Changing tune
17 years, 3 months ago

Changing tune

The Hindu  

India is careful not to be perceived as interfering in the internal affairs of Pakistan. A senior Indian official said that Washington would create another democratic facade for the military to continue its rule in Pakistan. At the same time, intelligence communities, in the United States and India, seem to believe that the Pakistan Army has become more radicalised since Musharraf staged his coup in 1999. Since the nuclear deal between India and the U.S. was put on the table, New Delhi has generally kowtowed to Washingtons priorities in the region, whether it is Pakistan, Iran or Afghanistan. The Pakistani elite in the 1950s was elated when the country became part of the South East Asia Treaty Organisation and the Central Treaty Organisation, the military alliances led by the U.S. By the 1980s, the Pakistan Army had virtually become a mercenary army, fighting Americas war in Afghanistan.

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Pakistan's military muscle: Torn by overuse, strained by discord
1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan's military muscle: Torn by overuse, strained by discord

Firstpost  

Once the most trusted institution in the nation, the military now struggles with declining morale, internal fractures, and intensifying public backlash The Pakistani military stands at a critical juncture, confronted by the cumulative consequences of decades of strategic overreach and political intervention. Image: REUTERS The Pakistani military, historically considered the bedrock of the nation’s political and social stability—exemplified by its …

Frankenstein’s monster: How Pakistan handcrafted its own biggest internal security threats
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Frankenstein’s monster: How Pakistan handcrafted its own biggest internal security threats

Firstpost  

From Balochistan’s insurgency to Islamist terrorism to political turmoil, Pakistan’s ruling elite has repeatedly built its own threats through policies of suppression, militarisation, and political manipulation The recent hijacking of the Jaffar Express, en route from Quetta to Peshawar in Pakistan by the Balochistan Liberation Army has garnered widespread media attention. The Balochistan insurgency Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest and most resource-rich …

Pakistan’s military economy: An empire thriving amid national ruin
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Pakistan’s military economy: An empire thriving amid national ruin

Firstpost  

As Pakistan grapples with staggering inflation, crippling debt, and poverty, the military elite thrives, exacerbating socio-economic instability and fuelling regional unrest Pakistan’s powerful military establishment, through its sprawling economic ventures, has continued to flourish even as the nation faces unprecedented economic collapse. Dubbed ‘Milbus’—or military business—this shadow economy encompasses real estate empires, powerful conglomerates, and offshore wealth, perpetuating inequality and …

Pakistan’s tryst with terrorism: How Islamabad cries victim of its own creation
1 month, 1 week ago

Pakistan’s tryst with terrorism: How Islamabad cries victim of its own creation

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s internal turmoil is a consequence of its own strategic choices. The policy of leveraging terror proxies for regional influence has backfired, leading to a proliferation of extremist elements within its borders Pakistan's attempts to deflect responsibility by blaming external actors, particularly India, are a poor attempt to not only mislead the international community but also to impede the necessary …

Pakistan’s tryst with terrorism: How Islamabad cries victim of its own creation
1 month, 1 week ago

Pakistan’s tryst with terrorism: How Islamabad cries victim of its own creation

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s internal turmoil is a consequence of its own strategic choices. The policy of leveraging terror proxies for regional influence has backfired, leading to a proliferation of extremist elements within its borders Pakistan's attempts to deflect responsibility by blaming external actors, particularly India, are a poor attempt to not only mislead the international community but also to impede the necessary …

Pakistan’s Relations With Afghan Taliban Enter Uncharted Territory
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan’s Relations With Afghan Taliban Enter Uncharted Territory

The Diplomat  

Last month, Pakistan conducted airstrikes on alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan hideouts in Afghanistan, raising concerns about the potential consequences of a further deterioration of relations with the Afghan Taliban. Pakistan has conducted several military operations against the TTP in Afghanistan after the Afghan Taliban took control of the country, but this is the first time that Islamabad has openly claimed to …

WORLD AFFAIRS | Can Pakistan’s fragmented mandate pave the way for a national charter of democracy?
1 year ago

WORLD AFFAIRS | Can Pakistan’s fragmented mandate pave the way for a national charter of democracy?

