Disqualification of Imran Khan is a strategic action Last week Imran Khan was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from being a member of parliament for ‘corrupt practices.’ He was charged for making ‘false statements and incorrect declaration’ in his details of assets and liabilities filed for 2020-21 with the commission. The ECP released the results of […]
Ignore Pak’s calls for talks The Excelsior 20 Oct 2022 Addressing the 6th summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif stated, ‘I am absolutely ready and willing to have a serious dialogue and discussion with our counterparts, Indians, provided that they show sincerity of purpose, and they show that they […]
India should ignore reset in Pak-US ties The Statesman 18 Oct 2022 Recent weeklong visits by Pakistan’s foreign minister, Bilawal Bhutto and army chief, General Bajwa, to Washington, signal resetting of US-Pak ties, believed by some to be a message to India. These were preceded by sale of maintenance stores for US delivered F 16s and followed by the […]
Blaming others, ignoring own faults India vs Disinformation 11 Oct 2022 When Pakistan’s Punjab faced severe floods in Aug-Sept 2014, they blamed India for releasing additional water from its dams. Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the terrorist group, LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba), termed it as a war launched by India. The reason for blaming India was mainly to divert minds from […]
Appointing the Pak army chief The Excelsior 20 Sept 2022 In a recent TV interview, Imran indirectly stated he was acceptable to the idea of the current army chief, General Bajwa, being granted an extension to enable the next elected government to appoint his successor. This was rejected by the Shehbaz government, which considers appointing Bajwa’s replacement as its […]
To aid or not to aid flood-hit Pakistan The Statesman 06 Sep 2022 Pakistan is experiencing its worst floods in history. The government claims that over twelve hundred have lost their lives. The UN estimates that 33 million have been affected, of which around 450,000 are displaced and 6.4 million are in dire need of humanitarian aid. Over a […]
Changing Indo-Pak one-sided game India vs Disinformation 01 Sep 2022 Pakistan is in the midst of its worst flood in decades; almost a third of the country is submerged under the water. So far 1,100 people, including 380 children, have lost their lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended heartfelt condolences to victims of flood in Pakistan. Yet it doesn’t […]
Political battles within Pakistan The Excelsior 29 Aug 2022 An editorial in the Dawn newspaper of Pakistan stated last week, ‘As a natural calamity (floods) engulf Pakistan, many members of the political class remain preoccupied with their power struggles.’ It added, ‘It is only now that the gravity of the situation seems to be sinking in, with the prime […]
India and Pakistan at 75 India vs Disinformation 14 Aug 2022 An op-ed in Pakistan’s newspaper Dawn, a fortnight ago, titled ‘Who runs Pakistan,’ questioned the concept of responsibility of administering the state adding that every foreign government has been seeking an answer to this since August 1947. It concluded by stating, ‘There are over 125m voters who deserve […]
Is Pakistan fast losing its game in Jammu and Kashmir India vs disinformation 08 Aug 2022 On 05 Aug 2022, the third anniversary of the scrapping of Article 370, a black day in Pakistan, also termed as Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir (Day of Exploitation), its PM, Shehbaz Sharif, tweeted, ‘The J and K dispute has been a battle of hope against […]