Islamabad, Pakistan (click here) is bracing for a "tough time" and may have to seek even "deeper" ties with China and Russia to offset any fallout from the Trump administration's new Afghan strategy, according to a media report here today.
Trump is set to announce the much-awaited new strategy for war-torn Afghanistan tonight local time (tomorrow morning in South Asia).
Reports have said the Trump administration looked into possibilities of a role for India during its policy review a .. full "South Asia strategy."
In a report, The Express Tribune quoted at least two "senior officials familiar with the plan" that Pakistan was contemplating various options to offset any fallout from the new Afghan strategy....
No doubt al Zawahiri is in Pakistan. (click here) This is about intelligence, not war. Zawahiri would be 66 by now IF he is still alive.
Corruption has been a sincere problem in Paksitan. Imran Khan is correct. The people of Pakistan has ousted the Taliban. The debt and poverty of the people of Pakistan is due to the Climate Crisis and flooding. There have been significant earthquakes. Pakistan is unstable in many ways with nearly NO REASONS that will justify war by the USA.
The voice of Imran Khan is not that of an uneducated man. The very last thing Pakistan needs is more instability caused by an illegal war in Afghanistan.
August 11, 2017
The West (click here) is worried about the future of democracy in Pakistan following Nawaz Sharif's disqualification from premiership. European countries consider it a derailment of democracy in the South Asian nation. Are their fears about the future of Pakistani democracy justified?
Imran Khan: I would say they are completely unjustified: Pakistan is moving towards democracy. The pillars of democracy are transparency, accountability of leadership, free and fair elections, independent media and an independent judiciary. These are aspects that are currently being strengthened in Pakistan. To date, Pakistan has been a kleptocracy, not a democracy. But things are getting better.
For the first time in the history of Pakistan, a sitting prime minister has been ousted for money laundering, corruption and forgery. There′s no doubt that some people make their way into the corridors of power merely to make money. In the past, whenever the army stepped in to take control of the country, the people rejoiced. This time, however, the army has kept out of it....
Trump is set to announce the much-awaited new strategy for war-torn Afghanistan tonight local time (tomorrow morning in South Asia).
Reports have said the Trump administration looked into possibilities of a role for India during its policy review a .. full "South Asia strategy."
In a report, The Express Tribune quoted at least two "senior officials familiar with the plan" that Pakistan was contemplating various options to offset any fallout from the new Afghan strategy....
No doubt al Zawahiri is in Pakistan. (click here) This is about intelligence, not war. Zawahiri would be 66 by now IF he is still alive.
Corruption has been a sincere problem in Paksitan. Imran Khan is correct. The people of Pakistan has ousted the Taliban. The debt and poverty of the people of Pakistan is due to the Climate Crisis and flooding. There have been significant earthquakes. Pakistan is unstable in many ways with nearly NO REASONS that will justify war by the USA.
The voice of Imran Khan is not that of an uneducated man. The very last thing Pakistan needs is more instability caused by an illegal war in Afghanistan.
August 11, 2017
The West (click here) is worried about the future of democracy in Pakistan following Nawaz Sharif's disqualification from premiership. European countries consider it a derailment of democracy in the South Asian nation. Are their fears about the future of Pakistani democracy justified?
Imran Khan: I would say they are completely unjustified: Pakistan is moving towards democracy. The pillars of democracy are transparency, accountability of leadership, free and fair elections, independent media and an independent judiciary. These are aspects that are currently being strengthened in Pakistan. To date, Pakistan has been a kleptocracy, not a democracy. But things are getting better.
For the first time in the history of Pakistan, a sitting prime minister has been ousted for money laundering, corruption and forgery. There′s no doubt that some people make their way into the corridors of power merely to make money. In the past, whenever the army stepped in to take control of the country, the people rejoiced. This time, however, the army has kept out of it....
