VOL 5 NO 1

Why is it Nececssary to De-Hyphenate Pakistan from “Afpak”?

By Imtiaz Gul* When  President  Barack  Obama  unveiled  his  “AfPak  Strategy” on 27 March 2009, most people in Pakistan reacted with outrage and rejection. The “Af-Pak” construct meant, for the first time in its sixty- two year existence, their country had been downgraded and bracketed with the war-ravaged, violence-torn and dysfunctional Afghanistan. The Pakistan government

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1971-Lessons Et Cetera

By Iqbal Ahmad Khan* Abstract (The 1971 debacle represented a turning point in the history of Pakistan. There were many lessons Pakistan could have learnt from this national trauma. Regrettably, we chose to ignore these. The Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report, the most authoritative account of the factors which led to the catastrophe, was not made

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Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Scourge of Terrorism

Decision makers and intellectuals in Pakistan resent the term “Af- Pak.” The claim is made that Pakistan cannot be equated with Afghanistan because it is far superior to that hapless, war-ravaged, corruption-ridden country where the rule of law and good governance are non-existent. The same people profess belief in the sovereign equality of states but

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