Pakistan finds international support on Kashmir waning India vs disinformation 16 Apr 2024 The Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan has lingered since independence. Both nations accuse the other of being in illegal possession of their parts of Kashmir as also perceive solutions to it differently. Pakistan insists on adherence to UNSC resolutions and welcomes third-party mediation, while India, […]
The Guardian’s dubious art of distorting Defence Minister’s statement on terrorism FirstPost 07 Apr 2024 A couple of days ago, The Guardian, a British publication, released a report, quoting anonymous sources from within both, India and Pakistan, deducing that India’s external agency RAW was behind the killing of anti-India terrorists in Pakistan. Approximately twenty low to medium level functionaries […]
Attacks on the CPEC are an embarrassment Etv Bharat 03 Apr 2024 Increase in attacks on installations and workers linked to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) have added to tensions between the two countries as also its continuity. These include the Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA) strikes on Gwadar (being built by the Chinese) and Pakistan’s naval base in Turbat, […]
Pakistan and Taliban-led Afghanistan: Co-existence of incertitude and deep mistrust India vs Disinformation 28 Mar 2024 Last week there were conflicting messages from Pakistan on its relations with the Taliban dispensation in Kabul. Pakistan’s defence minister, Khawaja Asif, in an interview with the “Voice of America,’ mentioned, ‘Force is the last resort. We do not want to have an armed […]
Pak and Afghanistan at one another’s throats The Excelsior 27 Mar 2024 On 15th August 2021, Pakistan PM, Imran Khan celebrated the withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan by stating the country has broken the ‘shackles of slavery.’ The same day, his party’s spokesperson, Neelam Irshad Sheikh, in a television news debate, gleefully mentioned, ‘Taliban have said that they […]
Pakistan is no longer a priority for India The Statesman 12 Mar 2024 PM Narendra Modi congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on being appointed PM with a formal message mentioning, ‘Congratulations to @CMShehbaz on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.’ A similar trepid response flowed from Pakistan. Sending congratulations is a diplomatic nicety conveying recognition of the new […]
Pakistan never ceases to amaze observers The Statesman 27 Feb 2024 Pakistan never ceases to amaze. This was evident in their recently concluded elections. Polling results were delayed by days to select candidates shortlisted by the Rawalpindi cliché of generals. Mobile communication services were shut down on security pretexts but in reality, to enabling rigging. All efforts at sidelining Imran’s […]
Unfinished script of a C grade film The Statesman 13 Feb 2024 The recently concluded elections in our neighbourhood had all the trappings of a third grade Bollywood film. What now remains to be seen is how the movie would conclude, though it appears that the producer and director have visualized the end. The characters in this forthcoming film […]
Pakistan’s sham elections Pakistan goes to the polls this week in another sham election, results of which are already known. Nawaz Sharief, who returned from self-imposed exile in the UK recently is the next PM. His return after being a fugitive for four years, closure of all cases against him implies that he is now the favourite of the […]
Pakistan and the US The Excelsior 28 Dec 2023 Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, made his first US visit, after his appointment as army chief, last week. As the de-facto ruler of Pakistan all decisions in the country are cleared by him. The visit came at a time when relations between the two were stagnating. Pakistan no longer […]