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The Bloodied Hands Of Pakistan Army Generals – OpEd

Suicide Bombing  Early on Saturday morning, a suicide bomber rammed his explosive laden car into a Pakistan army convoy in

02.07.2025 4

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It’s Time Kashmiris Recognised The Real Enemy – OpEd

Murders Most Foul Even though nearly two months have elapsed since the gruesome Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 26 tourists

20.06.2025 4

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Has Pakistan Army Created Yet Another Frankenstein? – OpEd

A Surprising Development  On May 25, a video titled “The Mastung incident and the conspiracy of the infidels’ was released

08.06.2025 7

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Pakistan: A Plagiarised Photo Worth A Thousand Words – OpEd

From the photos of Saturday’s grand dinner hosted by Pakistan’s newly promoted Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir to “honour the

28.05.2025 10

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A Commonsensical Assessment Of Operation Sindoor – OpEd

Unanswered Questions So much has been said and written about Operation Sindoor that one is hesitant to add yet another

26.05.2025 20

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Operation Sindoor’s Rabindranath Tagore Connection – OpEd

Fountainhead of Terrorism When he stated that “Terrorism is not something that is being conducted in dark corners of Pakistan;

12.05.2025 4

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Operation Sindoor: Pakistan’s Likely Retaliation – OpEd

Befitting Retribution Reiterating that “We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this [Pahalgam terrorist] attack will

09.05.2025 20

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Pakistan’s Selective Concerns On Arming Terrorists – OpEd

While speaking at the UN’s fourth review conference of the Programme of Action [PoA] on Small Arms and Light Weapons

21.04.2025 9

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Terrorism: Pakistan Is Reaping The Grim Harvest Of What Rawalpindi Sowed – OpEd

During the last week’s media briefing, Pakistan’s Foreign Office [FO] spokesperson stated that “We have been trying to improve relations

18.04.2025 10

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Balochistan: On Pakistan Army’s Jaffar Express Rescue Operation – OpEd

On March 11 Baloch fighters surprised the Pakistan army by not only launching a massive operation in which Jaffar Express

24.03.2025 6

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Likely Implications Of Jaffar Express Hijack Incident For India – OpEd

Raging Rhetoric and Stoic Silence Last Wednesday saw Islamabad in two extreme avatars. On the one hand it once again

16.03.2025 2

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Pakistan: Where Army Wields Power Sans Accountability – OpEd

He may have said it out of conviction or perhaps to please Rawalpindi. But by demanding that former army chief

07.03.2025 5

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Is Pakistan’s War On Terror Genuine Or A Farce? – OpEd

An Arrest Islamabad definitely deserves due appreciation for facilitating apprehension of Mohammad Sharifullah, a terrorist commander belonging to the...

06.03.2025 7

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Jammu And Kashmir: Will The Line Of Control Ceasefire Endure? – OpEd

Escalating Violence Levels While there was never any doubt that Rawalpindi is continuing with its proxy war in J&K, recent

21.02.2025 20

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How Rawalpindi Is Exploiting Indian Media’s Gullibility – OpEd

New reports on Tuesday’s improvised explosive device [IED] blast near the Line of Control [LoC] in Akhnoor sector of Jammu

15.02.2025 5

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On Gen. Munir’s ’10 More Wars For Kashmir’ Declaration – OpEd

The Avowal  By declaring that “We have fought three wars for Kashmir, and if necessary, we will fight ten more,”

10.02.2025 4

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Why Is The Pakistan Army Chief Creating A Storm In A Teacup? – OpEd

Corps commanders’ conferences are a routine feature in the Pakistan army during which operational matters and other military [and also

07.02.2025 7

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Balochistan: Pakistan Army’s War On Terror And Body Bags – OpEd

Two things happened almost simultaneously in Beijing and Islamabad on November 19 last year. One, China’s Defence Ministry announced that the

03.02.2025 6

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Remembering The Khuzdar Mass Graves In Balochistan – OpEd

On January 25, 2014, a shepherd grazing his sheep accidently came across what appeared to be partly buried human bones

23.01.2025 6

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Unanswered Questions On Pakistan Army’s Kachhi Operation In Balochistan – OpEd

The killing of 27 alleged Baloch militants by Pakistani security forces in the Kachhi area of Balochistan on Monday is

16.01.2025 6

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On Pakistan Army’s Year-End Press Conference – OpEd

Held on December 27, the year-end press conference conducted by Pakistan army’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations [ISPR] has once again...

01.01.2025 6

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Institutionalised Repression On Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir – OpEd

Named ‘Azad’ [liberated] Jammu & Kashmir by Islamabad, this area of J&K under Pakistan’s illegal occupation [PoJK] since 1947 unfortunately doesn’t...

11.12.2024 4

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In The Rawalpindi-Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Conflict, Pakistan’s The Loser – OpEd

From the statement issued by Pakistan army’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations [ISPR] on conclusion of the 84th Formation Commanders...

