Pak army guzzles media Pak army guzzles media 31 Jul 19 Reporters Without Borders, an international organization monitoring freedom of press, ranked Pakistan as 139 out of a group of 180 countries in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index. Journalists in Pakistan are under threat and media outlets are chained. Journalists are fleeing the country after experiencing threats, kidnapping, torture […]
Imran’s US Visit – An Endless String Of Goof Ups Imran’s US visit – an endless string of goof ups News4masses 26 Jul 19 The visit last week of Imran Khan to the US raised eyebrows for different reasons. Comments and meeting by Trump were secondary to the goof ups by Pak right from the time the meeting was announced. […]
Kulbhushan saga and the ICJ judgment Kulbhushan saga and the ICJ judgement 23 Jul 19 A day after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave its verdict on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, newspapers on both sides of the border presented victory for their own nation. The Pak newspaper Dawn’s headlines read, ‘ICJ rejects India’s plea for Jadhav’s return, grants counsellor […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/imran-khans-america-tour-and-india Imran Khan’s US visit and India (English Version) Rakshak News 17 Jul 19 Imran Khan is scheduled to visit the US this week. He meets Trump on 22 Jul. The Pak foreign office has been projecting this meeting as the turning point in Pak-US relations. The meeting comes at a time when Pak is facing deep financial problems, tensions […]
Pakistan cannot hide its HR abuses Pakistan cannot hide its HR abuses 12 Jul 19 Pakistan had always accused India of violating Human Rights in Kashmir. It screamed in every international forum on India’s actions at eliminating terrorists, claiming them to be innocent civilians and sought UN intervention. Firing on stone throwers was termed as brutal actions. On occasions it […]
Why does the Pak army fear the PTM and BLA? Why does the Pak army fear the PTM and BLA? 03 Jul 19 Pak, post 1971, only concentrated development in Punjab and Sindh, ignoring its western provinces. They were secure in their belief that these areas which were under-developed, lacked education and inhabited by population which it could subdue would […]
Talks with Pakistan on Kashmir not possible Talks with Pakistan on Kashmir not possible 02 Jul 19 India and Pak have been at loggerheads over Kashmir since Independence. The movement of the militia from Wazirabad into Kashmir was the commencement of the first Indo-Pak war. Four wars, including Kargil, have been fought and in none has Pak succeeded in any […]
Why did the Pak army chief change his ISI head? Why did the Pak army chief change his ISI head? 26 Jun 19 General Bajwa took over as the Pak army chief around the same time as General Bipin Rawat did in India. I wrote an article in Jan 17 comparing both service chiefs, their difference in roles and responsibilities. […]
India and Pak at the SCO India and Pak at the SCO 19 Jun 19 The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conference attended by the Prime Minister at Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, dominated headlines mainly because of the cold shoulder given to Pakistan. By Modi refusing to overfly Pak despite having been given clearance was another message of his […]
Pakistani army cuts farcical Pakistan army cuts farcical 11 Jun 19 Pakistan is clearly not a democracy. The government has no power over its armed forces. The army determines its own financial needs and the government complies. It has no options. This is the only country where the education budget is Rs 111.23 billion and the military budget is Rs […]