Aniq Zafar - Personal Blog

The real win will be ideological Listen

May 13, 2010December 7, 2017 No Comments

Much dust is flying left, right and centre over Faisal Shahzad saga unfolding thousands of miles from here. As is common in Pakistan, number of theories and conspiracy theories are being developed around the event. No less is the hullabaloo…

Can We Think Outside The Box?

June 23, 2009December 7, 2017 No Comments

US President Barack Obama during an interview last week with a Pakistani news channel said that he believed the Pakistani state was strong enough to win the military offensive against the extremists. This may have a soothing effect on some…

A Battle We Must Fight

April 29, 2009December 7, 2017 No Comments

With the fresh operation of the security forces in Lower Dir in NWFP and information emerging that security forces are moving in to secure Buner, the fragile peace deal in Swat seems to be on the brink. Even those who…

Age of Realism vs Romanticism

January 14, 2009December 7, 2017 No Comments

Pakistan is passing through an uneasy transition from a quasi-democracy to a participatory democracy. This uneasiness can be witnessed in the governance as well as the larger sections of the society and the media. Only a year back Pakistan was…

Who benefits from pitting Pakistan against the US?

December 14, 2008December 7, 2017 No Comments

Since the beginning of the year 2008, more than one thousand Pakistanis have lost their lives to suicide bombings. A large number amongst them were personnel from the security forces the people who defend our country against external aggression and…

Rhetoric vs Reality

August 1, 2008December 7, 2017 No Comments

Increased use of rhetoric to define politics and international relations is becoming a norm in Pakistan. The political arena is now full of political leaders who seem to believe that rhetoric can win popularity even if it bears no resemblance…