Category: DAWN EXCERPTS
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Balochistan : The Weak Heart of Pakistan By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Yesterday’s attack by Baloch rebels in which three Chinese academics were killed by a suicide bombing near the Confucius Institute in Karachi University will trigger many reactions in Pakistan. As per Dawn a new wave of terrorism has been unleashed in the country. Whilst there is widespread condemnation of the incident, its inevitability should not be lost. We…
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Pakistan Between Naya and Purana by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Opening Lines : Everyone knows that Pakistan is in turmoil. The Pakistanis also know that they are in turmoil. However this time around it is something else and at a level where Pakistan has not gone before. For the first time there are two army faces on the Pakistani chess board. The other factor is…
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Pakistan Vs Pakistan: Opinion from Their Media
Everyone in India has an opinion on Pakistan and its status. We are all experts on Pakistan. However, we need to see Pakistan from a Pakistani point of view. Look at it from any side – army, politics, economics or judicial – everyone is against the other -Pakistan vs Pakistan – at its very prime…
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Cultural Confusions of Pakistan
My Note I came across this essay written by a Pakistani film maker in the DAWN today and I started reading it casually. It gripped me. It explains the cultural moorings of Pakistan to everyone in a way which is far different from our popular imagination. From these cultural moorings spring the behaviour of…
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Pakistan’s NSP Through Pakistani Eyes
This is another in the series of Excerpts from Dawn : A Peek into Everyday Life in Pakistan When the National Security Policy (NSP ) of Pakistan was released, there were many in India who felt that it was not worth the paper it is written on. The NSP did not offer anything new. The same…
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Once a Bhikari…
I came across this news item in DAWN …about Imran Khans visit to Bejing…SCMP also reported and published an article yesterday saying that while he was appearing for the winter Olympics , he was also coming with a cap in his hand…nee a begging bowl for assistance from XI Jinping…. Then I came across two…
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A PEEK INTO THE COLLECTIVE DESPONDENCY IN PAKISTAN By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
What is in the cards for Pakistan in 2022? One thing for sure, Pakistan will not ride a tiger this year like it did when the Americans were bundled out and the Taliban were installed in power in Afghanistan. On the other hand , the tiger has…
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A Christmas in Pakistan By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Nothing like Pakistan to rev up a Christmas. However, Santa has given it a miss since he is scared that he might be swinging at the end of a rope by the end of the day on blasphemy charges. It is better to leave Pakistanis to their favorite establishment – The Deep State. However lets…
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THE UNFOLDING CHESSBOARD IN PAKISTAN BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
My last article was a peek into China through extracts from South China Morning Post. Time to get back to Pakistan and excerpts from DAWN. There is something very familiar about Pakistan…it is known territory…easy to understand…and stirs up our mental faculties and juices very well. All our analysts and experts , specially the valley based military…
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Ringside View and Introspection of Horror in Pakistan By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
A Sri Lankan was beaten to death and his body was burnt by an enraged mob in Sialkot over allegations of blasphemy. My first reaction was…ah Pakistan at it again! There is no doubt that Pakistan is now being eaten bone dry from the insides by two piranas – sectarian divisions and ideological radicalism. They are…
Gunners Shot 