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 08, 2024 17:45 IST - 9 MINS READ A simmering political crisis has continued in Pakistan even after the February 8 national and provincial elections. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party-backed independent candidates won 93 seats, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League won 74 seats, and the Pakistan People’s Party claimed 54. …

With more of the same in Pakistan, same outcome is certain
1 year, 1 month ago

With more of the same in Pakistan, same outcome is certain

New Indian Express  

Crucially, Kabul’s hostility towards Islamabad is irreducible, since no Afghan government has ever accepted the British-inflicted Durand Line as the permanent border with Pakistan. The present Taliban regime – as with a succession of its predecessors – claims Pashtun dominated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan as integral parts of Afghanistan, setting it on a course of relentless confrontation with Pakistan. The …

What to read about Pakistan
1 year, 1 month ago

What to read about Pakistan

The Economist  

A S PAKISTAN HEADS for a parliamentary election on February 8th the country has rarely been in such a mess. In January Pakistan exchanged missile fire with Iran; both sides say they were aiming at militants based in the other’s territory. Hopes that the toppling of Pakistan’s last military dictator—Pervez Musharraf—in 2008 would lead to a steady strengthening of democracy …

Global Watch | Pakistan’s neo-feudalism: The rise of entitled economic elite in Pakistani military
1 year, 5 months ago

Global Watch | Pakistan’s neo-feudalism: The rise of entitled economic elite in Pakistani military

Firstpost  

The actions of the Pakistani Army have revealed a pervasive culture of corruption, marked by Machiavellian strategies that empowers it to wield excessive influence over the country’s political landscape, which seems to be beyond anyone’s restraint Pakistan is a land of unequals, with a deep divide between the Awam and the rich elites, with a large gap between haves and …

Pakistan PM admits military influence in politics, says it will continue unless civic delivery institutions strengthened
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan PM admits military influence in politics, says it will continue unless civic delivery institutions strengthened

Firstpost  

The powerful Army, which has ruled coup-prone Pakistan for more than half of its 75-plus years of existence, has hitherto wielded considerable power in matters of security and foreign policy. Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has admitted that the country’s military will continue its hold in politics unless civic delivery institutions are strengthened in the coup-prone country. “Pragmatically, …

Army cannot remain unaffected by Pakistan's divisions, writes Husain Haqqani
1 year, 10 months ago

Army cannot remain unaffected by Pakistan's divisions, writes Husain Haqqani

India Today  

The images of enraged mobs attacking a Corps Commander’s residence and General Headquarters immediately after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan illustrate the challenge facing Pakistan’s mighty army. Former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa had thought that he could use Imran Khan’s charisma and celebrity status to create a political force that would keep traditional politicians in …

Imran Khan Q&A: ‘Pakistan civil-military imbalance has to change’
1 year, 11 months ago

Imran Khan Q&A: ‘Pakistan civil-military imbalance has to change’

Al Jazeera  

Lahore, Pakistan – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has won a major political victory after the country’s Supreme Court ordered the government to hold snap polls in the politically crucial Punjab province on May 14. In an interview with Al Jazeera at his Zaman Park home in Punjab’s capital, Lahore, Khan discusses his plans in an election year as …

K.C. Singh | Growing instability in Pak to increase risks for India
2 years, 1 month ago

K.C. Singh | Growing instability in Pak to increase risks for India

Deccan Chronicle  

Pakistan is the fifth most populous nation in the world and one of eight nations with declared nuclear weapons. The recent passing away of Gen. Pervez Musharraf came as a reminder of the abiding role that Pakistan’s Army has played and will continue to do so. The dominance of the two main political parties — the Pakistan Muslim League and …

India Has 'Apolitical' Military, No Way Pakistan Service Chiefs Want the Same
2 years, 5 months ago

