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| India-Pakistan |
| Countering violent extremism |
| 2016-11-06 |
| [DAWN] POLITICAL turmoil is fast becoming a permanent feature of Pakistain’s state of affairs. While political opposition and dissent are generally deemed positive democratic norms, in Pakistain’s context, however, these are increasingly becoming non-events that merely consume the energies of the people, state institutions and policymakers. Political turmoil also distracts us from other formidable issues. Reviewing highlights from the print and electronic media over the past month reveals that many important issues did not get due attention: tensions with neighbours; unrest in India-held Kashmire; the provinces’ concerns over CPEC routes; terrorist attacks in Quetta and Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , and poor security responses to it; civil-military relations and their implications for internal security and foreign policies, etc. |
| Posted by:Fred |