havoc in our major cities. Yesterday to highlight the danger senior...

I bet over the next few years bazaars in Peshawar will be awash with traders selling MRAPs, HUMVEES, tons of scrap metel, US kit and weapons.

How history repeats itself. Bagram was a giant Soviet Russian base from 1979-1989. FILE PHOTO: Soviet pilots at the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan on January 1, 1989. © V. Kiselev © Sputnik This is Soviets hightailing it out of Afghanistan across the Termez bridge into what was then USSR...

Geographic logic imposes it's own dynamic and the map below shows you why Afghanistan is vital to Pakistan. Anything happens in Kabul will resonate across the border inPeshawar, Pakistan and even capital of Pakistan - Islamabad.

It is absolutely in interest of Pakistan and Turkey to have a joint strategy with regards to Afghanistan. Pakistan is the most important country when it comes to Afghanistan. Kabul is literally 90 minutes drive to Peshawar in Pakistan and only 200 miles from Islamabad. We have about 3 million...

A few decades after the British had annexed the Indus Basin a young student in Lahore by the name Rehmat Ali formed the organization Bazm-i-Shibili in 1915. Bazm-i-Shibli's vision was a independent Muslim state on Indus basin. By 1933 Rehmat Ali now a student in Cambridge University along with...

There is remotely nothing racist about this. What began as covid-19 soon began to develop variants and these then began to be referanced with - UK or Kent variant where it first mutated Brazil Variant South African variant For over one year there was no issues with this naming convention. I...

Thanks for that positive comment, mate. Frankly we all need get out of this mess. My holiday to Pakistan had to be cancelled after I had booked the ticket back in March because it was placed on red list. I was hoping to visit Pakistan, Turkey, Italy and maybe even delving into Albania and...

I never understand this type of thinking. your not going to reach the top by thinking and acting like a ghetto bunny. Jews are a great example. They have got into every nich of western society and from the inside exert enormous influence. But from outside they look entirely blended in. Often...

With that sort of thinking not sure Britain is country for you.

I think it would be wrong to expect anything from him as Health Secretary or if he makes Prime Minister. But the fact that he got their should be source of inspiration for Pakistani's everywhere and also gives the community a positive image - something trust me we badly need after the continous...

Yes, despite what you might hear UK offers opportunity for hard working people with talent to reach the top. It's not perfect, no society but fact is if you rise to the challange nothing will hold you back. Sajid Javid is son of of Pakistani migrant who worked as conductor in the local bus...

Actually I used to think that also until the River Ganga got chocked with dead bodies dumped by Modi's super government in order to hide death rates. Then when some media dared report it half of India went crazy calling anybody daring to report this expose of miracle that is India by calling...

The country was doing terrific until end of Ayub Khan;s rule in 1969 but it still was heading in the right direction. 1978, Zia and particularly the Afghan jihad which began from 1980 was disaster. Not so much because of the war itself or even the refugees. The real underlying disaster which I...

Sop, did it abide by intenational law when it invaded Portugese Goa? Or what law did it abide when India invaded State of Hydrabad and took part in the massacre of Muslims there. Hyderabad 1948: India's hidden massacre https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24159594 Or which law did India...

Truth is if the entire region prospers including Afghanistan 90% of problems I rekon would be resolved. Yes, actually over the decades Pakistan was leading. Only in about 2009 did India take the lead. So India being ahead is a novelty and of very recent time. Although some here have allowed to...

At least you got that right. I have never understood how India, nearlky 7 times larger has behaved like a mouse over Kashmir. There are two ways of looking at Kashmir. either it is India's in which case Pakistan needs to get kicked out POK. either it is Pakistan's in which case India needs to...