India Has 'Apolitical' Military, No Way Pakistan Service Chiefs Want the Same

The Quint  

What no Pakistani has asked till now is this: what does the army actually mean when it claims that it will henceforth confine its activities to those envisaged in the Pakistani constitution? Obviously, at a minimum, the army’s claims should indicate that it would not stage coups against elected governments, as it has done in the past. An apolitical role …

Why Pakistan's politicians play the anti-America card
2 years, 11 months ago

Why Pakistan's politicians play the anti-America card

The Hindu  

Before he was removed from office in a no-confidence voteearlier this week, Imran Khan had tried clinging to power by claiming a U.S.-backed conspiracy was trying to topple his government. After being voted out, the embattled Khan claimed that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration was backing a consortium of Pakistan's opposition parties for "regime change" for not toeing Washington's line. …

What Imran Khan’s exit could mean for India-Pakistan relationship
2 years, 11 months ago

What Imran Khan’s exit could mean for India-Pakistan relationship

Firstpost  

If Pakistan gets a new government, India can expect changes, but those are likely to be incremental and not sweeping Imran Khan is the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan among the 22 who lost their job before completing their term. Under a boisterous, narcissistic, and increasingly Islamist Imran Khan, Pakistan isolated itself from its traditional allies like the US, Saudi …

Pakistan played disruptive role in Afghanistan, provided support to Taliban: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan played disruptive role in Afghanistan, provided support to Taliban: Report

India Today  

A US Congressional Research Service has accused Pakistan of playing a disruptive and destabilising role in Afghanistan. Many observers see the Taliban's takeover as a substantive triumph for Pakistan, bolstering its influence in Afghanistan and advancing its decades-long efforts to limit Indian influence there," the report said. Read: Majority of Pakistan happy with Taliban rule in Afghanistan: Survey Prepared by …

Why Saudi Arabia Decided to Bail out Bankrupt Pakistan despite Troubled Ties
3 years, 4 months ago

Why Saudi Arabia Decided to Bail out Bankrupt Pakistan despite Troubled Ties

News 18  

On October 31, Pakistan’s troubled prime minister expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia for its recent commitment “to deposit $3 billion and financing $1.2 billion refined petroleum products during the year”, and further opined that the two states enjoy “long-standing and historic fraternal relations, rooted deep in common faith, shared history and mutual support”. Moreover, remittances from Pakistani migrant workers …

Afghanistan: How the Taliban's takeover could hurt U.S.-Pakistan ties
3 years, 7 months ago

Afghanistan: How the Taliban's takeover could hurt U.S.-Pakistan ties

The Hindu  

The fall of Kabul to the Taliban has left many people in Pakistan questioning their country's future relations with the U.S. Pakistan's Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari wrote an article on August 24 asserting that "her country would no longer accept being scapegoated for the failures of others." "Most Americans believe Pakistan's consistent support enabled the Taliban to succeed," Haqqani …

US-Pakistan cooperation is more necessary today than ever before
3 years, 7 months ago

US-Pakistan cooperation is more necessary today than ever before

Al Jazeera  

After the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the US will need Pakistan’s help to preserve the gains of the last 20 years and prevent further historical unravelling. In the coming days, some of this frustration will undoubtedly be directed at former front-line ally, Pakistan’s security establishment, which many in the US see as sharing at least some of the blame for …

Pakistan is Under Military Dictatorship: When Will World See This?
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan is Under Military Dictatorship: When Will World See This?

The Quint  

Imran Khan’s lust for the PM’s sherwani has led to an ever more complete military takeover of the country: be it politics, the economy, the media, the public sector enterprises, delivery of justice, or even the senate and the parliament. The speaker and deputy speakers of the National Assembly, as well as Chairman Senate are all parachuters, who take dictation …

Pakistan’s balancing act between the US and the Taliban will affect India
3 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan’s balancing act between the US and the Taliban will affect India

Hindustan Times  

The United States has now expedited its military withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the US Central Command officials saying that 4-6% of the process has already been accomplished with the full withdrawal deadline set for September 11, 2021 by US President Joe Biden. While Rawalpindi remains the key driver of both Taliban strength and US–Taliban negotiations, the challenge of giving the …

Who Runs Pakistan – Its Army or Radical Outfits?
3 years, 11 months ago

Who Runs Pakistan – Its Army or Radical Outfits?

