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Asia Times
March 26, 2018
“Considering that Saudi Arabia and China backed out from supporting Pakistan at the FATF meeting in Paris shows that they do not feel it is in their interest to deal with Pakistan, diplomatically or financially,” Lieutenant General Talat Masood, a former secretary of Pakistan's Ministry of Defense Production,Ãâà...
Newsline
March 22, 2018
Lieutenant General (R) Talat Masood, former secretary of the Ministry of Defense Production, says acting at the last minute and keeping things ambiguous was 'typical' of the government. “There is a need for transparency, and the government should clarify what is taking place on the counter-terror front.
The Nation
March 18, 2018
We want to have a peaceful neighbourhood,” he added. Defence analyst and former Lt General Talat Masood said Pakistan had always worked for peace with Afghanistan. “Good relations with Afghanistan are in our own interest,” he said. Masood said the Afghan Taliban must be brought to the negotiationÃâà...
Economic Times
March 15, 2018
Retired Pakistani Lieutenant-General Talat Masood expects Pompeo "will be much firmer" than his predecessor. The "Americans have tried their best," Masood said. "They have applied lot of pressure on Pakistan and they have seen it didn't work." The U.S. says Saeed's charities are fronts for militant groupÃâà...
The Express Tribune
March 13, 2018
By Talat Masood. Published: March 14, 2018. 0SHARES. Share Tweet Email. The writer is a retired lieutenant general of the Pakistan Army and a former federal secretary. He has also served as chairman of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Board. The young and dynamic Prince Mohammad bin Salman — the virtual SaudiÃâà...
The Diplomat
March 9, 2018
The attack against Fazlullah-led militants in Afghanistan's Kunar province came the same day as Janjua's landing in Washington, DC. Retired Lt. General Talat Masood, a defense analyst in Islamabad, believes that after exchange of harsh statements earlier this year, the leadership on either side seems toÃâà...
The Express Tribune
March 6, 2018
By Talat Masood. Published: March 7, 2018. 0SHARES. Share Tweet Email. The writer is a retired lieutenant general of the Pakistan Army and a former federal secretary. He has also served as chairman of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Board. It should be fairly puzzling and rather amusing to foreigners as how our stateÃâà...
The Nation
March 6, 2018
Speakers at the event included Senator Afrasiab Khattak, Justice Tariq Mehmood, director of the Gender Studies Department at Quaid-e-Azam University Farzana Bari, retired army officer and political commentator Talat Masood, journalist and activist Marvi Sirmed among several others. In the first part ofÃâà...
The Nation
February 22, 2018
Defence analyst Dr Talat Masood said Pakistan had done well to strengthen relations with Russia while retaining China and Turkey. “We (Pakistan) need to take some solid steps to avoid unfair restrictions. If we have some global powers with us like Russia and China, we will be in the safe zone,” he added.
The Express Tribune
February 20, 2018
It is rare that a week or month passes when Pakistan is not facing some serious internal or external crisis. The latest one being the possibility that it could be placed on the watch list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental organisation that aims at combating money laundering andÃâà...
Arab News
February 19, 2018
... there are other pressures on Pakistan,” political commentator and retired Lt. Gen. Talat Masood told Arab News, speculating on what might happen should Pakistan be included on the watch list again. “Pakistan's balance-of-payment position is very adverse at the moment and internal stability is not good.
Asia Times
February 18, 2018
“The fact that it was the ISPR and not the government that made the announcement to send troops shows how the military dominates policy-making in Pakistan,” Lieutenant General Talat Masood, a retired former secretary of the Ministry of Defense Production, told Asia Times. “The decision should've beenÃâà...
The Express Tribune
February 13, 2018
By Talat Masood. Published: February 14, 2018. 0SHARES. Share Tweet Email. The writer is a retired lieutenant general of the Pakistan Army and a former federal secretary. He has also served as chairman of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Board. Asma Jehangir was by far the most courageous and outstanding lawyerÃâà...
Daily Times
February 12, 2018
'Pakistan cannot be at the mercy of Afghanistan's situation,' comments General (r) Talat Masood, a defence analyst. 'Border management is necessary for Pakistan, including fencing, otherwise there will be a big fallout of Afghan instability in the adjoining areas. Hostile elements can enter Pakistan.
Daily Times
February 8, 2018
... commissioner Shahid Malik, former Defence secretary Lt Gen (r) Talat Masood, senior analyst Arif Nizami and Mujibur Rehman Shami. Saleem Safi said that pre-eminence of military in Pakistan's national security policies meant that civilian supremacy as defined under the Constitution was only a dream.
The Express Tribune
February 6, 2018
The writer is a retired lieutenant general of the Pakistan Army and a former federal secretary. He has also served as chairman of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Board. In Pakistan where political parties are locked in a perpetual battle, state institutions are devouring one another and hostility ofÃâà...
The Express Tribune
December 31, 1999
By Talat Masood. Published: March 21, 2018. 0SHARES. Share Tweet Email. The writer is a retired lieutenant general of the Pakistan Army and a former federal secretary. He has also served as chairman of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Board. In a democratic country, national elections are supposed to provide itsÃâà...
The Express Tribune
December 31, 1999
By Talat Masood. Published: March 28, 2018. 0SHARES. Share Tweet Email. The writer is a retired lieutenant general of the Pakistan Army and a former federal secretary. He has also served as chairman of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Board. As ceasefire violations on both sides of the Line of Control continueÃâà...
The Express Tribune
December 31, 1999
By Talat Masood. Published: February 28, 2018. 0SHARES. Share Tweet Email. More troubling is the reality that it is difficult to decipher what exactly is the goal of America in Afghanistan. PHOTO: REUTERS / File. More troubling is the reality that it is difficult to decipher what exactly is the goal The writer is a retiredÃâà...
