All of Pakistan's major political parties have given their support - along with the United States - to the operation, but with no exit strategy in place, the unfolding humanitarian crisis looms as a bigger threat than the Taliban. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
A solid news story. Goes above and beyond to describe the humanitarian crisis at the core of the conflict in Swat. Timely.
All of Pakistan’s major political parties have given their support – along with the United States – to the operation, but with no exit strategy in place, ... More »
Like a great many of the Asian Times articles, this one is written from "a point of view." The story provides some valuable insights, but it is not the whole story. Only when a reader understands the writer's viewpoint is it possible to understand the whole piece. Looking at a story like this is like trying to understand the difference between looking at the Grand Canyon from Bright Angel Lodge and looking at it from an airplane at 30,000 feet. In one you see more details of a particular area; in the other you see the overwall picture minus the detail.
At Yar Hussain camp in Swabi, set up for displaced people from Buner, an angry law graduate named Imranullah told Asia Times Online, “The [military] operation is a ... More »
Interesting report from the ground in Pakistan, by Asia Times Online's Pakistan Bureau Chief. The report is factual and well researched, but I was surprised by the author's assertion that 'It is natural that people respond to a humanitarian crisis' - this type of statement belongs more in an opinion than news report.
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