Pakistan’s Munich: The Enemy’s Fingerprints

" The Indian fingerprints in the attack on the Sri Lankan cannot be ignored. New Delhi has been at war with both Islamabad and Colombo for decades. Hitting both in one place is a masterstroke. Indian military and its agents should brace for retaliation. By AHMED QURAISHI...

Pakistani Military Torpedoes Pro-U.S. Govt.’s Case On Mumbai

" Two public officials – the Navy chief and a deputy attorney general – together have destroyed Rehman Malik’s case of ‘admission of guilt’ in Mumbai attacks. The government has fired the deputy attorney general for taking a stand, but no one in the Pakistani media...

Pakistan’s Security Advisor: Traitor Or Downright Idiot?

BrassTacks analysis and rebuttal to Rehman Malik’s ‘admission of guilt’ on the Mumbai drama. On Monday, Feb. 9, FIA, which conducted the investigation under Mr. Malik, said it needed more information from India to take its investigations further. What was the radical...

To Prime Minister Gilani: Your New Talking Points On Mumbai

" The only way to restore standing is to charge with full speed ahead. Shed the initial weakness and question the loopholes in the Indian story. The firing of Mr. Durrani provides a great opportunity to revise Pakistan’s talking points on Mumbai. Please don’t let this...

Durrani’s Firing Reveals How Pakistan Is Penetrated At The Top

"M. A. Durrani was busy leaking information to embarrass Pakistan internationally. He was part of an influential group in Islamabad that worked overtime to ensure Pakistan accepted blame for Mumbai and initiated action against the military and ISI without verifying the...

Kassab Or Not, India’s Dossier Is Doctored

"Why is the Zardari government acting so apologetic and condemning Pakistan in the process? We don’t trust the Indians and they don’t trust us. That’s the way it is. The Mumbai attacks are not about the identity of Kassab. It is about how he reached there and how the...

Paranoid Pranab: India’s Two Faced Foreign Minister

"By AHMED QURAISHI Tuesday, 6 January 2008. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—During the entire Pak-India crisis, India’s foreign minister Pranab ‘Paranoid’ Mukherjee has shown himself to be a four-legged clown. Since early December, Mr. Mukherjee has changed more positions...