While Shah Mehmood Qureshi kept waiting for an Indian surgical strike, Imran Khan told Pakistanis all is well, and Shoaib Akhtar vowed to free Kashmir. 2020 was quite a year.
Even if the opposition parties fail to immobilise the Imran Khan government, Pakistan Army chief Qamar Bajwa’s political role will force him to engage with an opposition he despises.
Claims that the conflict is an Indian conspiracy or a distraction from the Bajwa corruption scam don’t explain why Deobandi & militant groups are harassing Shias.
Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who is trying very hard to inveigle himself with the military, raised doubts over the authenticity of the story.
Retired Lt Gen Asim Bajwa and his family have been under the scanner for their pizza empire, but no one can take away his ‘contribution’ to Pakistan’s digital propaganda.
Report alleges Bajwa family’s ‘suspicious’ financial dealings run into millions of dollars. A Pakistani govt website was hacked, calling for accountability.
A lot of Pakistan’s defence budget may get redirected in the post-Covid era, but army isn’t going to let go. It now eyes revocation of a constitutional amendment.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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