Part I The defeat in the Indo-Pakistani armed conflict in 1972 and the loss of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) contributed to a serious cooling of allied relations with Washington; the White House did not consider it necessary to provide direct military assistance to Pakistan for fear of being drawn into […]
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Pakistan Needs A Strong New Leader
After decades of dynastic politics under the Bhutto and Sharif families, there is suddenly hope that newly elected cricket star Imran Khan and his Tehreek-e-Insaf Party (PTI) may – just may – tackle Pakistan’s four biggest problems: endemic corruption, military interference, political tribalism, and a half-dead economy.
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