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Storm on the Horizon for Pakistan

August 6th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Summary
Today, Asif Zardari and Nawaz Sharif, chairmen of Pakistan’s two largest parties agreed in principle to impeach President Pervez Musharraf. The agreement, however, is contingent on all coalition partners supporting the move. Just as there has been little-to-no “progress” on the reinstatement of the justices Musharraf sacked, it is just as unlikely that […]

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Tags: Ashfaq Kayani · Ashfaq Kiyani · Asif Zardari · CIA · Central Intelligence Agency · Chief of Army Staff · FATA · ISI · Inter-services Intelligence · Nawaz Sharif · Pakistan Army · Pakistan People's Party · Pervez Musharraf · Relations with India · Relations with United States · Taliban · War on Terror · Waziristan

Waziristan: The Downing of an Army Helicopter?

February 6th, 2008 · 7 Comments

A military helicopter went down in South Waziristan today. All eight on board were killed including Major General Javed Sultan, the recently promoted commanding officer of Kohat garrison as well as two brigadiers. The official explanation from Islamabad is that the crash was due to “technical reasons.”
However, sources report that the helicopter was […]

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Tags: Afghanistan · Baitullah Mehsud · FATA · Frontier Corps · Homeland Insecurity · Javed Sultan · Pakistan Army · Relations with Afghanistan · Relations with India · Relations with United States · Swat · Taliban · War on Terror · Waziristan

IB Exclusive: Video Footage of Swat Operations

December 9th, 2007 · 11 Comments

As Pakistani military operations in Swat wrap up and displaced residents begin to return home, we would like to proudly present our readers with another Insider Brief exclusive — video footage of army operations in Swat. (Also make sure to check out our newly updated Multimedia section for other audio/video clips.)
Part I: AH1 Cobra Attack […]

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Tags: AH1 Cobra · Afghanistan · FATA · Frontier Corps · Maulana Fazlullah · Pakistan Army · Pervez Musharraf · Swat · Video · War on Terror · Waziristan

The Insider Brief in the News, on the Web and on the Radio

December 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

We’d like to thank all our readers for making this blog as successful as it is. Your readership and support has earned the Insider Brief exposure and recognition in multiple venues -
The News: Reuters
With Gen. Ashfaq Kayani’s ascendancy to the role of Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Reuters published an article on Nov. 28th […]

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Tags: Admin · Ashfaq Kayani · Ashfaq Kiyani · Audio · Benazir Bhutto · CIA · Central Intelligence Agency · Chief of Army Staff · Emergency Declaration · FATA · ISI · Inter-services Intelligence · Nawaz Sharif · Pakistan Army · Pervez Musharraf · Relations with United States · Swat · Taliban · Vice Chief of Army Staff · War on Terror · Waziristan · Zia-ul-Huq

The Real Crisis: Taming the Tribal Belt

November 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Casuistic Crisis
The world is fixated on the “crisis” in Pakistan spawned by Pres. Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s imposition of emergency rule. The media is bombarding us with news that the regime is unstable, the nation is “plunging into chaos” and that the country’s nuclear weapons are at risk — frankly, nothing could be further from […]

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Tags: Afghanistan · Aurakzai · CIA · Central Intelligence Agency · FATA · Frontier Corps · Mehsud · NATO · Pakistan Army · Relations with United States · Swat · Taliban · War on Terror · Waziristan

Afghanistan: Finishing the Job

November 12th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Editor’s Note: In a recent exchange with Gen. Aziz, I mentioned American willingness to throw financial and military resources at the US presence in Afghanistan to “finish the job.” Here’s his response.
“Finish the job,” you say. Hunt out Osama? Wrap up global terrorism?
Not long ago, you taught a set of values to […]

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Tags: Afghanistan · Guests · NATO · Relations with United States · Taliban · War on Terror · Waziristan · Zia-ul-Huq

Introducing: Lt. Gen. Shahid Aziz

November 11th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Tonight, I have the pleasure of introducing the Insider Brief’s very first guest: Lieutenant General Shahid Aziz.
A retired general of the Pakistan Army, he has had an extraordinary military career that gave him a front row seat to some of Pakistan’s most pivotal events over the past decade, culminating in his role as Lahore Corps […]

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Tags: Admin · Afghanistan · Guests · NATO · National Accountability Bureau · Relations with United States · Taliban · War on Terror · Waziristan · Zia-ul-Huq

Investigatory Findings into the Bhutto Bombings

October 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment

The blasts in Karachi have left the people of Pakistan shocked and horrified while the country’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies scramble to find those responsible. As investigations continue, major questions remain unanswered.
WHAT WE DO KNOW
The tactics and means involved in the attack make us believe with near certainty that they were carried out by […]

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Tags: Attack on Benazir Bhutto · Baitullah Mehsud · Benazir Bhutto · Benazir Bhutto's Return · Chaudhry Parvez Elahi · Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain · Ejaz Shah · Ijaz-ul-Haq · National Accountability Bureau · War on Terror · Waziristan