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Sounds cryptic. But wonder why the Generals of Pakistani army have found none of it yet.
there are tons of military solutions but can not be discussed here
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Posted 31 October 2014 - 02:15 AM
Sounds cryptic. But wonder why the Generals of Pakistani army have found none of it yet.
there are tons of military solutions but can not be discussed here
Posted 31 October 2014 - 07:52 PM
centre of gravity PA relations with US and somehow or the other it is always compromised
Posted 01 November 2014 - 06:26 AM
Any strategy at any time takes into account the larger geopolitics and cannot be divorced of the context in which it has to be executed. Therefore, any military solution purportedly available is circumsrcibed by a host of such issues. So long as all the entire geopolitics as well as economics are not factored in, the military solution you speak of cannot be called a solution, but a theory to work on.
centre of gravity PA relations with US and somehow or the other it is always compromised
Posted 02 November 2014 - 02:39 AM
you are right ,it is hard to disagree what you said
Posted 27 November 2014 - 03:11 AM
Your plan is flawed in many ways.
--Why not use large numbers of foot soldiers with basic tools. We have a large population of able bodied youth which could be trained for the job. After Napoleon defeated the Prusians and forced them to limit their military numbers they devised an interesting plan. Firstly, they started nationwide movements that aimed to train youths and promote nationalism. Secondly, they started recruiting training and retiring army personnel quickly. Pakistan could similar techniques to raise reasonably trained soldiers in a short enough time in large numbers.
However, given our recent troubles with anti-state elements I would prefer these programs be state run under army supervision. Add a good speaker for motivation who focuses on two points during training:
a)Fighting against the state would make them Khuwarij.
b)Kashmir is a legit cause for Jihad.
Like an advance version of that course they had back in the day for students. Can't remember the name.
Remember what happened in 1980's and how we are still paying the price? where will these trained men go after the war is over?they wont sit quietly and go back to their jobs for sure, so Napoleon era example is wrong. this is 21st century, its better to win a war by strategy rather than sacrificing hordes and incur thousands of dead or worse disabled soldiers.
---Equip them with cost effective weapons that can be manufactures in large numbers. We already produce Shoulder fired anti air (Anza) and Anti Armour (Bakhtar Shikan) so these can be produced en-mass along with other weapons we produce.
Their training of using guns will make them much more dangerous to live in a peaceful society after the war, you are seeing the examples since 2001 and whats happening in Pakistan and rest of muslim world. secondly India will not sit quietly if such a front is opened by Pakistan and India may use a much aggressive backing in Balochistan, gawadar and sindh, infact terrorist attacks will increase ten folds in all major cities of Pakistan. Thirdly, supply lines for transferring of weapons is a crucial point and when intercepted and brought on world media will bring more bad name to Pakistan, an excuse for which India is waiting for to strike us.
--- We could fortify our border and use most of the low trained tropes to man the posts there supervised by ex-servicemen who are in the condition to serve. This would free up a lot of the well trained force to be used for offensive ops. The bulk of the trained fighters should be sent into the Kashmir theatre used for ambushing the Indian forces and using gorilla tactics ahead of the Army. Pak Army engages the Indians head on, these guys attack their supply lines and other vulnerable targets.
The border is already manned by light forces with low caliber weapons, Rangers and FC. the ex-service men (or reservists) usually take over the admin tasks in the GHQ and other HQ's. The bulk of the trained Pak armed forces, which u mention to fight in Kashmir are short on many accounts; number of troops lesser than India in kashmir, transport choppers which are vital for sustaining and continuing an advance in mountain region. The SSG is used for guerrilla warfare, not some rag-tag fresh recruits but for that SSG needs support from locals, which it didnt get in 1965, so in 2014/15, im not too sure. Lastly, India will try to open a southern front to stretch Pakistan forces from north till south so the bulk of Pak Army cannot be just sent to the north.
---The problem remains of the air-force and how to counter the Indian superiority in that field. We obviously can't spend our way to victory so we would have to use cheaper methods and tactics. If my memory serves me right, the Egyptians knew the Israelis had a superior air-force so they devised their tactics accordingly. They used infantry spread out formations to counter it, instead of using a lot of armour of air force to fight them off. This was effective enough and allowed them to make significant gains initially.
