Jammu, June 1 -- With ailing economy and threat from Baloch rebels, ruling clique is in a mess
By Hamza Shehryar
LONDON: Two weeks ago, Pakistan and India were on the brink of all-out war. On May 7, India's far-right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government launched air strikes across the Line of Control (LoC), targeting sites in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and as far inland as Bahawalpur, Punjab.
Branded "Operation Sindoor," these strikes were, according to the Indian government, a response to the killing of Indian tourists by militants in Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Kashmir. India blamed Pakistan for the attack, despite offering no evidence to back up its accusations and refusing calls for an independent investigation. The Indian...