Articles by Talat Hussain
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The real damage Wikileaks may have caused is the greater friction it has created between the army and the civilian set-up.
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Talat Hussain, who was reporting from the flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip, gives a blow-by-blow account of the Israeli commandos violent attack on the fleet to prevent it from proceeding to its destination.
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The ultimate beneficiary of the transfer of a large chunk of presidential powers to his office, Gilani does not give the impression that he is ready to carry the new burden of running the country effectively.
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Between ham-fisted law-enforcement agencies, ruthless separatists and starkly incompetent politicians, Balochistan is descending into total anarchy.
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Deep inside Pakistan’s turbulent political waters, yet another major fight is building up, threatening to expend national energies in an epic showdown between the country’s largest political party and a strong-minded, resurgent judiciary.
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The army is gunning for President Zardari, and even a massive public relations push is unlikely to save him.
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With the security forces unable to stop terrorists from attacking at will, Pakistan is now in a state of panic.
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Will the Taliban stage a bloody return? This is a question uppermost in the minds of the refugees as they return to their homes in Swat.
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It is unwise to put deadlines on military campaigns against hardened hoodlums, especially if they are heavily funded, marvelously trained in guerilla warfare, and what is more, are driven by a fanatical sense of religious commitment to the cause of mayhem and murder. The army high command, acutely aware of the public perception of them playing ducks and drakes with opportunities to root out the Taliban, claims that the goal of the operation is very clear: kill the Taliban and wrest this slice of Pakistan’s territory back from their control. But the eventual success of the plan might hinge on factors beyond the control of the army.
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here’s to four years of KU fun:)