Dr. Simrit Kahlon So, the world has finally realised that Masood Azhar is a terrorist! One wonders about the reason behind this enlightened thought especially so far as China is concerned. China has relented, not because of a change of heart, but because the international pressure and isolation was becoming unbearable. Its opposition to proscribing Azhar was perplexing the … [Read more...] about Proscription of Masood Azhar: Significance and aftermath
Pakistan
Pashtun Tahafuz Movement: The game changer in Pakistani politics
Jaibans Singh The people of Pakistan are looking for a game changer political leadership. It is so because, for too long now, the Pakistan Army has maintained proxy control over politicians and political parties. It has either ruled through dictatorships or by proxy, as it is doing presently by placing a pliable Imran Khan at the helm of the political spectrum. Such a … [Read more...] about Pashtun Tahafuz Movement: The game changer in Pakistani politics
Imran Khan: A worried and disillusioned prime minister
Jaibans Singh A series of events that have taken place recently are indicators of the very precarious security situation in Pakistan. The country is plagued with a series of small wars taking place across provinces. The Pakistan Army has reacted to the terrorist attack on the Hazara community at Hazarganji in Quetta, Balochistan with a massive crackdown in the Province. … [Read more...] about Imran Khan: A worried and disillusioned prime minister
War politics, state sponsored terror against Hazaras’ in Balochistan
Dr. Simrit Kahlon “You know and I know the ‘War Politics’ that are being played out against the Hazara community in Balochistan. The eighth largest Army in the world and a nuclear power is deployed in every street of the Province in combat fatigues, still terrorists strike at will, so where is the state, does anybody have an answer? You are Baloch, where is your self … [Read more...] about War politics, state sponsored terror against Hazaras’ in Balochistan
Iran Khan’s olive branch to BJP
Jaibans Singh "Perhaps if the BJP - a right-wing party - wins, some kind of settlement in Kashmir could be reached." This statement has been made, not by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in election mode, but by Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan. Khan made this observation to a small group of foreign journalists in an interview on April, 09. He further … [Read more...] about Iran Khan’s olive branch to BJP