News 18  

The civilian government in Pakistan led by Prime Minister Imran Khan gave in to the demands of radical outfit, Tehreek-e-Labbaik-Pakistan, which the country designated as a terrorist organisation and banned just last week, to pass a resolution in its National Assembly to remove the French Ambassador. But what is a bigger warning here for Pakistan’s government and its army here …

Why Unstable Pakistan Insists on Risky Behaviour at the Border: It’s Army Has an Inferiority Complex
4 years, 4 months ago

Why Unstable Pakistan Insists on Risky Behaviour at the Border: It’s Army Has an Inferiority Complex

News 18  

A series of intense artillery and mortar duels broke out along the Line of Control on November 13, leaving five Indian soldiers and six civilians dead, and dozens injured. As Christine Fair notes in her book Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army’s Way of War: “The Pakistan Army views its struggle with India in existential terms. In his address …

Is Pakistan opening the door to Islamists?
4 years, 5 months ago

Is Pakistan opening the door to Islamists?

Live Mint  

Across Asia, populists and authoritarians have taken advantage of the pandemic to go after their political opponents. Last week, Pakistan’s already frail opposition was dealt a further blow: A case was filed against the former prime minister and stringent critic of the military, Nawaz Sharif, for “sedition,” while former president Asif Ali Zardari was formally charged with corruption. Shortly afterwards, …

Is Pakistan’s military interfering in politics?
4 years, 6 months ago

Is Pakistan’s military interfering in politics?

Al Jazeera  

The opposition says the military is supporting the Prime Minister Imran Khan in inappropriate ways. Pakistan’s opposition seems to be directly challenging the country’s powerful military establishment, saying it has too much political influence. Leaders of the two main opposition parties and smaller groups came together in Islamabad on Sunday to form the “Pakistan Democratic Movement”. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s …

Opinion | Beware the US anti-terror model
5 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Beware the US anti-terror model

Live Mint  

Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, India’s newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has said that terrorism will persist so long as it has state backers, and that India would have to act against it the way America did after the 9/11 attacks. “They said, ‘Let's go on a spree on global war on terror.’ To …

India’s grand strategy on Pakistan
6 years ago

India’s grand strategy on Pakistan

The Hindu  

When a society’s patience wears thin, one of two things typically happen. Regardless of the specific tactical outcomes from India’s air strike — whether it was intended as a warning shot to demonstrate “capacity and will” or whether it sought to degrade high-value targets — the signal to Pakistan and its benefactors was unambiguous: India could respond to a major …

Pakistan Forges Closer Ties With Saudi Arabia And Iran Isn’t Happy
6 years ago

Pakistan Forges Closer Ties With Saudi Arabia And Iran Isn’t Happy

The Quint  

To this end, in 2017, Pakistan joined the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition, which brings together the militaries of 41 Islamic countries to counter terrorist groups and their activities in the Muslim world. Pakistan’s 2016 participation in the “North Thunder” military exercise with Saudi Arabia and its allies as well as joint exercises between the special forces of both countries …

India made Pakistan live with the fear of ‘escalation’, while she went about her business as usual
6 years ago

India made Pakistan live with the fear of ‘escalation’, while she went about her business as usual

Op India  

The last one week has been an eventful week for many reasons- first the airstrikes, then the attempt to violate India’s airspace followed by the capture of our wing commander and his subsequent return with the Prime Minister of Pakistan requesting for a de-escalation of the current situation. Through successful diplomacy and multiple outreach programs by India’s Prime Minister and …

Enduring peace and meaningful ‘talks’ with Pakistan in its current form is a delusional fantasy
6 years, 1 month ago

Enduring peace and meaningful ‘talks’ with Pakistan in its current form is a delusional fantasy

Op India  

After attempting to attack Indian military installations, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has appealed for “better sense to prevail” and offered to hold talks. Under such circumstances, where Pakistan is clearly waging a Jihad against India, enduring peace is not possible until and unless one faction is completely and utterly decimated. “Talks” are held between two conventional Army’s or …

