Pakistan defence minister dwells on Islamabad’s role in Soviet-Afghan war & then siding with US against Taliban in ‘war on terror’, linking it with existing extremism, economic woes.
Baloch Liberation Army launched coordinated assaults across 12 districts in Jan-end, while Pakistan intensified ops against the separatist militants, accusing India of external support.
Hungary, Israel & UAE have already accepted invitation to join the board, part of Trump's Gaza peace plan. It's not immediately clear if Pakistan will pay $1 bn membership fee.
While the "establishment" has enjoyed a large share of power, last week's constitutional amendments gave Army chief Asim Munir additional powers and lifelong immunity from prosecution.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
For all the various formats of bilateral dialogue, the India-US relationship never developed an institutional framework that could have prevented a free fall under circumstances like the current ones.
Ties between India and the US have hit a rough patch, with President Donald J. Trump taking aim at New Delhi’s continuing trade with Russia. Trump has described India as a ‘dead economy’.
FT underlines ‘lack of innovation’ in India while BBC reports how Mamta Pathak, a 63-year-old chemistry teacher accused of killing her husband, defended herself in court.
The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'
Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.
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.
Lost golden chance by supporting Taliban and back stabbing US. Choose extremism and now blame US. Shameless.