Muddassir Rizvi

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani government has begun to appear apologetic about its plans to open diplomatic links with Israel, as criticism builds up against a budding liaison between two nations founded in the late 1940s in the name of religion. Waves of condemnation, from both liberal as well as fundamentalist groups, have followed the highly … Continue reading “Pakistan Apologetic but Firm on Israel Ties”

QUETTA – A rocket attack on a main power transmission line linking two districts of Balochistan with the national power grid last week was not an isolated incident but part of a low intensity insurgency in the natural-resource-rich, yet least developed, southwestern province of Pakistan sandwiched between Iran and Afghanistan. Many militancy problems in Balochistan … Continue reading “Struggle for Resources Linked to Balochistan Unrest”