Balancing Saudi Arabia and Iran
Aug 22, 2011
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Pakistan President Mr Asif Zardari attempted to play a very difficult balancing act, juggling between two regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia. Thus he visited both the countries, in fact Iran twice during the month and then also made a trip to Saudi Arabia to meet the top leadership there. |
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Pakistan: A Violent Country
Aug 22, 2011
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The many vectors of bloodshed in the country remained a source of worry. Violence in the business hub city of the country, Karachi, has once again come to haunt the Pakistani state as there is an increase in the number of deaths due to political and related assassinations during the month. |
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Indo Pakistan Foreign Ministers Talks – Running While Standing
Aug 22, 2011
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Indo Pakistan Foreign Minister talks were highlight of the month though these could be best described as, “running while standing,” or without a positive momentum towards resolution of major issues. |
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India's Official Take on Indo Pakistan Talks
Aug 4, 2011
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India's Official Take on Indo Pakistan Talks as External Affairs Minister gives Suo Moto Statement in Parliament |
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Indo Pakistan Talks the Complete Official Rundown
Jul 29, 2011
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Indo Pakistan Talks the Complete Official Rundown in One Look |
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Credibility of Kashmiri Separatists Affected as Key US Sponsor Charged with Conspiracy
Jul 21, 2011
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Credibility of Kashmiri Separatists Affected as Key US Sponsor Charged with Conspiracy with Pakistan by US Justice Department |
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Nawaz Sharif Takes on Army and PPP
Jul 21, 2011
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The blame game in Pakistan over discovery of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad and subsequent killing by a covert American special forces mission assumed diabolic proportions. |
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Pakistan Defence Budget 2011-2012
Jul 21, 2011
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The penurious state of Pakistan’s economy did not prevent the government from allotting additional resources for defence with an overall tranche of USD 5.7 billion plus. |
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Indo Pakistan Foreign Secretary Talks Complete Rundown
Jun 25, 2011
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Complete run down from the Joint Statement to the Transcript of Press Conference at One Source |
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Internal Tweaking of Political Structures: Opportunity Lost
Jun 22, 2011
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On the internal political front there was another opportunity for Pakistan to set right civil military relations. |
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Expanding Military and Nuclear Dimensions
Jun 22, 2011
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The Budget demand of the armed forces for the fiscal year 2011-2012 was PakRs 586 billion (USD for defence. The allocations considered so far have been PakRs 495 billion |
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Pakistan Lost Opportunity for Parliament
May 15, 2011
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A Review of the Text of the Resolution passed at Joint Sitting of parliament reveals no change in Pakistan's approach to countering terrorism |
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Pakistan PM Pussy Foots ISI in National Assembly: Read Transcript
May 9, 2011
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In what is regarded as defence of the intelligence agency ISI, Pakistan talks up the government in National Assembly |
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India ‘Secret’ Talks with Pakistan Army: Fact or Fiction?
Apr 25, 2011
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Have secret talks been held with the Pakistan Army, two issues of possibility and propriety are discussed herein |
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US Pakistan Relations – ISI The Hub
Apr 17, 2011
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accepted that despite resolution of the Raymond Davis Case where the alleged CIA agent was released by the Pakistani authorities after payment of, “blood money,” relations between the United States and Pakistan are ‘very challenging.’ Another blow came with the death of large number of civilians in drone strikes in Datta Khel. |
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Indo Pak Relations: The Mohali Spirit
Apr 17, 2011
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Violence – Urban Terrorism in Focus
Feb 1, 2011
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Violence during the month continued with a suicide attack in Bannu on 12 January killing 18 civilians, in Kohat a time bomb in a bus killed 17. Punjab also saw a suicide bomb attack on 25 January with 13 Civilians killed. On 31 January, six people including four police officers were killed and 14 wounded in two bomb blasts in Peshawar, capital of Khyber Pakhtoonwa. One of the attacker was a teenage suicide bomber. |
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The Many Contests in Pakistan
Dec 2, 2010
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The Pakistan economy which had been suffering over a period due to neglect by the government and endemic bane of aid and assistance from outside is now possibly set to self correct if moves by the government to implement the Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST) bear fruit. |
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Politics: A School of Conspiracies
Nov 20, 2010
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Pakistan’s political stage saw another round of conspirational play acting, this time involving the Supreme Court. For a change the judges found themselves in the political dock. Reacting to a news story in the electronic media that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government was preparing to cancel the executive order that had reinstated the judges including the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, a 17 member bench declared that any such act will be treated as high treason under Article 6. |
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Karachi Cycle of Violence
Nov 20, 2010
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The violence in Karachi has once again raised the ugly head with two major incidents resulting in a large number of deaths in Pakistan’s commercial capital. The differences between the MQM and the ANP supporters have come to a head with election to fill the seat of the MQM legislative member Raza Haider, who was shot dead by gunmen in August. Mohajir Quami Movement won the bloody by-election in a contest between the Mohajirs (migrants from India) and the Pasthuns led by the Awami National Party. |
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