Pakistan
اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان
Pakistan's Most Dangerous Place
Zahid Hussain, Wilson Quarterly
The U.S. Cannot Defeat the Taliban
George Friedman, Stratfor
Is Obama's Drone War Really Effective?
Trefor Moss, Flashpoints
U.S. Drones Target Rescuers, Funerals
Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Who Reviews the U.S. 'Kill List'?
Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
Pakistan's remote and poorly understood tribal region has emerged as key to the future of both Pakistan and Afghanistan....(full article)
Ultimately, the United States could remain in Afghanistan indefinitely and there is nothing the Taliban could do about it. But the United States cannot defeat the Taliban. The Ta...(full article)
The question that not enough people are asking, however, is whether the drone strikes actually work. Drone attacks are a tactic, not a strategy. Certainly, they are a good means ...(full article)
The CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who had gone to help rescue victims or were attending funerals, an investigation by the Bureau ...(full article)
There has been remarkably little public debate in the U.S. about drone strikes, which have killed at least 1,300 people in Pakistan alone since President Obama came to office....(full article)
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About Pakistan
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Population: 165,900,000 (6th)
- Area Size: 340,403 sq mi (36th)
- GDP: $143.77 billion (10th)
- Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
- Official Language: Urdu
- Capital City: Islamabad
- Largest City: Karachi
Pakistan Prosperity Rank: 107 |
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