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| Unrest in Gilgit-Baltistan. A Warning Sign for Pakistan | | |
Dr Shabir Choudhry from London
When crowds burn military headquarters, attack government offices, and defy curfew orders, the message is rarely about a distant geopolitical event alone. The recent unrest in Skardu and other parts of Gilgit-Baltistan may have been triggered by anger over developments in the Middle East, but the targets of the violence tell a deeper story. Beneath the immediate outrage lies a reservoir of long-standing political frustration in a region that remains strategically vital, politically uncertain, and historically linked to the unresolved question of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
The recent violence in Skardu and other parts of Gilgit-Baltistan should n... |
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| | War Against Iran, Is it a Religious War? | | |
Asad Mirza
US and Israeli leaders are framing the ongoing conflict with Iran as a religious war primarily for domestic mobilisation, civilisational framing, and strategic narrative construction.
While the US-Israel led war against Iran could primarily be described as the one which is aimed at reducing Iran, the only country in west Asia, as it is a direct threat to the American hegemony in the region. Most other countries in the region are under the direct or indirect influence of the US either due to safeguarding their financial empires and dynastic rules.
Democracy has been elusive to the region. The Arab Spring could be described as a wishful movement to promote democratic c... |
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