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Col Ikram Ullah Chitral

Pak-India war – an analysis

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan  (As a sequel to my earlier writing on the same topic). The melodramatic denouement of the recent Pak-India conflict has not only shattered the long-held hegemonic ambitions of India which it has been harbouring for the last five decades but has also recalibrated the balance of power in South Asia

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Col Ikram Ullah Chitral

Pak-India showdown

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan The recent undeclared brief but intense Indo-Pak war which lasted for only four days before it came to a sad ending for India in the shape of an unexpected and humiliating denouement, has utterly baffled not only the Indian military but also the war strategists world over. Our arch-nemesis which

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Col Ikram Ullah Khan Chitral

US-China tariff crossfire

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan Amidst tariff crossfire between the two economic giants of the world, i.e. the US and China, a stark economic uncertainty is gripping the global economy with a potential to eventually leading to an irreversible economic meltdown, thus bringing the global economy to a grinding halt. US-China tariffs trade war underscores

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Col Ikram Ullah Khan Chitral

Jaffar Express hijacking

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan 11 March 2025 dawned on us with yet another blackest day in the history of Pakistan after APS Peshawar carnage in Dec 2014, when an armed band of hard-core terrorists belonging to Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) ambushed the Jaffar Express, a passenger train traveling from Quetta to Peshawar with around

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Col Ikram Ullah Khan Chitral

Seesaw in Pak-US relations

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan The chequered history of Pak-US bonhomie goes back to 1947 when the US recognized Pakistan on 15 August 1947, a day after it came into being. During the embryonic stage of Pakistan\’s existence, its first PM Liaqat Ali Khan opted to visit the USA, reportedly spurning the invitation extended by

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