Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir’s “ill-considered decision” to declare war on Afghanistan amid the fragile situation at home has plunged Pakistan into a crisis with little prospect for a swift exit. By conducting airstrikes across the Durand Line, Rawalpindi has placed the Afghan Taliban alongside its long list of adversaries, a report highlighted. “Despite applying brute force, including the use of drones and armed helicopter gunships, ongoing attacks on the Pakis…
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New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Islamabad’s airstrikes inside Afghanistan followed less than four days after media reports widely quoted Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stating in an interview that his country would not hesitate to carry out air operations inside the neighbouring country. The development goes beyond mere coincidence, with the statement coming from none other than a Defence Minister. However, it needs to be mentioned that in such matters — and more — it is the military headqu…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The spate of violence and bloody confrontation between the Baloch insurgents and the Pakistani military in recent times has brought the region into the global spotlight, highlighting the scale and intensity of human rights abuses in the region, as the rebels, refusing to give in to the military’s pressure and directives, have squared off against it often.While Pakistan government sees a ‘foreign hand’ in inciting rebellion in the region, the locals blame it on the …