جنرل مرزا اسلم بیگ سابق چیف آف آرمی سٹاف پاکستان Email: friendscolumn@hotmail.com سوویت یونین کے ٹوٹ جانے کے بعد دنیائے اسلام سخت عتاب سے گذر رہی ہے جس کے سبب افغانستان، عراق، شام،لیبیا، صومالیہ اور یمن ٹوٹ پھوٹ کا شکار ہیں۔ملک شام اس کی بدترین مثال ہے’ جہاں سازشوں کے اندر سازشیں ہو رہی […]
Exclusive interview with General Mirza Aslam Beg
Ashgabat, 13 October 2015 (nCa) — Here is an exclusive interview with General Mirza Aslam Beg (Retired), who was the chief of the army staff of Pakistan from 1988 to 1991. He is recognized worldwide as an authority on Afghanistan. nCa: Do the Taliban have any ambitions beyond the borders of Afghanistan? General Beg: Afghans […]
Эксклюзивное интервью с генералом Мирза Аслам Бегом
Ашхабад, 13 октября 2015 (nCa) — Ниже опубликовано интервью с отставным Генералом Мирза Аслам Бегом, который в период с 1988 по 1991 годы занимал пост начальника штаба вооруженных сил Пакистана. Он является признанным в мире специалистом по афганской тематике. nCa: Имеют ли талибы какие-либо амбиции, распространяющиеся за пределы Афганистана? Генерал Бег: Афганцы подвергались иностранной агрессии […]
Indo-US Nexus -The Name of the Game
General Mirza Aslam Beg The factors determining the geo-political dynamics of our region have a name. It is Modi’s concept of ‘Act Asia’ and Obama’s idea of ‘Pivot to Asia’. In fact both the concepts eminate from their failed post 9/11 Afghanistan policies: The 2005 Indo-US Strategic Partnership was aimed at establishing Indian hegemony over […]
John Kerry – The Game Changer!!
[Backlog post] General Mirza Aslam Beg For the last several years the United States had been seeking a respectable exit from Afghanistan, as the end game was nearing in 2013-14. Various options were exercised to determine a suitable course of action, but failed. It was John Kerry, a war veteran and an astute diplomat, who […]
Peace with Taliban – “What has to be, has to be”
General Mirza Aslam Beg There has been a spate of criticism, by a particular lobby in Pakistan, of PAC decision for dialogue with the Taliban for peace. In the same context, I would particularly refer to the comments made by Najam Sethi, in his article titled, بقا کی جنگ یا تباہ کن امن (Fight for […]
Conspiracy Behind Coup in Egypt
General Mirza Aslam Beg The “Evil Nexus of three As and O” struck Egypt and overthrew the elected government of President Morsi. We in Pakistan have had suffered such afflictions in the past and therefore our sense of loss for democracy in Egypt, is greater. The “Evil Nexus of three As and O” stand for […]
Urdu article by General Aslam Beg
The Landmark Elections 2013
General Mirza Aslam Beg The verdict of 11th May 2013, by the Pakistani voters, has demolished several myths, establishing new realities which promise a brighter future for Pakistan, emerging from the depths of sorrow and sacrifices of decades and the sufferings at the hands of a corrupt and incompetent government, which almost shook the very […]
America’s Pacific Century – II
General Mirza Aslam Beg, Former Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan After disengaging from two futile and expensive wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, America has shifted its Strategic Pivot to the Asia-Pacific region. The objective of this shift has been defined under the Defence Strategic Guidance: The US will equip itself for an Ocean War “in […]