Pressure on two fronts

Source: ET

Pakistan is a sovereign country and much of its respect is drawn from that status. However, on two issues one feels that its sovereignty, earned after much hard work and numerous sacrifices, has been trampled upon. The first is the drone attacks issue and the second is the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.

During my visit to the United States where I held meetings with different government functionaries, I routinely asked one question: why is the US conducting drone attacks when they clearly violate Pakistan’s sovereignty? I was told, again and again, that the strikes were not against the country’s sovereignty and were instead aimed at eliminating terrorists and their sanctuaries.

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  1. Pakistan is a sovereign country and much of its respect is drawn from that status. However, on two issues one feels that its sovereignty, earned after much hard work and numerous sacrifices, has been trampled upon. The first is the drone attacks issue and the second is the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.
    This may be your analogy while the fact is Pakistan these days enjoys no respect. Main reason the attitude of its leaders. Vision less leadership of the country has brought it almost on the verge of collapse. Globally it is know as main fueling area for terrorism. Similarly it tops the list of corrupt countries. Incompetent leadership of Pakistan is unable to take any decision which can put the country back on the track of respected countries.

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