Tariq Saeedi “Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.” – Dalai Lama XIV * * * “Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly […]
Мир на континенте Шелкового Пути – предпосылка для прогресса и процветания в мире
Тарик Саиди «Мир не означает отсутствие конфликтов; разногласия всегда будут существовать. Мир означает урегулирование этих разногласий мирными средствами; путем диалога, образования, знаний; и гуманными путями», – Далай-Лама XIV. * * * «Мир – это ежедневный, еженедельный, ежемесячный процесс, постепенно меняющий мнения, медленно разрушающий старые барьеры, спокойно строящий новые структуры». – Джон Ф. Кеннеди * * […]
Neutrality of Turkmenistan: Potential role in Afghan peace process
Tariq Saeedi Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, is on a marathon tour of eight countries in search of new handles for the Afghan conundrum. On Tuesday he met the deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, in Ashgabat. The press release issued by the foreign office of Turkmenistan […]
Preamble to Peace and Trust
Tariq Saeedi, Raviliya Kadyrova, Elvira Kadyrova The concept is simple: For peace to exist there must be mutual trust among all the parties. Moreover, peace, once achieved, cannot continue to exist without active maintenance of the trust. —– Consequently, peace is a joint responsibility and the required level of trust is also a joint responsibility. […]
“Good Taliban” Sajna Group Blows-Up Army Centerpiece School In Tiarza Right After Gen. Abbasi Visit
Peter Chamberlin Two weeks after the latest Pentagon/CIA assault upon a tribal jirga, and attempt to kill Sajna Mehsud, his group blows-up a highly symbolic, Pak Army-built girls school in S. Waziristan. Why would one of Pakistan’s “good Taliban” stage such an assault upon progress in his own area, especially just one month after the […]
پاکستان کے حالات حاضرہ پر تبصرہ
جنرل مرزا اسلم بیگ کا انٹرویو سوال : بھارت کنٹرول لائن اور ورکنگ بائنڈری پر دہشت گردی کا مرتکب ہو رہا ہے۔ادھر افغان حکومت بھی الزامات لگائے جا رہی ہے۔ ان حالات میں کراچی آپریشن کا منطقی انجام کیا ہوگا’ کیونکہ کراچی آپریشن کے نتیجے میں دہشت گردی کے ساتھ سیاسی الجھائو بھی پیدا ہو […]
بھارت کی دھمکیوں کا جواب ہمارے پاس موجود ہے
جنرل مرزا اسلم بیگ سابق چیف آف آرمی سٹاف پاکستان Email: friendsfoundation@live.co.uk آج ہم یوم دفاع کی پچاسویں سالگرہ منا رہے ہیں لیکن ہمارا ملک اندرونی و بیرونی خطرات کی زد میں ہے۔ایک طرف ہم مغربی سرحدوں پردہشت گردی کے خلاف جنگ لڑ رہے ہیں تو دوسری جانب بھارت نےمغربی سرحدوں پر بلاجواز کشیدگی […]
No peace in Afghanistan until total pullout of US-NATO troops: Iran
Ashgabat, 20 April 2012 (nCa) — There can be no peace in Afghanistan until total pullout of the US and NATO forces, said Ambassador Mohsen Pakaein, the Iranian chief diplomat on Afghan affairs. In a conversation Wednesday with Pakaein, nCa asked as to what could be the most practical way to bring peace to Afghanistan. […]
Pakistan absolutely crucial regional player: Afghanistan
Ashgabat, 20 April 2012 (nCa) — “Pakistan is absolutely crucial player at the regional level,” said Jawed Ludin, the deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan. In a conversation Wednesday with nCa, Ludin spoke optimistically about the bilateral and multilateral interaction between Afghanistan and Pakistan. He expressed hope that ‘challenges of confidence’ would be a thing of […]
Афганистан: Необходимость быть политически некорректным
Тарик Саееди Ашгабат, 19 апреля 2012 (nCa) — Вот дилемма: быть политически корректным или фактически правильным? Когда мы смотрим на Афганистан, мы стараемся игнорировать большую часть картины: слон в комнате – сам афганский народ. Определенные шаги не могут быть предприняты по направлению к прочному миру, не принимая во внимание ту роль, которую сыграли сами афганцы […]