We could also invest in advance SAM systems and other defences to help supplement our AF. The point is not to match the Indian AF unit for unit rather to hold them off sufficiently and provide sufficient cover to achieve the targets.
I am not sure if this is even possible but if the AWACS could be used to help make our effectively BVR capable, as in F7ps just carry SD10s and the AWACS controls the target selection and guidance. Just an idea.
Im not really worried about the PAF handling IAF, but at the end its the numbers that count for attrition losses. BVR's/AWACS/Air refuellers.....Im not sure if these come to play at all, though chances of AWACS are yes, but in the end PAF/IAF both have bases in close vicinity of Kashmir and the border so BVR's and refuellers have slim chances.
---One important things we could try is to get some fighters– of the 'really motivated' variety—in before hand to attack their Airbases during the conflict. Same could be used with Navy and Army.
SSW is the force you are talking about, its better to take out the airfields with CM's and save lives of highly trained men.
---I am sure there are ways to use cheaper tactics – like use a bunch of fast torpedo and missile boats and deploy many Sonar devises in the see that could help us see the see enemy movements. I don't know much about this – but I am sure there are ways to minimize the threat to our ports and avoid getting blockaded.
Can Pakistan get Kashmir in less than 10 days, say 5-7 days?if no, then forget about it coz either side may use the nuclear option and dont think that India will not use the nuclear option if it sees that Kashmir is going in Pakistan hands, plus that external pressure of embargo and isolation.
Posted 28 November 2014 - 01:46 AM
Freedom for J&K can only come from within.
Although the population in general is unhappy with India's rule, independence is not in sight. Considering the number of Indian army personnels stationed there.
At the moment, Pakistan vis-a-vis India is at its weakest.
Technically a Kargil like operation to squeeze out Highway 1A to squeeze out India's supplies to J&K. But its not as simple. India would open up another front.
Pakistan failed to take the opportunity in 1962 during the Indo-China war.
Posted 30 November 2014 - 12:50 AM
You are quite right. 1962 was the defining opportunity that slipped out of Pakistan's hands. India was getting walloped by the Chinese and ill-trained and ill-equipped armed forces were seriously stretched yielding ground to anybody he cared to give it a little push.
May be Pakistan thought waiting a little more would see the disintegration of the neighbour because of internal contradictions after the disastrous Chinese confrontation. Had that happened, Kashmir would have been easy picking.
May be the US had a role in restraining Pakistan from making its move 1962 because of it did not want India totally destabilised by the commies. China was more important for the US at all times than any other country in Asia. It is as such even now.
By 1965 the situation had changed. India had firmed up ties with the Soviets and regrouped. And Pakistan misread the situation, thinking India would still be down in the dumps and Kashmir could be its for the taking. Moreover, Pakistan might have misread the US stand thinking it could come to its help because the West could be irritated by India's drift towards Moscow. But there too the US kept its cards secret and did not release vital supplies.
And I do not think that since 1965 Pakistan has had any realistic chance of freeing at least the Valley.
For now, there is little to no chance, barring a geopolitical miracle.
Freedom for J&K can only come from within.
Although the population in general is unhappy with India's rule, independence is not in sight. Considering the number of Indian army personnels stationed there.
At the moment, Pakistan vis-a-vis India is at its weakest.
Technically a Kargil like operation to squeeze out Highway 1A to squeeze out India's supplies to J&K. But its not as simple. India would open up another front.
Pakistan failed to take the opportunity in 1962 during the Indo-China war.
Posted 30 November 2014 - 10:19 PM
True btruant2002.
1962 was a golden opportunity for the taking. Had Pakistan attacked India during the time Chinese were giving India a lesson, today things would have been different.
With India's forces occupied North and North East, opening up another front on the north west would have stacked the odds heavily in our favour. Considering the logistics India would have needed to supply Kashmir to protect it, things would have been impossible to protect Kashmir.
In some accounts, China even asked Pakistan to settle scores but it seems the West convinced Pakistan not to.
