Wajid Shamsul Hasan Says He Was “Not Privy to US OBL Operation”
Following is a statement I just received (meant for publication in Pakistani media I assume) from Pakistan’s High Commissioner to UK, Wajid Shamsul Hasan. I am posting without editing: Ever since the Memo scandal our media mongers whose previous almost daily predictions over the past four years about the demise of the democratic government had fallen [...]
Traitor is the Ruler Who Betrays the People by Malik Rashid
Nasty thing about politics and war is the only two sides one must choose from. You are a traitor for supporting foreign invaders who spread education, or a patriot for siding with the local tyrant who raped and terrorized. Education liberated him and Hussain Haqqani did not keep out of politics. So he got scandalized [...]
Revisiting “Terror in Mumbai”
Today we mark the third anniversary of the darkest day in South Asia’s history. On November 26, 2008, ten misguided young men who were being controlled by a command center in Pakistan reached Mumbai in a small fishing boat. Before entering the shores of Mumbai these terrorists had already killed the captain and crew of [...]
Pakistan Saves Face By Appointing Sherry Rehman As New U.S. Ambassador
Never expected that Pakistan will send Sherry Rehman as next ambassador to the United States. I didn’t expect it because she is one of the very few strong, educated, opinionated, liberal woman who had quit her job as Information Minister to honor her commitment to the media. I didn’t expect it because Ms. Rehman is one [...]
Husain Haqqani sacrificed for peace with Taliban
As I had written yesterday Ambassador (Former) Husain Haqqani was dumped by his friends in the Capital to secure an exit strategy from Afghanistan. It is not surprising that Pakistani Taliban announced ceasefire on the same day when Husain Haqqani resigned. His friends in Washington DC are mainly concerned about ”Pakistan’s cooperation in the Afghanistan war,” [...]
Hussain Haqqani for Haqqani Network?
I am afraid Ambassador Hussain Haqqani has been dumped by his friends in Washington DC. After speaking to several people in the capital yesterday I get a bad feeling that Husain Haqqani has been sacrficed by the folks who claim to uphold “democratic values,” in order to get Haqqani Network on the negotiating table. The [...]
Ibrahim Sajid Malick is a Pakistani-American writer, technologist, and social entrepreneur. He has been writing on Pakistani society and politics since 1986. He has held several media, communications, and technology positions for organizations large and small. Mr. Malick graduated from New School for Social Research with a master’s degree in anthropology. He holds several technology and management certifications. He works for a leading technology firm and blogs at www.ibrahimsajidmalick.com