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Col Ikram Ullah Khan

Political tug of war

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan With the so-called \”jail bharo tahreek\” of PTI, the political tug of war has entered a new phase which is likely to assume an ugly shape in the coming days as both the government and the opposition seem to be in no mood to budge even an inch from their […]

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Col Ikram Ullah Khan

Can we stave off economic default?

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan  With the departure of IMF team from Pakistan after 10 days marathon negotiations resulting in a quasi-conclusive deal with the government, the fainting hopes of saving the economy from imminent default are revived.  The stern conditionalities imposed by the lender agency, though hard to meet as the implementation of these

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Getting into ancient Buddhist relics of Islamabad

Ancient Buddhist relics in Islamabad

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan Visiting historical sites makes a passion with all those who evince keen interest in knowing about ancient culture, traditions and religious practices, and bear a burning desire to visit ancient historical sites of religious and cultural significance. On 29 Jan 2023, with the same desire and intention, but after a

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A visit to Pakistan Monument Museum

A visit to Pakistan Monument Museum

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan It was in the splendid afternoon of 22 January 2023 that I, accompanied by my son Lt Col Ehsan Ullah Khan and other family members, visited Pakistan Monument Museum (PMM), also known as Islamabad Museum, located opposite the Pakistan National Monument (PNM) raised on top of a hill, the famous

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Col Ikram Ullah Khan

Game of audio/video leaks

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan Amid growing politico-economic and security uncertainties and difficulties gripping the country these days, the unending political duel between the government and the opposition has brought the country to the brink of economic collapse, thus ringing an alarm bell of economic default. Both sides, however, have shut their otherwise widely-open eyes

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On the horns of a dilemma

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan  With a sudden dramatic political development in the country’s erratic political climate after the announcement by Imran Khan on 17 December to dissolve the two provincial assemblies by Friday, 23 December, Khan finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.  Khan has provided his political opponents an opportunity to make

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Mother of all U turns

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan Ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s political gimmickry finally came to an abortive end on 26 November with a humble show of power in Rawalpindi culminating on yet another stunning U turn that could be called “mother of all U turns”.  After having an aerial view of the jalsa, Khan was

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Steady drips of audio leaks

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan  Amid a spate of audio leaks happening in Pakistan in a row including a set of audio clips between PM Shahbaz Sharif and other key government officials only a few days ago, the latest controversial audio clip purportedly of former PM Imran Khan is making the rounds in social media

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