Pakistan News and Discussion-8

[Naresh]

<b>Mudy Ji :</b>

<b>Befitting response for 'evil eye' casters: PM Shaukat Aziz</b>

Shortcut As Is reminds me of Nawaz Sharif’s Mouth Breaking Response – some Extracts from the following Article :

<b>The Kargil Crisis: An Overview - Abdus Sabur</b>

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>Pakistan has developed a habit of being severely humiliated.</span> The Kargil episode that initially appeared to be a victory ultimately came to be seen in Pakistan as "an ill-thought-out adventure" . The Pakistanis consider the withdrawal humiliating for the country, though Nawaz Sharif is trying his best to play down the consequences of the blunder. His assertion that Pakistan had succeeded in internationalising the Kashmir issue is far from impressing the populace. Khalid Qayyum, chief reporter, The Nation newspaper, assessed the outcome of Kargil episode as "Pakistan's worst-ever defeat on the diplomatic, political and media fronts". Fundamentalist forces in Pakistan are trying to portray Sharif as having betrayed Kashmir and develop a Pakistani sense of being defeated by India. Public ire is so hot that Sharif may face a battle for his political survival. In the event, he will have to rely on cultivating nationalist passion directed against India in order to gain popular legitimacy. <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Sharif's recent assertion in Lahore that Pakistan is capable of giving a "mouth-breaking" response to any aggressor is indicative of such a trend.</span> In the circumstances, the situation in both the countries is working, at least for the time being, against the resumption of any meaningful dialogue between the two countries on the issues of mutual discord.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

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