Tariq Khan HI(M)

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The writer is a retired Lt General of the Pakistan Army. He is noted for his services as the Commander of I Strike Corps at Mangla and Inspector General of the Frontier Corps.

Time for a New Order

A new World Order is in the offing as NATO fights Russia till the last Ukrainian standing.

FOCUS – Official Secrets Act Explained

The PM cannot be simply silenced on the basis of a misquoted reference form the Official Services Act. He is very much empowered to make a document public in greater national interest.

Owning the War

Even a cursory look at the facts makes it clear that this was a war we had to fight for our own sake

Was This My War?

Pakistan’s choices were to be either recognised as part of the solution or fight the world as part of the problem The Pakistan Government was reluctant to deal with these groups prior to 9/11 because it lacked the political will and was worried of the backlash. The State has fought this war to liberate its areas from the scourge of militancy. Many lives have been sacrificed and a lot of treasure exhausted. It is time to now consolidate the concept of how this State ought to function in the futureWill madrassas, Maulvis and extremists be allowed to continue to destabilise this nation as they have been doing since 1947?

To Talk or not to Talk

Extremism in the defence of liberty is not vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. Barry Goldwater

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