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  • Pakistan and the Soviet occupation

    Pakistan and the Soviet occupation

    Gen Akhtar predicted that sooner or later the Russians would invade Balochistan, seeking a warm-water port on Arabian Sea

  • Afghan jihad and Kashmir

    Afghan jihad and Kashmir

    Ex-ISI chief General Akhtar Abdul Rahman. —The News/File photoTampa, Florida, is a long way from South Asia, but in mid-2011 I was there to attend...

  • Pakistan and the Soviet occupation

    Pakistan and the Soviet occupation

    When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, Zia asked General Akhtar, his ISI Chief, for an appraisal of the threat posed by the invasion. Akhtar...

  • Soviet Afghanistan, and Kashmir

    Soviet Afghanistan, and Kashmir

    File photoTampa, Florida, is a long way from South Asia, but in mid-2011 I was there to attend a conference on Pakistan at the headquarters of the...