Tag: Pakistan
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Pakistan releases postage stamp on slain terrorist Burhan Wani
Pakistan has called slain Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani as a “freedom fighter” in a series of “commemorative” stamps.
September 21, 2018 -
India and Pak foreign ministers meeting in New York terrific news: US
United States also welcomed the exchange of messages between Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
September 21, 2018 -
Imran Khan writes to Narendra Modi, calls for resumption of peace dialogue
Imran Khan has proposed a meeting between Foreign Ministers Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of UNGA in New York later this month.
September 20, 2018 -
Pakistan didn’t sufficiently act against JeM, LeT: US terror report
Even as the Pakistani government pledged support to political reconciliation between the Afghan government and the Afghan Taliban it did not restrict the Afghan Taliban and Haqqani Network from operating in Pakistan.
September 20, 2018 -
India lodges protest with Pak over killing, mutilation of BSF jawan
The brutal and 'unprecedented' incident that took place in the Ramgarh sector has prompted the security forces to issue a 'high alert' along the IB and the LoC.
September 20, 2018 -
In need of repair
Judges waste time on administrative matters which can quite easily be outsourced, says Ahmed Bilal Soofi.
September 20, 2018 -
India blames Pakistan for Taliban-sponsored violence in Afghanistan
This successful international campaign against the Islamic State should be replicated in Afghanistan against the Taliban's drug trade, he said.
September 18, 2018 -
Pakistan denies opening Afghan trade route for India
"Pakistan has not agreed to consider Afghanistan-India trade through our land," the Foreign Office said on Sunday, quoting Qureshi.
September 17, 2018 -
Vision for the ‘periphery’
The challenge faced by Bimstec member nations is to transform narratives through constructive cooperation and make the Bay of Bengal region meaningful for its people.
September 17, 2018 -
War without end
The war in Afghanistan is dragging and one does not know when and how it is going to end. At present, the Taliban insurgents are upbeat and the Afghan army is becoming increasingly demoralised and crestfallen. Recently, the Taliban fighters launched a sudden attack on Ghazni, and occupied the city centre. Ghazni is strategically located …
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September 17, 2018 -
Worrisome optics of Imran’s first month
Imran Khan’s visit to the Inter Services Intelligence ( ISI) headquarters in Islamabad on September 12 assumes huge significance. It also does not surprise his detractors, who have all along been suspicious about his extraordinary proximity to the armed forces specially towards the ISI. During his visit, he was received by army chief Gen Qamar …
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September 15, 2018 -
Pakistan has no business to talk about human rights: India
‘’Even as we approach 10 years of Mumbai terrorist attacks, their perpetrators continue to roam freely in Pakistan.
September 12, 2018 -
A thaw in Indo-Pakistan ties?
A slight thaw is visible in India’s frozen relationship with Pakistan. After many months, Indian media representatives were invited for dinner by Islamabad’s envoy to New Delhi. It used to be a regular event on the social calendar of journalists covering foreign affairs. But after India-Pakistan ties nosedived, the dinner invitations stopped. In fact, media …
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September 12, 2018 -
A Political Governor
Dr Karan Singh’s role evolved from 1949 to 1967 as the Regent to a Sadr-i-Riyast of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. He eventually rose to the position of Governor. The erudite scion of the Dogra Jamwal dynasty had controlled the state, like his progressive ancestors, who ruled the lands spanning the Jammu plains, …
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September 12, 2018 -
China rejects report about Pakistan’s rethink on CPEC
China on Tuesday rejected a Financial Times report that Pakistan is mulling to negotiate the terms of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key part of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road project.
September 11, 2018 -
Pakistan’s pathways to capitulation
The events surrounding the resignation of Prof Atif Mian from Pakistan’s Economic Advisory Council for reasons that have nothing to do with economics or advice-giving do not need retelling. Collectively, it is a tragic story of bad planning, cowardice, and capitulation; one that we have seen repeated several times in the past albeit with different …
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September 11, 2018 -
China, Pakistan to extend CPEC further
China on Monday said it will extend the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to the west of Pakistan.
September 10, 2018