Pakistan fails to read the tealeaves The Excelsior 31 Jan 2025Pakistan media was aghast that the first meeting conducted by the new Trump administration was that of the QUAD and the first bilateral was with India, with Marc Rubio, the new US Secretary of State, meeting Dr Jaishankar. The Dawn in an article discussing the meeting mentioned, ‘Following the inauguration […]
The Pak Taliban fiasco- a lesson for Pakistan The Statesman 07 Jan 2025The Centre for Research and Security Studies states that in 2024 Pakistan had a total of 1166 incidents of terrorist attacks and counter terrorism operations which resulted in 2546 fatalities and 2267 injuries. Among them 685 fatalities were of military personnel. As per Pakistan’s DG Inter Services Public […]
Pak plays the double game The Excelsior 26 Dec 2024While officially Pak and China claim that their friendship is ‘Higher than the mountains and deeper than the oceans,’ however there is immense internal rumbling, mainly because the Pak army prefers being closer to the US and distrusts Chinese intent. Just because China is expending billions in the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic […]
Who is behind the turmoil in Pakistan ETv 28 Nov 2024On 14th Nov Imran gave a call for his supporters to convene in Islamabad on the 24th of the month to protest against the ‘stolen mandate, unjust arrests and the passing of a controversial constitutional amendment’ which gave the state control over appointment of judges in superior courts, thereby influencing […]
Caution marked Indian FM’s first ever trip to Islamabad in nine years India News Network 20 Oct 2024 Dr S Jaishankar’s visit to Islamabad had tongues rolling, especially in Pakistan, that there was a possible thaw in relationships on the cards. The handshakes between Jaishankar and Pak PM Shehbaz Sharief as also a brief exchange of courtesies was projected […]
Pakistan in turmoil prior to SCO meet ETV Bharat 14 Oct 2024 The recent suicide attack on a convoy transporting Chinese engineers from the secure Jinnah International airport in Karachi left three dead, including two Chinese, and many seriously injured including a Chinese. This is the latest in a series of terrorist incidents within Pakistan. This came just when […]
Jammu and Kashmir elections and Pakistan Jammu and Kashmir elections and Pakistan The Excelsior 04 Oct 2024 The peaceful conduct of J and K elections with an enthusiastic voter turnout, reflected changes in the region. There were no repolls, while campaigning was vibrant. All earlier elections were marred by violence, calls for boycott and threats to those who cast […]
Will Pakistan ever stop exploitation of the UNGA platform India News network 30 Sep 2024 Shehbaz Sharif spoke at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session on 27 Sept. As expected, his speech concentrated on just two subjects, Palestine and Kashmir. He cried hoarse on Pakistan’s two adversaries, neither of whom he can touch, Israel and India. It was a […]
