Pakistan Army
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Sahibzada Yaqub Khan
Marking Sahibzada Yaqub Khan’s death, the author posts notes by Hamid Hussain, Agha Humayun Amin and Abbas Raza, and asks unanswered questions about his role in March 1971, calling him…
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History
Hamid Hussain Reviews Cloughley’s Book about the Pakistan Army
Hamid Hussain reviews the fourth edition of Brian Cloughley’s A History of the Pakistan Army, welcoming new chapters on the Musharraf and Kayani eras and the author’s long access to…
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Geopolitics
A Letter from Former ISI DG Javed Qazi (and comments from Dr Hussain)
Hamid Hussain annotates former ISI chief General Javed Ashraf Qazi’s letter on the army’s role in creating the jihadi problem, adding comments, drawn partly from a biography of Auchinleck, that…
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History
Colonel Imam As I Knew Him
An unsigned reminiscence of Colonel Imam (Sultan Amir) by a fellow Pakistan army officer who knew him from 1966, recalling their early years as young officers in Lahore, sent in…
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The 1965 War. A Summary by Major Amin
The author reposts Major Amin’s long article on the 1965 India-Pakistan war, offered as a more objective view because both countries claim victory, arguing Pakistan’s Kashmir operations misjudged India’s response…
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History
The (British) Indian Army’s Legacy in India and Pakistan
Hamid Hussain argues in this older piece that the armies of India and Pakistan share a heritage built in the Raj, when Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Gurkha soldiers served together,…
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Geopolitics
Assassination attempts on senior Pakistani army officers
Hamid Hussain surveys assassination attempts on senior Pakistan army officers since 2002, arguing the army entered the war on terror unprepared, lost control of the tribal areas and Malakand, and…
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Politics
Trust and Accountability
The author quotes Faisal Naqvi’s column on trust and accountability after Sabeen Mahmud’s murder, and adds that the army’s opaque ‘rule by agencies’ is its most harmful gift to Pakistan.
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Arab-Pakistani Security Cooperation
Hamid Hussain reviews the long history of Pakistan’s security cooperation with Arab states, from 1970s and 80s army and air force deputations to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and others, warning…
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Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan and Sam Manekshaw (and a comment from Major Agha Amin)
Hamid Hussain corrects a story about Sam Manekshaw and a motorcycle sold to Yahya Khan, drawing on his piece about the controversies over Ayub Khan’s selection as army chief, with…
