In his UN General Assembly speech, the Pakistani PM said Islamabad is ready for a ‘composite, comprehensive & result-oriented’ dialogue with New Delhi.
Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in the first 2 encounters of the ongoing three-match series. This is Bangladesh’s second T20I series victory this month, having defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 earlier.
The Balochistan Awami Party leader will head the govt till a new one is sworn-in after polls in Nov. The caretaker administration under Kakar will have powers beyond governance.
No PM of Pakistan can sell the idea of talks with India without mentioning Kashmir. The issue is the new red line that the Modi govt has drawn for Pakistan.
Not too long ago, Imran Khan was enjoying gulab jamuns over the disqualification of former PM Nawaz Sharif. Now the Election Commission has barred him from holding any public office.
The opposition, a combination of socialist, liberal and radically religious parties managed to secure the support of 174 members, two more than the required 172 to oust a sitting Prime Minister.
Given Pakistan's history, it's not alarming for the PM to be removed from office. But it's Imran Khan's self-assured hubris that separates him from his predecessors.
The army realises its very existence will be in danger if the political dispensations mend the fence with India and turn Pakistan into a truly functional democracy.
The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without international diversification creates fragile balance sheets.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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