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Nawaz Sharif
India, Pakistan Upgraded To Members Of The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has decided to upgrade India and Pakistan to full members of the regional security bloc led by China and Russia. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has decided to upgrade India and Pakistan to full members of the regional security bloc led by China and Russia. The SCO said that the invitation to the two Asian nations brings forth the evolution of … Continue reading
The Future Of Kashmir: Why India And Pakistan Must Get Together
India-Pakistan relations remain fraught with danger and mistrust. Since October 2014, there have been regular exchanges of fire between their troops across the ‘Line of Control’ which has run through contested Kashmir since Indian independence and the simultaneous birth of Pakistan in 1947. Turbulent times could lie ahead. – British Foreign Office Brief to Parliament, … Continue reading
China And Pakistan Set To Ink $46 Billion In Investment Deals, Launch Economic Corridor
China is set to finalize investment deals worth $46 billion with its old ally of Pakistan during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s rare visit to the nation on Monday. The visit by Xi is aimed at ending Pakistan’s chronic energy crisis and to transform the nation into a regional economic hub. The two nations are looking to establish a Pakistan-China … Continue reading
Pakistan Caught In A Bind By Sharif’s Saudi Debt
By Sajjad Ashraf Stung by his complete failure to muster the parliamentary support needed to join in a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen’s civil war, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is now counting the costs of his $1.5 billion folly. Sharif was put on the spot when the official Saudi news agency released a statement, after … Continue reading
Pakistan-India: New Phase Of Nuclear Tensions
By Natalya Zamarayeva “Pakistan reserves the right to safeguard its national security interests; the operationalisation of Indo-US nuclear deal for political and economic expediencies would have a detrimental impact on deterrence stability in South Asia,” the foreign minister of Pakistan said, describing the outcome of the visit of President Barack Obama to India in the … Continue reading
Pakistan And India: The Tension Grows
By Natalya Zamarayeva Islamabad and New Delhi marked the new year of 2015 with regular Pakistani-Indian cross-border skirmishes, both on the Line of Control, and in certain sectors of the Working Border. The clashes have intensified in late December 2014, and the confrontation only increases with time. There are casualties on both sides, both among border … Continue reading
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Wants Investors To Bet On Pakistan — And Feel Safe Doing So
By Nikkei Asian Review Pakistan’s government has its hands full. The cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, formed in June 2013, is simultaneously attempting to spark economic growth, privatize state-owned companies, resolve energy shortages and deal with extremists within and around the nation’s borders. As Finance Minister Ishaq Dar made clear in two wide-ranging conversations with … Continue reading
Pakistan Not To Insist On Talks With India: Foreign Ministry
By Sputnik The Pakistani government is interested in resuming dialogue with India, but will not “run after talks” any longer, a spokesperson for the Pakistani Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Wednesday. “A stage has come where we say, well, we want peace, we want a resolution to disputes, but we want peace with India with dignity and self-respect, we are not going to run after talks,” the … Continue reading
No Hope On The Horizon For Pakistan’s Myriad Problems – OpEd
By Sajjad Ashraf Pakistan is in a state of discord. Its civilian governance structure is becoming corrupt and oligarchic. Its façade of democratic order belies a more tawdry reality characterised by money, patronage and cronyism, in which parliament exists to enhance the privileges of the few. Pakistan’s problems are long-standing, rooted in governance failures, with … Continue reading
Pakistan’s Energy Crisis Is Only Part Of The Economic Malaise
By Mohsin Khan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inherited an economy in poor shape when his government came into power in 2013. The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) government launched an economic plan in September 2013, with the financial and technical support of the IMF, to reverse the deteriorating macroeconomic picture.The three main pillars of the … Continue reading
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