Pakistan Should Reform Fatigued Foreign Policy
Pop quiz: do you know Pakistan’s Ambassador to Chile, Malaysia, Venezuela, Brazil, or Russia? It is very likely that you don’t and, there is a reason – these countries don’t get adequate visibility in Pakistan. Hussain Haqqani (USA), Wajid Shamsul Hassan (UK) and, Shahid Malik (India) are the few ambassadors that Pakistani media finds relevant, [...]
Transform muscle-flexing ISI into civil intelligence
Every state apparatus requires intelligence agencies, and Pakistan is no different. There are actually three well known intelligence agencies in Pakistan: Intelligence Bureau (IB), Military Intelligence (MI), and ISI. There are 26 intelligence agencies in the US. Somehow, the ISI and the CIA are the two that are most demonized. The turmoil in Pakistan’s past [...]
آئی ایس آئی میں اصلاحات ناگزیر ہو گئیں
گذشتہ ہفتے میرے ایک قابل احترام دوست اور اخبار کے مدیر نے جب یہ اصرار کیا کہ پاکستان سے آئے ہوئے مہمان آئی ایس آئی کے ایجنٹ ہیں تو ہمارا رات کا کھانا بھی بدمزہ سا ہو گیا۔ آپ اسے کچھ بھی کہیں، لیکن یہ طے ہے کہ بہت سے پاکستانی آئی ایس آئی کو [...]
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