For now, Pakistanis and Kashmiris would just have to stay put and hope things dont go worse. The west is very concerned about perceptions about terrorism, and India's propoganda machine has been doing well to convince the world that Kashmir is not a legitimate freedom struggle.
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Surgical removal of the thyroid-often followed by treatment with radioactive iodine-and lifelong thyroid hormone therapy are usually sufficient. But about 15 percent of patients will develop distant metastases, typically to the lungs. A small percentage of these patients will respond well to radioactive iodine treatment and survive for many years. But for others, the estimated median survival duration is two to four years, with a 10-year survival rate of less than 15 percent.Multinational trialForty-two institutions internationally participated in the clinical trial, including an important collaboration with the Institut Gustave Roussy, M. D. Anderson's sister institution in Villejuif, France. The study enrolled patients with progressive, locally advanced or metastatic, radioiodine-resistant thyroid cancer. Study participants took 125 milligrams of oral motesanib diphosphate once a day for 48 weeks or until they experienced unacceptable side effects or disease progression. The primary treatment outcome was radiographic evidence of tumor shrinkage as determined by an independent review. The researchers also analyzed the duration of tumor response, progression-free survival, and drug safety.Stable Disease in 67 percent of patientsThe researchers monitored tumor response with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the neck, chest, and abdomen every eight weeks or in response to signs of disease progression. Partial or complete responses to the drug were evaluated by independent review and confirmed with repeat scans four or more weeks later.Thirty-two patients completed the full 48 weeks of treatment. Motesanib diphosphate was discontinued in 35 patients because of disease progression and in 12 patients because of drug-related adverse events. Five patients died, and nine withdrew for various administrative or personal reasons.Thirteen patients (14 percent) achieved an objective partial response to the drug. Sixty-two patients (67 percent) experienced stable disease during the study; 33 of these (35 percent) achieved durable stable disease for at least 24 weeks. Nine patients (10 percent) had unconfirmed partial responses, which were classified as stable disease. Seven patients (8 percent) experienced only disease progression, and no response information was available for 11 patients (12 percent) because of incomplete or uninterpretable radiographic scans.Eighty-seven patients (94 percent) experienced at least one treatment-related adverse event. The most common events were diarrhea, hypertension, fatigue, and weight loss. In 51 patients, the adverse events were classified as severe (grade 3). Five patients had grade 4 (life-threatening) adverse events, including low calcium levels, high levels of uric acid, low potassium levels, cerebral hemorrhage, mental confusion, agitation, or decreased urine production. Two patients whose disease had progressed died of pulmonary hemorrhage.Phase I Program Revealed Drug's PotentialThe drug's potential benefit for advanced thyroid cancer was identified by researchers in M. D. Anderson's innovative Phase I Clinical Trials Program, led by Razelle Kurzrock, M.D., chair and professor of M. D. Anderson's Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics.The program typically has about 80 Phase I clinical trials under way, testing new targeted therapies for the first time in cancer patients. In addition to closely monitoring a new drug for safety, the program tests it against many different types of cancer."The molecular targets of new potential drugs are important for cancer in general, but at this stage the drugs aren't specific for any one type of cancer, so we include patients with different types on these early studies," Kurzrock said. "This gives us a unique opportunity to see response signals for the first time in specific cancers, flagging a drug for more extensive study in phase II or phase III clinical trials."In the Phase I trial led by Roy Herbst, M.D., Ph.D., professor in M. D. Anderson's Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, two out of five study patients with metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer responded to the drug, which was then taken directly to Sherman's phase II study. Other therapies are being rapidly transitioned from Kurzrock's program to Sherman's or other groups to establish efficacy as soon as evidence of response is seen in the phase I trial.The phase II trial was funded by Amgen, Inc. Co-authors with Sherman are Lori J. 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Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez (Spanish pronunciation: ; born May 30, 1951) is the current President of Paraguay and the former Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro.
Lugo's family was not particularly religious; by his own account, he never saw his father set foot in a church. However, the influences during his upbringing were distinctly political. His maternal uncle Epifanio Méndes Fleitas was a Colorado Party dissident and was persecuted and exiled by General Stroessner's regime. Lugo's father was imprisoned twenty times, and some of his elder siblings were sent into exile. He received his basic education at a religious school in Encarnación, all the while he worked selling snacks on the streets.
