Writings

US Double Standards

Moeed Pirzada | The News | The turn of events since the bombings of the Indian embassy in Kabul should be of interest to anyone interested in international relations. Acts of symbolic value such as these, where clearly identifiable perpetrators exist and...

The Continuing Challenge?

Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times | IN 1986, Mikhael Gorbachev declared Afghanistan a “bleeding wound”. More than two decades later it is still festering. Among those who suffer is United States. But let there be no doubt that there are only...
Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times | You know I am saddened by this increasing lack of poise and confidence in my Pakistani students,” my friend Bob was telling us. Bob — not his real name — is a US expert on...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | Rana Sanaullah's new definition of Imran Khan & PTI as "Fahashi Party" on Ptv, but why? - Just heard Rana Sanaullah on Ptv, while moving in between different news bulletins (12.30-12.37pm-- 22nd Oct, Thu). Rana was...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog Modi Govt upset about growing Pak-Afghan thaw & improved relations between Islamabad and Kabul and its intelligence apparatus may plan something in the region to divert attention and to bring Islamabad under pressure internationally and to...
Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times | BARACK Obama’s whirlwind trip to Afghanistan, Iraq and the world was to burnish his credentials as the ‘would be’ Commander in Chief of the world’s sole superpower. But it ended up raising interesting questions; questions which...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | PTI Seminar on Health Policy VisionTI Seminar on Health Policy Vision: I did attend the Seminar at Marriott, Islamabad. It is certainly a historic moment in Pakistan's political history when a major political party, or any...

Long Live Musharraf

Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times | RECENTLY, in Karachi, a poor man living on the coast, went fishing and caught a big fish. Happy with his catch, he gave the fish to his wife to cook. But the disgruntled wife shouted:...
Moeed Pirzada  | Daily Times | Did General Pasha and his colleagues ever realise that their mid-20th century organisation, built on 'paradigms of control and fear' and buttressed through old fashioned notions of 'national security' and 'patriotism' needs a strategic rethink to...
Moeed Pirzada | PIQUE | On the night of 1st May 2012, US President Barack Obama quietly landed in Afghanistan to conclude a long awaited agreement with President Hamid Karzai. This agreement outlines the nature of US role and engagement in the...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | From Ms. Fahmida Khan on this Page: - There is a provocative proposal at the tail end. Moeed Pirzada, After watching your programe yesterday, I couldn't stop myself penning down my thoughts around "Political Dynasties and Future...

Obama and the World

Moeed Pirzada | The News | US Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, sharing breakfast with the US soldiers in a canteen in Kabul, and patting affectionately on the shoulder of an African-American female soldier in uniform, was definitely a good PR stunt....

Re-interpreting The Message

Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times | On the second day of Eid Al Adha, in Pakistan, GEO TV marked its partial comeback on the country’s cables by showing Mustapha Akkad’s timeless masterpiece: The Message. With cables now reaching almost 10 million...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | @Ashutosh and all those who have read his questions and comments in an earlier post: - You are right; Pakistani Muslims attitude towards Ahmediya/Qadyanis is disgusting; all what happened to this "punjabi community" is a symptom...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | Egyptian Crisis is increasing! though by now there is little doubt that the US was behind creating this "military coup" (while US and EU are still trying to reinvent English language and dictionary by not admitting...