POLICY BRIEF: NATO, Afghanistan And The Pakistan Supply Line, A Question Of Legitimacy

Policy Brief | Released By Project For Pakistan In 21st Century

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Defense and security analyst Dr. Shireen M. Mazari provides a unique perspective on three questions facing Pakistani policymakers in May 2012:

1. Are NATO pressures on Pakistan to reopen the overland supply routes legitimate under international law? Will Pakistan violate any laws if does not grant NATO this permission?

2. Does it serve Pakistani interests to allow NATO to transport war supplies and weapons through Pakistan to Afghanistan?

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Is Wrong, Blocking NATO Supplies Does Not Violate International Law

Pro-US Zardari government’s defense minister is a manufacturer of a famous shoe brand. He should acquaint himself with NATO, ISAF mandate in Afghanistan, says the national security adviser to Pakistan’s fastest rising political party.
SHIREEN M. MAZARI | Monday | 8 May 2012
PakNationalists.net

Did This General Lie To Pakistan?

If US military can’t guarantee it won’t violate Pakistani sovereignty, should we help transport the weapons it intends to use for future violations? And without fees at that?
AHMED QURAISHI | Wednesday | 4 April 2012 | The News International
PakNationalists.net

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Our army headquarters hosted last Wednesday an American general who cannot talk straight.

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