Vikas Khanna Hours after committing in a joint statement with President Barack Obama to take effective action all militant groups, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made a U-turn by telling a think tank that he could not be expected to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table "and be asked to kill them at the same time." This was the real Sharif who spoke from his … [Read more...] about Why Sharif agrees to disagree with President Barack Obama?
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Pakistan will not get Kashmir by engineered Hartals and Bandhs
Dr. Simrit Kahlon The state of Jammu and Kashmir continues to face disruption in the form of lockouts and Hartals (Strikes) in the Kashmir valley. For a casual observer the situation looks like a spontaneous reaction to some reason for dissatisfaction; a deeper analysis, however, leads to a conclusion that the seemingly isolated incidents are a part of an intricate and … [Read more...] about Pakistan will not get Kashmir by engineered Hartals and Bandhs
Pakistan should end militarisation of POJK
Mehtab Karan Singh Pakistan would rate as one of the most militarised regions in the world. The country is involved in a civil war like situation in its western frontiers comprising of North and South Waziristan; it is in forcible occupation, through military might, of a large portion of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir; there is the full blown insurgency in Balochistan. … [Read more...] about Pakistan should end militarisation of POJK
Pakistan’s evil design in raising demilitarisation bogey
Jaibans Singh Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, during his recent address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), came up with a “four point peace initiative” for the resolution of the so-called “Kashmir problem.” The mainstay of his proposal was demilitarisation. This, according to him, would entail withdrawal of the Pakistani Army from the occupied territories … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s evil design in raising demilitarisation bogey
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation should revisit its Kashmir policy
Dr. Simrit Kahlon The annual meeting of the foreign ministers of member states of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has recently culminated in New York. True to form, the run up to the meeting witnessed a lot of political activity on the Kashmir issue. The ball was set rolling by an invite to attend the meeting being sent to Hurriyat leaders Syed Geelani, Asiya Andrabi … [Read more...] about Organisation of Islamic Cooperation should revisit its Kashmir policy