New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The origins of the Pakistani Armed Forces are rooted in the colonial history of British India. When the Indian subcontinent was partitioned into two sovereign states, India and Pakistan, based on the Muslim League’s ‘Two-Nation Theory’, the division extended beyond territory. Resources and personnel, including the military, were also split. The nascent Pakistani state inherited the Muslim segment of the British Indian Army. While India opted to remain a secular democratic…
Latest Soviet invasion of Afghanistan News & Updates
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan could secure huge amounts of aid from the US by offering its territory as a base to oppose the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which began in December 1979, but it has not been able to get any money from during the Iran war in which it is playing the role of a peacemaker, laments an article in the Pakistani media.The Soviet-Afghan War began on December 24, 1979. Washington first offered Pakistan $400 million, but then President General Zia-ul-Haq dismissed it …