Being a member of the QUAD, Japan’s military build-up will complement the US military deployed in the Indo-Pacific. In short, Japanese plans are a victory for the US-led world order, as they adversely affect Chinese ambitions in the Indo-pacific.
Senior PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry's arrest has triggered nationwide condemnation. Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, also spoke out against the arrest.
General (Rtd) Tariq Khan was the ex-head of Pakistan’s western command and led Pakistan’s first Strike Corps at Mangla. He has also been the Inspector General of the Frontier Corps from September 2008 to October 2010.
Akhtar said he has terminated the contract with the makers of the movie and that he was warned them of continuing with the project without his consent.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a three-member committee to find out the reasons behind the power breakdown. The government will also look into whether foreign hands were involved in the nationwide power outage.
China has transformed a lot since its authoritarian leader Xi Jinping came to power ten years ago; it is now a physically and psychologically barred country, and this transition will have long-term effects on the rest of the world.
Two major power failures within a period of two years raise questions if these happened solely due to Pakistan’s antiquated, inefficient, and grossly mismanaged power distribution system, or if were there other reasons.
