Defense & Security encompasses the full scope of Pakistan’s national security concerns, from economics and trade to financial and violent terrorism.
We believe that national security is not just the purview of the Pakistan armed forces. We believe that it includes every level of government, private and public individuals, trade and sanctions, and political instability.
At CommandEleven, our objectives aren’t just tactical and kinetic, but operational and psychological.
When DawnLeaks happened, the State handled the crisis as best as it could. No one says that it is to everyone’s satisfaction, nevertheless it was resolved with the best of intent. Our DG-ISPR was the messenger and unkind remarks about him are either out of ignorance or malice.
Following the brazen attack by the Taliban on a corps headquarter in Balkh, the Afghan Defense Minister and the Army Chief resigned from their posts. This is tantamount to a concession by the state apparatus that the upsurge in the activities of the Taliban is hard to fend-off.
In his seminal work titled “On War”, the celebrated military theorist Carl von Clausewitz referred to war as an “act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will”. This treatise is a complete guide and a must read for practitioners and scholars alike.
Much to the chagrin of Pakistan and the delight of India, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Pakistan to stay the hanging of self-confessed Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Not so long ago, “Counter-Terrorism” was an abstruse word for Pakistan’s military till General Tariq Khan stepped up and was handed over the command of 14 Division and later on Frontier Corps.
While some of the faces and names may have changed, the result is the same – a tense relationship that is always open to modification by other parties, whether part of the US government or not.
If I were to tell you that the training contingent that is in Saudi right now is only Sunni soldiers and officers, would you still believe that the Yemen war is justified?
