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Karen operation and the aftermath

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Karen operation and the aftermath
By K.N. Pandita

Army has declared winding up of Karen operation at the end of 14-day encirclement and flushing out of infiltrating Pakistani cowards in the gorges, crags, cliffs and mountain recesses of Karen heights. A large cache of arms and ammunition has fallen in the hands of our jawans.

Apart from the big cache of arms and ammunition bearing Pakistani arms factory manufacturing marks, the army has also released documentary evidence proving Pakistani citizenship and addresses of the infiltrators. But let us not give it tuppence.   Continue Reading…

Dropping of the pilot

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By K.N. Pandita

On 29 November, Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Kiyani will demit office. He himself made the announcement and claims his positive role in allowing democracy prevail in his country.

The event has received Pakistani media hype. Symptoms of Pakistan trying to catch at the straw of democracy are more than one. May 2013 elections were almost peaceful by Pakistani standards. PPP accepted its ouster in democratic spirit and PML (N) stepped in its shoes without hassles. Asif Ali Zardari accepted people’s verdict without demure and walked out of Presidential House. The transition has been smooth, and for the first time in Pak history.  Continue Reading…

When cliché are dismantled

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By K.N. Pandita

When long cherished and trumpeted cliché are dismantled, one should care to fumble for the reality. Most of the cliché are time-serving motivation; only a few are universal and that too for limited time.

In a recent utterance former British Prime Minster Tony Blaire said that Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence cannot hold water in our days. It never did, to be precise.  Continue Reading…