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 [...]
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,” [...]
Did ISI Murder Dr. Faqeer, Ph.D.? By Syed F. Hussaini
“ATTEMPT TO ARREST: ELDERLY MAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK” “Faisalabad—An elderly man died of a heart attack in Faisalabad as police officials and an employee of a sensitive department tried to arrest him. According to sources, Dr. Faqeer arrived at Fayyaz Colony on Tuesday night where two police officials and an employee of a sensitive [...]
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 [...]
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