09.12.2024 6

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On Rawalpindi’s Imminent Military Campaign In Balochistan – OpEd

When Chinese ambassador Jiang Zaidong publicly declared that its citizens being “attacked twice in only six months,” was “unacceptable,” Pakistan’s...

26.11.2024 5

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Pakistan’s War On Terror And Gen. Munir’s Blame Game – OpEd

The best part of being Pakistan’s army chief is that while the lucky incumbent wields unlimited authority and power, he virtually has no...

25.11.2024 5

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Jammu And Kashmir: Countering Pakistan’s Disinformation Campaign – OpEd

It’s no secret that Pakistan relies heavily on indiscriminate use of social media to not only peddle its pathetic Kashmir narrative but also...

15.11.2024 2

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Is Sino-Pak ‘Sweeter Than Honey’ Friendship Turning Sour? – OpEd

Organised by the Pakistan-China Institute [PCI], one had expected that the recent international conference on “China at 75: A Journey of Progress,...

04.11.2024 2

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Brig Rajinder Singh: Kashmir’s ‘Captain Of The Gate’ – OpEd

Immediately after the British left Indian shores in 1947, both Independent India and the newly created state of Pakistan undertook a flurry of...

29.10.2024 3

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Killing Of Innocents By Terrorists In J&K Must End – OpEd

Coming within 48 hours of Omar Abdullah taking oath as Chief Minister of J&K union territory, it’s obvious that Friday’s targeted killing of a...

21.10.2024 4

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Role Of Civil Population In Combating Terrorism in J&K – OpEd

In terrorist ridden areas, the predicament of the locals is akin to that of a jug, which is unfortunate both when a stone falls on it or when it...

17.10.2024 2

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Rawalpindi’s Undeclared ‘War’ On Pashtun And Baloch People – OpEd

With Pakistan army chief Gen Syed Asim Munir raising the “foreign hand” linked “digital terrorism” bogey an declaring that “To weaken...

14.10.2024 2

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Islamophobia And Pakistan – OpEd

It’s an established fact that Pakistani speakers at the United Nations General Assembly [UNGA] repeatedly serve the same old wine brewed by...

07.10.2024 10

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Questions Pakistan Doesn’t Want Kashmiris To Ask – OpEd

Every year, Pakistan religiously uses the annual United Nations General Assembly [UNGA] podium to repeat its pathetic Kashmir narrative, spicing it...

02.10.2024 2

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The ‘Digital Terrorists’ Of Pakistan – OpEd

In her seminal piece titled “Pakistan-from hybrid-democracy to hybrid-martial law” published in the 2019 Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern...

29.09.2024 3

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The Great Gwadar ‘Sell-Out’ – OpEd

Beijing and Islamabad proudly refer to modernisation of Gwadar port in Balochistan as the “crown jewel” of the ambitious $ 62 billion China...

15.09.2024 3

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Why General Munir Suddenly Remembered The Kargil War – OpEd

While a lot is being made about Pakistan army chief Gen Syed Asim Munir’s mention of the 1999 Kargil war during his Defence Day speech, contrary to...

10.09.2024 2

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Busting Pakistan’s Incredulous Kashmir Narrative – OpEd

While addressing a press conference at the UN in March 2023, Pakistan’s then Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari lamented that “We face a...

09.09.2024 5

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The Wages Of Rawalpindi’s ‘Good Taliban’ Philosophy – OpEd

It was in the late seventies that CIA finalised its covert plan for waging proxy war against the then Soviet army in Afghanistan by using...

08.09.2024 4

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What’s Sustaining Balochistan’s Armed Struggle? – OpEd

While Baloch Liberation Army [BLA] attacks against security forces, non-locals and Chinese nationals working on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor...

01.09.2024 2

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On Rawalpindi’s Fight To Finish Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf Party – OpEd

Less than two weeks after the May 9 protests in which military assets and facilities in Pakistan were targeted by incensed mobs, Pakistan army’s...

23.08.2024 8

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If CPEC Is A ‘Game Changer’, Why Are Gwadar Residents Protesting? – OpEd

While addressing the China Pakistan Economic Corridor [CPEC] media forum in November 2015, the then Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong...

22.08.2024 2

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On Former Pakistan Army Spy Chief’s Court Martial – OpEd

While announcing Rawalpindi’s decision to try its own former spymaster Lt Gen Faiz Hameed [Retired] by a Field General Court Martial [FGCM],...

20.08.2024 4

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Contribution Of Army Goodwill Schools Towards Development Of J&K – OpEd

The contrast couldn’t be more telling. While the people of J&K ushered 2024 with the good news that students of Army Goodwill School in Wuzur,...

06.08.2024 4

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Time To Bury J&K’s ‘Armed Struggle’ – OpEd

When terrorism first raised its ugly head in Kashmir Valley more than three decades ago, it was complemented with a craftily orchestrated campaign...

19.07.2024 2

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