Islamabad is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea —it can't say no to Trump’s plan to use Pakistani troops in the stabilisation force but it can't agree to commit either.
An estimated 80,000 people have now already left Tirah for Peshawar. Many say the evacuation has been rushed, poorly coordinated and dangerous, unfolding amid heavy snowfall.
Sharif was not part of forum in 2025, nor did WEF officially mention Pakistan's presence in 2025. Accompanying PM will be Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Dy PM Ishaq Dar and PPP chief Bilawal.
A 'video' circulated by RT showed Shehbaz Sharif waiting to meet Putin and allegedly gatecrashing another meeting, before the channel backtracked, saying the clip may have been misleading.
According to local reports, the delay is attributed to tuning of 'finer details', but it has led to an atmosphere rife with controversy and rumours in Pakistan.
Response comes after Pakistan PM had accused New Delhi of aiding groups that carried out the attack in Islamabad’s court complex that claimed 12 lives.
Earlier this month, several TLP supporters launched a ‘Gaza Solidarity March’, leading to clashes with police after they were prevented from advancing. Over 100 social media activists held.
Indian leaders like Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and Morarji Desai were regarded as arrogant by the West — unlike Pakistani leaders, who were always ready to kneel.
Pakistanis are now debating which is worse: 'Shehbaz Sharif's constant and needless flattery of Donald Trump' or the 'embarrassment of being a Pakistani with zero self-respect'.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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