Tag Archives for pakistan
Saif Group
Nice history of how Pakistan’s Saif Group has exploited that country’s instability over the last fifty years to generate massive returns. They’re currently looking for a way to drill for hydrocarbons in Taliban territory. (Answer is simple: buy them off.) … Continue reading
Pakistan Oil Disruption
AP Burqa-clad assailants armed with Kalashnikov rifles and hand grenades attempted to attack an oil terminal in southern Pakistan but were thwarted by a security guard who was gunned down as the suspects escaped, officials said Tuesday. The three attackers, dressed … Continue reading
Fracturing or Strategy?
In modern warfare, a shift in tactics is more likely to be an indicator of splintering than it is a sign that a strategic shift is taking place across the full organization. To whit, the spike in violence in Peshawar … Continue reading
Pakistan’s Falling Apart
ThreatsWatch is doing a good job of keeping track (especially Steve Schippert). Subscribe to his Twitter feed for the datapoints. (His bet: Kiyani coup.) -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Anyone Tracking Former ISI Types?
Anyone who is weeded out as part of the effort to wean the agency of its radical roots, probably has the training, inclination, and imperative to take advantage of the opium money in Western Pakistan. Anyone studying the problem in … Continue reading