Pakistan Army crushes country's judiciary, media to favour Imran Khan's election bid as world watches
6 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan Army crushes country's judiciary, media to favour Imran Khan's election bid as world watches

Firstpost  

One of the most interesting electoral processes anywhere in the world is underway in Pakistan. Siddiqui squarely accused the Army Chief and Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI of interference in the legal process decrying that the agencies had no business to intervene in the affairs of other departments. With the media and the higher judiciary both under its complete control, the …

Pakistan warns US against unilateral military action
7 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan warns US against unilateral military action

Al Jazeera  

In response to US criticism, Pakistani military maintains it has ‘done enough’ to combat armed groups. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s military has warned the United States against the possibility of taking unilateral action against armed groups on its soil, in its strongest response yet to tensions between the two allies. Speaking to journalists in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on …

Tackling Pak is India's job, don't leave it to US
7 years, 3 months ago

Tackling Pak is India's job, don't leave it to US

Deccan Chronicle  

In the past, political developments in Pakistan have always been keenly observed and analysed both within the government and by thinkers across India. But the Narendra Modi government, with its policy of unilateral “red lines”, has created the impression that Pakistan doesn’t merit much serious attention. In addition, the Donald Trump presidency has emboldened India to believe the United States …

US waiting to see Pakistan act on terrorism in coming weeks, says top official
7 years, 5 months ago

US waiting to see Pakistan act on terrorism in coming weeks, says top official

India TV News  

The United States is waiting to see practical steps taken by Pakistan over the next weeks and months in its war against terrorism, a top American diplomat said asserting that the Trump administration is moving quickly on its own strategy to fight against terror groups. During his just concluded visit to Pakistan, Tillerson stressed the importance of Pakistan "moving quickly" …

Pakistan has to quickly adjust to changing geopolitical situation, says Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif
7 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan has to quickly adjust to changing geopolitical situation, says Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif

India TV News  

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, who had two days ago called for restricting the activities of terror groups like Lashkar-e-taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, today said the geopolitical situation in the world is undergoing a "seismic shift" and Islamabad has to review it pragmatically and quickly adjust its direction. "We are undergoing a seismic shift," Asif said, adding that Pakistan has to …

Pakistan Prime Minister to discuss U.S. strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia in NSC meeting
7 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan Prime Minister to discuss U.S. strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia in NSC meeting

New Indian Express  

Referring to the Jammu and Kashmir issue, the Pakistan Foreign office said, "The threat to peace and security cannot be isolated from the complex interplay of geopolitics, continued existence of festering disputes and pursuit of hegemonic policies. The non-resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute remains the primary obstacle to peace and stability in the region.” Reiterating that there is …

Pakistan finds itself on the defensive in Trump’s Afghan war strategy
7 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan finds itself on the defensive in Trump’s Afghan war strategy

LA Times  

Eliminating timetables, increasing reliance on India and Pakistan and updating the tools and rules of engagement. But that military — one of the United States’ most troublesome allies and the recipient of billions of dollars in U.S. aid — now finds itself on the defensive as Trump demands it “change immediately” its policy of harboring the Taliban and other militant …

Pakistan finds itself on the defensive in Trump’s Afghan war strategy
7 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan finds itself on the defensive in Trump’s Afghan war strategy

LA Times  

Eliminating timetables, increasing reliance on India and Pakistan and updating the tools and rules of engagement. Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif met with the U.S. ambassador in Islamabad and “underlined Pakistan’s continued desire to work with the international community to eliminate the menace of terrorism.” Late Tuesday, following a two-hour Cabinet meeting, Pakistan’s government issued a statement saying it had “taken …

Taliban creeping back to Kabul, with Pakistan aid
7 years, 9 months ago

Taliban creeping back to Kabul, with Pakistan aid

Deccan Chronicle  

When America’s defence secretary James Mattis admitted to the US Congress last week that “we are not winning in Afghanistan right now”, he was at best telling a half-truth. Twenty-nine per cent of Afghanistan’s districts remain contested.” The Long War Journal, an authoritative American website on military issues, has pointed out that the Taliban today control “a belt of bases …

