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Don't defeat Iran. Shi'ism is not America's enemy. It is not in the long-term interest of the United States to side with the Sunni Arab states against Iran or vice versa. Doing so produces an imbalance of power in the region as we learned with the collapse of the Iraqi state in the aftermath of the American invasion of 2003. Iran was then able to establish a contiguous sphere of influence stretching from western Afghanistan to the Mediterranean -- something that was only averted by the Arab Spring reaching Syria.
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The luncheon reception held in the honour of visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was also the location of a one-on-one meeting between to-be prime minister Nawaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has offered his country’s help in resolving Pakistan’s worsening energy crisis, as he kicked off a two-day official visit to Islamabad on Wednesday.
In an apparent reaction to ‘hooliganism’ during his speech on Sunday morning, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Tuesday night disbanded his party’s Karachi Tanzeemi (organising) Committee.
Gen. Kayani’s comments on Monday hailing the bravery and commitment of the Pakistani people to democracy by turning out in large numbers to vote on May 11 despite the threat of terrorist attacks are perhaps an opportunity to turn the question around: will the army leadership now accept that there is in fact a consensus inside Pakistan against militancy and that it is time for the military to catch up with public sentiment? That Gen Kayani has been forthright in denouncing militancy inside Pakistan and challenged militancy apologists is a good thing and he has done it consistently for nearly a year now. But the fight against mili-tancy requires some fundamental shifts on the part of the army that go far beyond words of praise and statements of resolve.
The Foreign Office has expressed the hope that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s two-day visit to Pakistan starting on Wednesday will help cement strategic ties between the two countries.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jehangir Khan Tareen on Tuesday demanded a recount of ballots, along with thumb print verification, in 25 constituencies of the National Assembly including NA-154—his home constituency.
