Islamabad announced last week that it will increase defense spending by 17 percent in the next year after its brief conflict with India last month, which resulted in both countries taking victory laps.
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WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS THEY TAKE YOU TO WAR: INDIA PROVIDES NO EVIDENCE LINKING PAKISTAN TO KASHMIR ATTACK
India’s inability to provide evidence linking Pakistan to the Kashmir attack last week that killed 26 people—mainly Indian tourists—has left New Delhi vulnerable to claims that it could be trying to use the shooting for political gain.
PAKISTAN-INDIA ON EDGE AFTER ATTACK ON CIVILIANS IN KASHMIR
India and Pakistan were close to conflict last week after a “rebel” attack in India-controlled Kashmir that killed at least 26 civilians and injured 17 that New Delhi—without evidence—blamed on Pakistanis and prompted India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promise to track the culprits down to the “ends of the earth.”
IMF MAKES UNSCHEDULED VISIT TO PAKISTAN AMID FISCAL DANGER SIGNS
Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made an unscheduled visit to Pakistan last week to discuss a possible $7-billion bailout amid imminent dangers to the country’s fiscal stability.
PAKISTAN HIT WITH POLITICAL INSTABILITY AFTER PM DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT
Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s departing prime minister, announced last week that he dissolved Parliament—which means the country’s election will not occur until 2024 instead of November.