The Statesman No free lunches in fund raising 09 Oct 18 Pak has foreign exchange reserves for less than two months of imports. It immediately requires USD 12 Billion as a bailout to clear pending dues. The IMF has recommended stronger measures to be adopted by Pak to restore its financial status. Pak announced its willingness to adopt these measures, […]
The latest news from China is its moving large numbers of Uyghur Moslems from the Xinjiang province into re-education centres. The matter was even discussed in the UN committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In this hearing the Germany based World Uyghur Congress (WUC) stated that they estimated over one million Uyghurs being held in China in political indoctrination camps. […]
The presence of Navjot Singh Sidhu at the swearing in of Imran Khan and his hugging the Pak army chief brought forth a barrage of criticism. On return he began advocating peace, taking a cue from Imran and General Bajwa. He appeared to convey a message from Pak. The Chinese foreign office recently stated that it is willing to contribute […]
Once the appointment of Imran Khan as the PM of Pak was confirmed, Modi called and congratulated him. As per the statement released by the Indian government, Modi expressed hope that democracy will take deeper roots within Pak. He also reiterated his vision of peace and development in the entire neighbourhood. In contrast the Pak statement added that Imran stated […]
The recently concluded Pak elections almost went according to the script as determined by the deep state. The two reigning political parties, which have shared power over decades were pushed into the side lines and an almost obscure playboy politician, with no experience in governance, brought to power. Denying level playing fields to political parties other than Imran’s PTI, curbing […]
Elections in Pak have concluded and Imran Khan, the protégé of the deep state, will take office. He had launched an agitation seeking to pressurize Nawaz in Nov 16, on the orders of the army and hence is their blue- eyed boy. Yet, he would remain in chair only till it suits the army. One move threatening the power and […]
Pakistan goes to the polls on 25th July to elect a new National Assembly, leading to the appointment of a new Prime Minister. The way the election process is moving raises questions on whether the same are likely to be fair and genuine or doctored to form a government suiting the interests of the Pak deep state. Political leaders who […]
In an interview to the Dawn newspaper on 05 Jul, Imran Khan, amongst the front runners for the post of PM of Pak stated, ‘Nawaz Sharif tried his best to mend relations with India. Nawaz tried everything, even personal gestures including calling him (Modi) to his house, No one got in his way. But I think it is the policy […]
Every time there is a visit to Pak by a senior US representative, the remarks made are the same. Pak must do more for curbing its support to terror groups. It must bring the Taliban onto the negotiating table. It must complete the trial into the Mumbai attacks and prosecute terror group leaders. These remarks have been flowing for years […]
During the week when the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was meeting to place Pakistan on the ‘Grey or Black List’ and the interim finance minister was presenting his case seeking every means of avoiding it, actions within the country were conveying a different message. Whether the actions were deliberate or accidental means little, since they did convey the message. […]