On 30 January 1971, a plane flying to Jammu-Satwari airport was hijacked by Kashmiri separatists. The handling of the episode marked how Pakistan repeatedly brushes off terror charges.
Former Pakistan PM Sharif has admitted Islamabad betrayed Lahore Agreement signed with India. The U-turn has meant that both countries inhabit a dangerous, nuclear no-man’s land.
Execution of Bhutto, 51, was carried out after 7-member SC upheld conviction, which many believe was done under coercion exercised by then military dictator Gen Ziaul Haq.
In The Bomb, The Bank, The Mullah and The Poppies, Iqbal Chand Malhotra analyses how Pakistan innovatively used a dodgy bank, poppy cultivation & trade to fund its nuclear programme.
Prior to being PM & after her two terms, Zulfikar's daughter Benazir Bhutto faced several arrests & served multiple jail terms. She was also put under house arrest in August 1985.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
Adding grist to the mill is Prez Bill Clinton’s foreword for Madeline Albright’s 2006 book,The Mighty & the Almighty,”During my visit to India in 2000,some Hindu militants decided to vent their outrage by murdering 38 Sikhs in cold blood.” This comment of Pres Clinton is held out as proof of India’s perfidy by Pakistan and also made its way to US Congressional hearings.
Adding grist to the mill is Prez Bill Clinton’s foreword for Madeline Albright’s 2006 book,The Mighty & the Almighty,”During my visit to India in 2000,some Hindu militants decided to vent their outrage by murdering 38 Sikhs in cold blood.” This comment of Pres Clinton is held out as proof of India’s perfidy by Pakistan and also made its way to US Congressional hearings.