Threats, coercion & pushback – Newspaper

IN the opening weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump has used threats, intimidation and coercion against both America’s friends and adversaries to try to bend them to his will. His unilateralist ‘America First’ world view has led to measures and pronouncements that have reversed decades of US foreign policy, antagonised allies and alienated…

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KP will decide whether to expel Afghans after March 31 – Newspaper

• CM Gandapur terms Centre’s policy to repatriate refugees back ‘inhumane’• Blames institutions ‘preoccupied with PTI’ for terror resurgence PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Sunday said his government would decide whether to follow the Centre’s directives to expel Afghans residing in the province after March 31. The federal government has asked…

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NAP revival

IT is clear that in the midst of a fresh wave of terrorism, particularly after the Jaffar Express hijacking, the state cannot respond to the crisis using conventional approaches. Both the Baloch separatist insurgency and the TTP campaign of terror are posing existential threats to the nation, and if not handled with alacrity and foresight…

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