‘Revolution' for many Egyptians, once a beacon of hope and promise, has now transformed into full scale nightmare. The military, previously regarded as the custodians of the popular uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak, is now viewed with intense suspicion and contempt. The indiscriminate killing of the Coptic Christians at the hands of the military is just the tip of an ice-burg in a catalogue of complaints against Egypt's…

After the collapse of Soviet Union and the end of Afghan war, the geopolitical scenario in Eurasia, especially in South and Central Asia changed. The new Islamic states in Central Asia provided new lucrative economic incentives. Pakistan had become a nuclear power. Its armed forces and intelligence agencies, particularly Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had become too powerful and influential in the region. ISI's influence was spread in Indian Punjab, Kashmir and…

It has taken around six months for the deposed tyrant Hosni Mubarak to finally appear in court to face 'justice' before the nation. The Egyptian state-run media-an obedient tongue of the military junta-greeted Mubarak's court appearance with extraordinary headlines: "Mubarak in the cage ... Now the revolution has succeeded," blurted Al-Akhbar and "Mubarak and his regime present in the grip of justice," wrote the Al-Ahram. Egyptians, who for many years…

On 18th of August Pakistan Army announced the end of military operation in Kurram Agency of the Tribal region, formally known as FATA. The Chief of the Army Staff, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, visited the area to participate in a photo-shoot organized for the media. Shamelessly smiling, amidst his comrades, he is a general who conquered his own people for the sake of the enemy! Kurram operation was unique in…