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Topic: Pakistan

Pakistan is a South Asian country and western neighbour of India. It was created in 1947 after being partitioned from India during independence. It has longstanding border disputes with India and is currently reeling under economic and political issues.

Pakistan Supreme Court rejects appeal against suspension of Nawaz Sharif’s sentences

PTI -
A 5-member bench led by CJP Saqib Nisar upheld the Islamabad High Court's verdict to set free Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law in the Avenfield corruption case.

Pakistan High Commission official briefly detained after tiff over ‘inappropriate touching’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has said that the Pakistan High Commission official was never arrested, but Islamabad claims he was.

Dozens of Indian Army jawans under lens for ‘falling prey to Facebook honey trap’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
An Indian Army jawan was detained last month for allegedly sharing sensitive information with a fake Facebook account that is part of a suspected honey-trap ploy.

India to construct 44 strategic roads along borders with China and Pakistan

PTI -
The Central Public Works Department has been asked to construct 44 "strategically important" roads along the India-China border to ensure quick mobilisation of troops in case of a conflict.

NSA Ajit Doval hasn’t seen Uri, but will be more than pleased when he does

Kaveree Bamzai -
Aditya Dhar's Uri: The Surgical Strike seems to be a tribute to NSA Ajit Doval, played by Paresh Rawal.

We asked a Pakistani Bollywood buff to review Uri & she has a request for Indian directors

Mahwash Ajaz -
Aditya Dhar’s film on the 2016 surgical strikes starring Yami Gautam and Vicky Kaushal only glorifies war in an election year.

Pakistan journalist in exile fears he’ll meet Khashoggi’s fate if he returns home

Aastha Singh -
Taha Siddiqui narrowly escaped an abduction attempt last year. Living in Paris in self-imposed exile, he now fears assassination if he returns to Pakistan.

Act against terrorists like Hafiz Saeed if serious about talks, India tells Pakistan

Nayanima Basu -
MEA spokesperson says Pakistan ‘not serious’ about dialogue but just attempting to ‘deflect the world’s attention’ from its financial woes.

Is India in danger of becoming a Hindu Pakistan?

Mihir Sharma -
For the first time, India’s leaders have sought to redefine the country effectively as a home for South Asians that aren’t Muslims. 

Why Norway PM’s offer to help resolve Pakistan problem won’t work

Seshadri Chari -
Norwegian PM Erna Solberg’s suggestion is at odds with the purpose of her visit to India.
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Support reducing for Kolkata doctors. Mamata is not the only one who has to course correct

Monideepa Banerjie -
West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

Writings on the Haryana Wall still have Modi first, just the first among equals

Idol worship an eyesore to Bangladeshi islamists. Durga Puja to be toned down this year

Economy

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Yuthika Bhargava -
Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

Defence

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Smruti Deshpande -
Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

Shekhar Gupta -
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

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