Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Recognising the weakness in its Kashmir narrative, Pakistan has tried every trick in the book to overcome its glaring shortcomings. With the country reeling under widespread internal unrest — from home-grown terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and an armed secessionist movement in Balochistan to an unprecedented public discontent in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), including Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) — one would have expected Islamabad to focu…
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Tel Aviv, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan is not governed solely by its elected cabinet – a “cohort of the extended Sharif family” – but by a hybrid political system in which the military remains the ultimate arbiter of national security and a powerful force in civilian politics, a report has stated. The current civilian government continues to face a significant legitimacy crisis amid concerns over restrictions surrounding the 2024 General Elections, the imprisonment and political exclusion of form…
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) Under Army Chief Asim Munir, Pakistan has heavily relied on narrative management, with every major failure portrayed as a foreign conspiracy, every protest considered security threat and every military escalation presented as national resolve. Munir, who is portrayed as a “global stabiliser”, has presided over one of Pakistan’s worst internal security slides in more than a decade, a report has detailed. In 2022, Asim Munir took over as Pakistan’s Army Chief, when the co…
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) on Monday said that the voluntary shutdown and wheel jam will continue in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with large number of people present at the protest sit-ins.”We demand implementation of our recognised demands — with patience, wisdom, unity and solidarity, and steadfastness, we will succeed in our struggle — no compromise of any kind will be made on the basic points in negotiations,” the JAAC noted on X.It also appealed…
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s political landscape has long been shaped by one enduring reality: “governments may change, but the military remains the country’s most powerful institution”. Against that backdrop, Pakistani Islamist leader and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s open challenge to Army chief Asim Munir represents a striking break from convention, a report has detailed. When a veteran insider questions the military’s political authority, the establi…
Islamabad, July 16 (IANS) The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has planned to suspend its long march until July 21, giving the Pakistani government what it described as “one final opportunity” to address its demands, as the unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has claimed over 30 lives so far. Following the expiry of the July 14 deadline, JAAC had mobilised thousands of supporters for a long march towards Muzaffarabad, with large participation from women and children. Caravans from acros…
Washington, July 16 (IANS) Indian-American Congressman Suhas Subramanyam has accused the Trump administration of damaging ties with India, saying its tariffs and other actions have not helped advance the strategic partnership between the two countries. “This foreign policy of this administration has been a complete failure, and they have hurt the US-India relationship,” Subramanyam, who represents Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, told IANS in an interview.“They’ve hurt our relat…
Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) The number of people killed during the massive clashes that took place between local protestors and Pakistani forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Tuesday has risen to 12, several reports stated on Wednesday. The civilians were killed after Pakistani security forces reportedly opened fire during clashes in Rawalakot amid rising anti-government protests in the region.In Islamabad, Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir and country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also cam…
Washington, July 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s outreach to Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir may seem like transactional diplomacy, but the approach is “dangerously short-sighted”, a report has stated. The Trump administration has relied on Munir as a principal intermediary in US-Iran diplomacy, welcoming him to the White House and highlighting Pakistan’s role in conveying messages and facilitating dialogue during times of heightened tensions.However, the US strategy overlooks fundamen…
Quetta, July 15 (IANS) Balochistan continues to witness one of its bloodiest periods in recent times with dozens of Pakistani army and security personnel having been killed in a series of attacks carried out by Baloch armed groups beginning July 5, a report has stated. Citing various statements from security forces, the local media has also reported killing of over 100 Baloch fighters in the same period, with 64 of those deaths linked to ‘Operation Shaban’ launched against Baloch freedom fighter…