American geo-political isolation like Never Before Imtiaz Gul
Once Pakistan told the American dignitaries point-blank that any military bases for its counter-terror (CT) operations in Afghanistan ‘are out of the question’, the US was confronted with yet another dilemma: where to base its CT troops. None is in sight yet.
The American delegation that came knocking included the CIA Chief William Burns who had flown in from Kabul early May to explore possibilities of basing the CT Mission somewhere in Pakistan.
“Yes we have had these conversations and we told them we don’t want any terrorism whatsoever but no (military) bases possible,” said a highly placed security official privy to these discussions. The Americans have thus stopped raising bases issue with us since, he said. This was reiterated by the Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the parliament last month, saying that “no US base will be allowed by Prime Minister Imran Khan so long he is in
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Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin unveils Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-21
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Thursday launched Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-21 in Islamabad, according to which, Pakistan’s economy rebounded strongly during the current fiscal year and posted a growth of around 4% which is substantially higher than the previous two years.
Shaukat Tarin was accompanied by the Minister for Industries and Production Khusro Bakhtiar, the Prime Minister’s Adviser for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar, and the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Revenue Waqar Masood.