At age 17 or 18, against his father's wishes of him becoming a lawyer, Lugo entered a normal school, and began teaching at a rural community. He was well accepted within this people, who were very religious, but they had no priest. He recalls that he was touched by that experience, discovering his vocation to the Roman Catholic priesthood, and he decided to enter a seminary operated by the Society of the Divine Word at age 19. Lugo was ordained a priest on August 15, 1977. That year he was sent to Ecuador, where he served as a missionary for five years. In Ecuador he had the opportunity to learn about the controversial liberation theology, a movement later criticized in large measure by the Vatican.


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- Red Bull
Ricciardo determined to 'stay grounded'
Daniel Ricciardo insists he is not going to let talk of his championship chances distract him from finishing the season as strongly as possible after victory in the Belgian Grand Prix.
For the third time this year Ricciardo was there to pick up the pieces as Mercedes faltered at Spa, moving him 64 points behind championship leader Nico Rosberg. With circuits such as Singapore and Japan coming, and Red Bull's low-downforce set-up from Belgium likely to eradicate its straight-line speed disadvantage at Monza, Ricciardo's prospects of adding to his season's tally of victories look good.
Ricciardo said after the race he knows he could have an outside chance of the title but he is determined to keep his feet on the ground.
"It's great, we're really motivated right now and it's been a really good day on a track we didn't expect to get maximum points from," Ricciardo said. "It will keep us smiling for a while but at the same time we will still stay grounded. Monza we know will stay tricky again but obviously the package we brought here was pretty racy so we'll try and take something from here to Monza and then Singapore and Suzuka will be pretty good for us."
Ricciardo admits he is delighted he has continued to impress in his debut season at Red Bull.
"For me it's been great, it's what I wanted to achieve - to get some race wins. To have three in 12 races has exceeded a few expectations. The in-team battle has gone really well. I've shown speed throughout quails and races now, demonstrated race craft so I think the team has been really pleased. I've been pleased so we're in a good place. I'm enjoying it more than ever, with each race that goes on I'm enjoying it more and more - just having a good time!"


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Ultra-luxury rental in Courtyards at Punahou
When this rental came across my desk, I thought perhaps there was an extra zero added to the monthly price. When I doubled checked, my eyes were not mistaken.
$17,500. A month.
What do you get for that pricetag? To start, the three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath penthouse at the Courtyards at Punahou, with more than 3,500 square feet of living space.
But the people who'll rent this place aren't looking for a bargain; the target market is the one percent.
"What we're finding is that high-profile clients from San Francisco or the East Coast have properties on this level available to them on the Mainland – the ultra-luxury rental," says realtor Kimo Smigielski of Sandwich Isles Realty, Inc.
In Hawaii, there are not a lot out there. "The new mindset is to attract the Mark Zuckerbergs of the world who don't want to be in a house, want security and a sense of privacy," says Smigielski. "Maybe an executive who's relocating here, or maybe it's transitional to start a new business. Someone who has roots in the islands."
Built in 1993, the condominium was constructed during the Japanese economic bubble, when opulence and elegance ruled over cost.
Back to the details: A secure elevator opens directly into a private foyer in the unit. The two-story, fully furnished condo has the feel of a single family home, along with panoramic views of the city from the spacious living room – a 25-foot ceiling opens up the space even more.
For added security, there's an intercom and pass-key systems, 24-hour surveillance and security guards. Amenities include a grand recreation room, barbecue area, gym and swimming pool.
So if you need somewhere to crash while dreaming up the next Facebook or overseeing the construction of your $20-million-dollar beachfront home, this place is for you.
This long-term rental, which will be available beginning in April, has a 6-month minimum lease and comes with two parking stalls. No pets allowed. Click here for details.
Money talk: $17,500 a month, plus taxes
Contact: Kimo Smigielski, Sandwich Isles Realty, Inc., 808-255-2400, firstname.lastname@example.com


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