New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) “By relying on Pakistan to mediate the most acute national security concerns, US President Donald Trump essentially does the equivalent of hiring a child molester to teach in a kindergarten,” Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, wrote in The Sunday Guardian about Islamabad’s mediation in the West Asia conflict.In a post on social media platform X on April 9, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif had described Israel as “evil”…
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Washington, April 10 (IANS) A fresh diplomatic row erupted after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif posted sharply critical remarks about Israel, drawing swift condemnation from Israeli authorities, US lawmakers and experts at a sensitive moment in ongoing ceasefire efforts.Asif wrote on X that “Israel is evil and a curse for humanity,” alleging that “genocide is being committed in Lebanon” and that “innocent citizens are being killed by Israel, first Gaza, then Iran a…
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) The reverberations of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s subsequent response has also exposed fissures within Pakistan’s own society, experts reckon. Shia communities, in particular, took to the streets in protest after the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, demanding solidarity and also questioning Islamabad’s posture. These demonstrations were not just about Pakistan’s foreign policy; they were about identity, belonging, and whether the Stat…