Power plays in Pakistan The Statesman 16 May 2023 Battlelines have been drawn in Pakistan. The two warring factions have firmed their strategies and launched their first strikes. Imran Khan backed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) and the President, Dr Arif Alvi, is on one side while the government supported by the army chief, General Asim Munir, […]
Pakistan: Protests over Imran Khan’s arrest have broken unquestioned myth of army supremacy FirstPost 11 May 2023 The Pak army has ruled the country officially for over half its existence and from behind the throne for the balance. No government has ever had the freedom to function or take foreign policy decisions, mainly concerning India, Afghanistan, US and China, […]
The battle of Goa The Statesman 09 May 2023 The recently concluded SCO foreign ministers meet was overshadowed by exchanges which took place between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan during the summit as also subsequent press conferences. There was no handshake and no bilateral between them, which was anyway expected. Since the SCO charter does not permit […]
Pakistan foreign policy- between the devil and the deep sea Taaza Khabar News 08 May 2023 The recent US intelligence document leak, on Discord Messaging Platform, revealing memos of communication between Pakistan Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and his deputy foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Kaur, shed light on Pakistan’s foreign policy dilemma. In the memo, Kaur cautions Shehbaz that Pakistan […]
Rawalpindi may lie, but the Pakistani public must realise that troubled ties with India are not feasible Firstpost 07 May 2023 Pakistan journalists, Hamid Mir and Naseem Zehra, stated during a recent TV show that General Bajwa, the former Pak army chief, had, in an informal meeting with journalists, stated Pakistan ‘cannot go to war with India. It is […]
Poonch attack: Time to send a formal message to Rawalpindi that enough is enough First Post 25 Apr 2023 The terrorist attack on an army vehicle in Poonch resulting in the loss of lives of five soldiers with injuries to one, is a stark reminder that militancy may be down, but not out in J and K, as long […]
The institutional crisis that Pak faces The Statesman 11 Ape 2023 Pakistan is currently facing an internal crisis like none other in its history. Imran Khan, deposed by a political coup in a no-trust vote, has managed to obtain backing of the masses, based on his purported clean image, hoping for a come-back. He plays the victim card garnering […]
The emergence of the Imran cult The Statesman 28 Mar 2023 Pictures of followers kissing the windshield of the car in which Imran is travelling, attacking security personnel as they attempt to arrest him, frenzied crowds cheering jubilantly when he arrives in public bring forth visuals of a revered head of a cult, who mesmerizes his audience with his […]
Warm ties with India and vision beyond Kashmir: What Pakistan needs to battle economic crisis and global isolation First Post 15 Mar 2023 It has been over two years since the Indian and Pakistani Director General Military Operations agreed to a ceasefire along the LoC and surprisingly it has held. The scenario in Kashmir has since then moved towards […]
Targeting Kashmiri terrorists in Pakistan The Excelsior 07 Mar 2023 Pakistan news agencies confirmed the death of Syed Khalid Raza, former commander of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Al Badr outside his residence in Karachi recently. He was killed by a single bullet to the head, implying a planned assassination. The Sindhi nationalist group, Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) has been […]