New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s repeated cycles of episodic external assistance stabilised its economy in crisis many times without delivering structural transformation, and the country moved into a “rent‑seeking equilibrium” behaviour, a new report has said.An opinion piece from The Express Tribune said Pakistan witnessed a recurring cycle of episodic relief and concessional financing since its independence in 1947.The report cited development specialist and supply chain management exper…
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Colombo, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan’s blocking of any mention of The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the UN-proscribed Pakistani terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, in a UN Security Council release following the Pahalgam attack reflected not fight against terrorism but an effort to manage it, a report said on Wednesday. According to a report in ‘Sri Lanka News’, the April 22, 2025 Pahlagam terror attack carried out by the Pakistan-based terrorist group TRF was not an act of sudden rage but a…
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has made a striking admission regarding the country’s historical alignment with the United States, accusing Washington of exploiting Islamabad for its strategic interests before abandoning it once its objectives were achieved.Speaking in Pakistan’s National Assembly, Asif acknowledged the country’s controversial past links with terrorism, describing them as errors made during periods of military rule. He stated that Pakist…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Ongoing actions on Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek‑e‑Insaaf (PTI) party may formally be seen as being initiated by the civilian govt, but the sustained operation points to a well-crafted design and execution; a campaign of legal, security, and institutional pressure designed and configured by the all-powerful army. Pakistan’s military has repeatedly overridden elected governments through coups, constitutional manipulation, and intelligence‑led political engine…
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Pakistan emerged as a central nuclear proliferation concern in private talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush, according to newly released transcripts that show both leaders warning of uranium of Pakistani origin turning up in Iran’s nuclear program and expressing deep unease over Islamabad’s control of its atomic assets. The transcripts, released by the National Security Archive following a successful Freedom of Information…