All articles - Pakistan

Washington Pays Back F-16 Down Payment

According to a diplomatic source, the U.S. has finally decided [...]

Ehsanul Gul

The head of the all-powerful Pakistani military intelligence agency, Inter-Services [...]

Pakistan & Iran at Work In Iraq?

The sophisticated preparation and coordination of anti-Shi'ite bomb attacks in Kerbala and Baghdad raises a lot of questions.

How to Organize DCN's Security ?

The arrival of a new security chief at the French [...]

Cracking Down on Suppliers

The U.S. declared war on the suppliers of nuclear equipment long before Iran signed the additional TNP protocol on Dec. 18 and Libya subsequently announced it was abandoning its weapons of mass destruction program.

A Future for Islamic Research?

The question of how to develop scientific research in Islamic [...]

The Real Saudi-Pakistani Pact

A number of major agreements were struck during the first-ever visit of Saudi crown prince Abdallah to Pakistan on Oct. 18-19.

Pakistan's Helping Hand in Iran

For obvious diplomatic reasons, Washington wouldn't be willing to publicly accuse Pakistan of helping Iran to develop its nuclear capacity.

Trans-Afghan Back in Business

The project for a trans-Afghanistan pipeline which the World Bank has been handling since last year (IOL 430) now seems likely to take off. That is, if stability in the region allows for it.

Terrorism

Pakistan remains very much a high risk zone for Western [...]

Zahid al Sheikh

Installed in Pakistan and operating in an area stretching between Karachi and Lahore, Zahid al Sheikh is one of the [...]

What was Behind Karachi Swoop

The spectacular arrest of one of the organizers of the Sept. 11 attacks sheds light on the crucial role that Qatar's secret service has played in tracking down Al Qaeda operatives.

The counter-terrorism departments of several European intelligence services have come to the conclusion in recent days that an operational center for Al Qaeda has been set up near Karachi in Pakistan.

Will ISI’s Bank Open Its Books?

All the investigations into the financial resources that enabled Al [...]

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Revival of Pakistan's Fundamentalist Networks

In what seemed a prelude to the bomb attack in Karachi on May 7 against French naval workers from warship constructor Directions des Constructions Navales, a bomb was found concealed under the car of a French diplomat's wife in February.

ISI Haunted by Former Bosses

Former heads of Pakistan's ISI who pulled the strings with radical Islamic groups in the past find themselves cited as [...]

New ISI Chief May Disappoint West

The recent appointment of gen. Ehsanjul Haq as head of Pakistan’s ISI intelligence agency seems to have reassured Western governments. [...]

ISI Was Negotiating with Washington

According to our correspondent in Washington who spoke with State Department officials, the head of Pakistan’s ISI secret service, Mamood [...]

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NMD and Counter-Proliferation: A New Ball Game

Tommy Frank, commander in chief of the US Central Command, made a discreet trip to Pakistan between Jan. 16-18. His talks with head of state general Pervez Musharraf concerned the weapons of mass destruction that Pakistan possesses.