In the wake of the successful operation to kill Osama bin Laden, questions have emerged with respect to Pakistan’s role in the affair. Did Pakistan have advance knowledge of the raid? If it didn’t, did it at least detect the incursion? Many have hypothesized that Pakistan’s role has been understated to shield the Pakistani government [...]

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President Pervez Musharraf has been sworn in for another 5-year term as president of Pakistan — out of uniform. Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has taken command of Pakistan’s all-powerful army. Emergency rule is to end on December 16th. Elections will be held on January 8th. Anti-insurgency operations continue full swing in Swat. In short: there’s [...]

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One of the ceremonies held on November 28th, marking President Pervez Musharraf’s retirement from the Pakistan Army, was the retreat ceremony. Retreat ceremonies are typically held on military bases and involve either a bugle call or drumbeat to signal the lowering of the flag at sunset; in this case, it commemorated the sun setting on [...]

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Just as we revealed days ago, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will be stepping down as Chief of Army Staff on Wednesday, in a change over ceremony in which Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will ascend to the top slot. Only hours away, the ceremony is set to take place at 10:00am Pakistan Standard Time (PST). According [...]

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