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| India-Pakistan |
| A glass half full? |
| 2014-02-01 |
| [DAWN] THE prime minister made one of his rare appearances in the National Assembly and spoke about how he intended to tackle spiralling terrorism in the country but, as is his gift alone, he triggered a debate about whether the glass was half full. When several sources in the governing PML-(N) were saying the prime minister was ready to announce an all-out military campaign to root out the existential threat to the country, after his parliamentary party members voted overwhelmingly for it, Mr Sharif stumped everyone as he once again opted to give dialogue one last chance as he put it. The prime minister's speech may have been pre-empted by the Tehrik-e-Taliban's (TTP) sudden change of heart about negotiations. Having spurned all attempts to talk, the outlawed group suddenly went public with a willingness to come to the table. |
| Posted by:Fred |