Pakistan unwilling to accept own flaws The Excelsior 14 Sept 2023 In a recent press interaction, IG of police of Pakistan’s Punjab, Dr Usman Anwar, accused India of being behind the riots which targeted Christians and destroyed their churches. He claimed that these were planned and implemented by Indian agents to divert attention from the ongoing violence in Manipur. […]
A CPEC which stumbles on The Excelsior 31 Aug 2023 In a meeting, last week, with Pakistan’s former federal minister, Ahsan Iqbal and a Pakistani delegation, Chinese ruling Party Secretary, Ma Xingrui, stated in Urumqi, that the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, desired to make the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) an ‘exemplary’ project of the BRI (Belt Road Initiative), with Xinjiang […]
Pakistan’s diplomatic setbacks: A self-inflicted quagmire and India’s strategic successes First Post 23 Aug 2023 Asraf Jehangir Qazi, Pakistan’s former Ambassador to US, India and China writes in The Dawn, ‘Pakistan’s relations with India are hostile, largely due to India. Its relations with Afghanistan are strained because of strategic short-sightedness. Its relations with Iran are dubious because of US […]
The arrest of Imran Khan The Excelsior 14 Aug 2023 The Pak army never disappoints. No PM in Pak has completed his full tenure and almost all have ended up behind bars. Imran was no exception. His arrest was expected after his ouster, and the deep state did not disappoint. In the Toshakhana case, Imran has been sentenced to […]
Why Shehbaz Sharif offers talks with India without pre-conditions on reinstating Article 370 First Post 09 Aug 2023 On 05 Aug this year, Pakistan marked the fourth anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 as Youm-e-Istehsal (Day of Exploitation), with messages of support to the Kashmiri cause coming from the President, PM, foreign minister and its army media cell. They […]
Can India and Pak reconcile दो टूक: शांति की पेशकश की वजह पाकिस्तान का विफल आर्थिक और सुरक्षा परिदृश्य; पहले बदले अपना रवैया Amar Ujala 07 Aug 2023 पिछले हफ्ते इस्लामाबाद में पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री शहबाज शरीफ ने कहा कि ‘पाकिस्तान भारत के साथ वार्ता के लिए तैयार है, बशर्ते कि पड़ोसी देश महत्वपूर्ण मुद्दों पर गंभीर बातचीत के […]
TTP terror in Pakistan: How Islamabad is only reaping what it sowed First Post 28 Jul 2023 Post two terrorist strikes by the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) in Baluchistan, including the Zhob cantonment, resulting in the death of 12 soldiers, Pak officials have begun throwing tantrums at Afghanistan for sponsoring this group. Pakistan’s military media office, DGISPR, released a statement […]
India, US and Pakistan The Excelsior 03 Jul 2023 The India-US joint statement at the end of PM Modi’s visit to the US mentioned, ‘Prime Minister Modi and President Biden reiterated the call for concerted action against all UN-listed terrorist groups. They strongly condemned cross-border terrorism, the use of terrorist proxies and called on Pakistan to take immediate action to […]
India and Pakistan post Modi’s US visit Amar Ujala 29 Jun 2023 भारत की पाकिस्तान पर फिर हुई कूटनीतिक जीत, पड़ोस में बुरा दौर खत्म होने की उम्मीदें भी कम प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति जो बाइडन की औपचारिक बातचीत के बाद जारी संयुक्त बयान से पाकिस्तान की बेचैनी खत्म होने का नाम ही नहीं ले रही है। […]
The downfall of Imran The Excelsior 19 Jun 2023 Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on release from prison, met Imran Khan with a message from the generals, who had thus far refused to talk to him, despite his pleading. Pakistan’s Friday Times stated that the message was unambiguous and that if Imran did not accept the ‘option’ being presented to him, […]