Pakistan rethinking Saudi-led 41-nation military alliance; wants to avoid straining Iran relationship
7 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan rethinking Saudi-led 41-nation military alliance; wants to avoid straining Iran relationship

Firstpost  

Pakistan is taking a relook at its position on the Saudi-backed 41-nation Islamic military alliance to be led by its former army chief Gen Raheel Sharif to avoid further straining its relationship with neighbouring Iran, according to a media report on Monday. Islamabad: Pakistan is taking a relook at its position on the Saudi-backed 41-nation Islamic military alliance to be …

Peaceful Afghanistan not in Pakistan's interest: The truth and lies behind Islamabad's interference in Kabul
7 years, 11 months ago

Peaceful Afghanistan not in Pakistan's interest: The truth and lies behind Islamabad's interference in Kabul

Firstpost  

Following the massive attack by US Forces on Afghanistan, using the MOAB or the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, US South Asia experts have been falling over themselves to “explain” the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in a bid to claim an influence on President Trump’s somewhat mercurial policy making fits. Pakistan’s grandiosely named “ National Action Plan” requires the government …

Pakistan Army Brass May’ve Changed, But Anti-India Policy Won’t
8 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan Army Brass May’ve Changed, But Anti-India Policy Won’t

The Quint  

The Pakistan army thinks of itself as the guarantor of the idea of Pakistan. In order to justify its strength of half-a-million soldiers and a defence budget that consumes over 20 percent of the total government expenditure, the army cites the bogey of an existential threat from India. Despite having handed over power to a duly-elected civilian government that enjoys …

If Cutting off Cultural Ties With Pak Is a Bad Idea, War Is Worse
8 years, 5 months ago

If Cutting off Cultural Ties With Pak Is a Bad Idea, War Is Worse

The Quint  

The last time there was a BJP and Nawaz Sharif government combo in power, we were forced to witness the Kargil War. While the bottled-up military aggression may grant electoral dividends to the ruling party in India in the 2019 elections, and in the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab and UP – the stand-off doesn’t really appear to help Pakistan …

Are Pakistan’s moderate voices rising against military-jihadist nexus?
8 years, 5 months ago

Are Pakistan’s moderate voices rising against military-jihadist nexus?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Is Pakistan on the cusp of a major change, which may shape its future ties with India? The context for this was provided by Cyril Almeida, of the Dawn newspaper, who reported on a rift between civilian and military leaderships during a meeting in which the Pakistani intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI, was told that its support …

Reflections: To keep heat on Pak, resolve mess in J&K
8 years, 5 months ago

Reflections: To keep heat on Pak, resolve mess in J&K

Deccan Chronicle  

Two aspects of the Indian Army’s “surgical strikes” and their aftermath are worthy of note. Second, for New Delhi, it was a demonstration of political will which was not exercised even when Pakistani terrorists caused murder and mayhem for two days in India’s financial capital way back in November 2008. There are obviously risks involved in undertaking counter-strikes but these …

Speak to the Pakistan Army, too
9 years, 2 months ago

Speak to the Pakistan Army, too

The Hindu  

In a study conducted in 2014 on Pakistan’s trade with India, Iran and Afghanistan, the business community, despite some reservations and caution, supported increased trade with India. By inviting India’s then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, she not only deviated from her father Zuqfikar Ali Bhutto’s legacy of “a thousand years of war with India”, but also began a new chapter …

Drama and real life
9 years, 2 months ago

Drama and real life

Deccan Chronicle  

Mature democratic politics requires an Opposition that does not blindly oppose. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore to wish Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on his birthday is a good example of such leadership qualities. In convicting David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, America has …

Pakistan promises 'strong military response' if Saudi Arabia is threatened
9 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan promises 'strong military response' if Saudi Arabia is threatened

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan has reassured Saudi Arabia …

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