Amir Mir

The Balochistan dispute is no more about settling a single problem, such as the rape of a lady doctor, the exploitation of the province's natural resources, the setting up of new cantonments, or the continuing hostility and tension surrounding the Su

BY Amir Mir ꦅ 9 June 2017

...to inspire the rebel Baloch nationalists in their ongoing struggle for greater rights and control over their natural resources. But Bugti's exit does, however, make it much easier for the Army to buy off, play off or bump off other feudal leaders.

BY Amir Mir ✱ 4 September 2006

ꦏThe Taliban resistance movement in both Pakistan and Afghanistan will continue to gain strength until and unless Islamabad abandons its current policy which actually seeks to keep the Taliban alive in the hope of using them to retrieve its lost influ

BY Amir Mir 💟 30 August 2006

Ajai Shukla's <b><a href="//pbc88.net/full.asp?fodname=20060410&amp;fname=Booksa&amp;sid=1" target="_blank">review</a></b>of my book, <i>The True Face Of Jehadis: Inside Pakistan's Network Of Terror</i>,is full of factual errors a

BY Amir Mir ꦍ 5 April 2006

⛄In 1992, an analyst predicted that Balochistan could become the third richest oil-producing country after Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The clock is ticking and the Musharraf regime must move swiftly for a political situation, where the strong are just an

BY Amir Mir 🔴 8 February 2006

The silent tug of war between Islamists and Reformists in the Pakistan army reaches a boiling point as a hapless Musharraf's enlightened moderation yields way to extreme measures.

BY Amir Mir ⛎ 18 October 2005

So said Maulana Fazalur Rehman, often called the 'father of the Taliban', recently. Hamid Karzai couldn't agree more. His government insists that the top leadership of the Taliban military hierarchy lives and operates out of Quetta and Peshawar

BY Amir Mir 🔜 20 September 2005

ܫAlthough Musharraf insists publicly he is determined to end all forms of terrorism, there is hardly any evidence that his government has tried to dismantle the jehadi network on Pakistani soil.

BY Amir Mir ⛄ 31 July 2005

Like the Pak-North Korean "nukes for missiles deal", Dr. Khan might have struck an "oil for nukes" deal with Saudi Arabia on behalf of Islamabad at a time when there is a growing homogeneity of strong Pan Islamic affiliations worldwide.

BY Amir Mir ꧅ 5 July 2005

The genie of sectarian violence refuses to be bottled and even as President Musharraf exhorts the people of Pakistan to adopt 'enlightened moderation', the country's tentative quest for a non-discriminatory liberal democracy continues to unravel.

BY Amir Mir 𒀰 8 June 2005